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XBian VS CoreELEC

Compare XBian VS CoreELEC and see what are their differences

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XBian logo XBian

XBian is a small, fast and lightweight media centre distribution for the Raspberry Pi, CuBox-i...

CoreELEC logo CoreELEC

A lightweight OS for Kodi
  • XBian Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-06
  • CoreELEC Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-12-18

XBian videos

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Xbian on Raspberry Pi playing 1080p MKV video files across home network from Mac OSX and PC

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  • Review - XBMC on Raspberry Pi using Xbian and CEC control with a Sony TV Remote

CoreELEC videos

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CoreELEC running on Beelink GT-King

More videos:

  • Review - WHAT IS COREELEC ? A MINOR FORK OF LIBREELEC FOR AMLOGIC DEVICES

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to XBian and CoreELEC)

XBian

CoreELEC

Video
36 36%
Video
64% 64
Media Player
35 35%
Media Player
65% 65
Watch Movies Online
37 37%
Watch Movies Online
63% 63
Video Streaming
47 47%
Video Streaming
53% 53

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Reviews

These are some of the external sources and on-site user reviews we've used to compare XBian and CoreELEC

XBian Reviews

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CoreELEC Reviews

The 10 Best Immutable Linux Distributions in 2024
Some distributions are tailored for specific use cases, like IoT (Ubuntu Core), container orchestration (RancherOS), or media centers (CoreELEC). The suitability of each distribution for its intended purpose was a significant factor, ensuring that users get the best experience for their specific needs.
Source: www.fosslinux.com

Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, CoreELEC seems to be a lot more popular than XBian. While we know about 17 links to CoreELEC, we've tracked only 1 mention of XBian. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

XBian mentions (1)

  • Need help
    Download Xbian: It's always worked without fiddling for me, even for things like CEC, straight out of the box. Source: 6 months ago

CoreELEC mentions (17)

  • Are there any decent android tv boxes that can power a 2tb hard drive and can install core elec to rom?
    It's a lite version of kodi like libreelec https://coreelec.org/ It does have a list of chipsets it's compatible with but wondered if anyone on here was using it with an android box without any issues. Source: 10 months ago
  • How many widgets are you running with Arctic Horizon 2?
    Coreelec on the Beelink GT King 2 and Khadas VIM4 was about 40s but still acceptable. Source: about 1 year ago
  • 4K Remux and dolby atmos and DTS X - which media player to install?
    TV's won't output multichannel lossless audio, only compressed audio codecs or stereo PCM. You need an external device for multichannel lossless audio. The Shield TV, tube or pro, is the only Android TV device that will output multichannel lossless audio. The Fire TV Cube 3rd Gen or a custom CoreELEC box are other options that will also do this. The CoreELEC box is the cheapest solution but requires some... Source: about 1 year ago
  • Hey guys I have a old android box (x96 mini) that I’d maybe like to try and set up hopefully to play some n64 games, is there a good tutorial or some website out there to help do that or does anyone here have any information?
    You can find more info on the CoreELEC site. Typically all you do on these is flash an image to a MicroSD card, copy an appropriate dtb for CPU/RAM config and place it renamed on the root of the MicroSD, pop it in, and hold the reset button (which can be hidden, such as in the back of the 3.5mm AV port so have a paperclip handy) and keep it held while you plug in the box and it should boot. Source: over 1 year ago
  • I have this old android tv box, there is a way to delete everything and put in it OSMC? The main reason is that I cannot update Android and the remote integration is good for kodi but not for the other features that it offers.
    Put CoreELEC on it. You can find it here: https://coreelec.org/. Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing XBian and CoreELEC, you can also consider the following products

LibreELEC - LibreELEC is ‘Just enough OS’ for Kodi, a Linux distribution built to run Kodi on current and...

OSMC - OSMC is a free and open source media center built for the people, by the people.

OpenELEC - OpenELEC, which stands for Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center, is a Linux operating system that makes the host computer a Kodi media center. The software was the winner of the Swiss Opensource Award in 2014.

Kodi - Kodi is an award winning free and open source media player that got its start on the Xbox console.

Android TV - Android TV is a version of Android made for TV's

Daphile - Daphile is an audiophile class music server & player OS – targeted to dedicated headless PC.

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