# Jellyfin for Kodi **A whole new way to manage and view your media library.** The Jellyfin for Kodi add-on combines the best of Kodi - ultra smooth navigation, beautiful UIs and playback of any file under the sun, and Jellyfin - the most powerful open source multi-client media metadata indexer and server. You can now retire your MySQL setup in favor of a more flexible setup. Synchronize your media on your Jellyfin server to the native Kodi database, browsing your media at full speed, while retaining the ability to use other Kodi add-ons to enhance your experience. In addition, you can use any Kodi skin you'd like! ___ ### Supported The add-on supports a hybrid approach. You can decide which Jellyfin libraries to sync to the Kodi database. Other libraries and features are accessible dynamically, as a plugin listing. - Library types available to sync: + Movies and sets + TV shows + Music videos + Music - Other features supported: + Simple Live TV presentation + Home Videos & photos + Playlists + Theme media - Direct play and transcode - A 2-way watched and resume state between your server and Kodi. This is a near instant feature. - Remote control your Kodi; send play commands from your Jellyfin web client or Jellyfin mobile apps. - Extrafanart (rotating backgrounds) for skins that support it - Offer to delete content after playback - Backup your Jellyfin Kodi profile ([Create and restore from backup ](https://web.archive.org/web/20190202213116/https://github.com/MediaBrowser/plugin.video.emby/wiki/create-and-restore-from-backup)) - and more... ### Install Jellyfin for Kodi Detailed installation instructions can be found in the [Jellyfin Client Documentation](https://docs.jellyfin.org/general/clients/clients.html#jellyfin-for-kodi). ### Known limitations - Chapter images are missing unless native playback mode is used. - Certain add-ons that depend on seeing where your content is located will not work unless native playback mode is selected.