Over time other platforms did add 64-bit support as the way we build them is totally different. Slowly we started to clean up our build system and the core code that would make it possible to have a 64-bit version.

Code was scattered everywhere and tied together in the most impossible ways. Since we originated on the XBOX we had a lot of legacy code related to Windows which wasn’t there for other platforms. So then what hold you guys back so long is what you might ask? This answer is actually quite complicated and has to do with things like how we compile the code and the external code libraries available. Only the past year or two we have slowly been seeing benefits with all the new video formats coming out and the increased development support for FFmpeg which is at the core of our audio and video playback. In the meantime other platforms like Linux, OSX and even Android did move onward and received a 64-bit version. Over the years there has been no obvious proof that switching to 64-bit actually had any benefits for the Kodi application.

Since 2012 users have been asking for a 64-bit version as it was supposed to be a lot better. You have to understand that Kodi is a very complicated piece of software and there wasn’t a simple switch to say give me 64-bit. This means we run 64-bit on all capable platforms which is quite the achievement.

Below is the original article.Īfter years of work we can finally announce that Kodi v18 will be available as full 64-bit Windows application. This upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit version is seamless and you just need to install on top of the old version. From now on the 32-bit installer will include a warning to ask you to install the 64-bit instead. The 64-bit Kodi version for Windows is now feature complete and on same level as 32-bit.

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