How Do I Install Addons to Open Elec on My Raspberry PI?

How Do I Install Addons to OpenElec on My Raspberry PI?

There are some really good addons available for Openelec  visit http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Category:All_add-ons to look at all the standard addons that are available directly from within openelec.

Follow the below instruction to put the addons on to your raspberry PI

Your Pi must be able to connect to the internet in order to install the standard addons as they are pulled / downloaded directly.

Install Standard Addons

  • Power up your PIRaspberry PI.
  • Navigate to  > Videos  > Video Addon.
  • Scroll down and find “Get More…”  highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • A list will appear, scroll or or down to find the add on you would like to install.
  • Highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • Find “..”  highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • A new window will appear giving you a bit more info on the Addon.
  • Find the install button highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • It will drop you back to the previous list, you will see a download % counter appear next to your chosen Addon.
  • When it has finished you will see the Download % turn to “enabled”.
  • That is it, the Addon is now installed.
  • You can find the your new Addon in Videos  > Video Add-ons.

The above will work for any Addon, just change the Video for music, program etc.

 Add third party Add-ons.

  • Search the internet for your desired addon e.g. BBC Iplayer.
  • Download the addons Zip file e.g.  iPlayer-v2.4.17.zip
  • Save / Copy your ZIP file to a USB stick.
  • Connect your USB stick to a spare USB port.
  • Power up your PI.
  • Navigate to  > Videos  > Video Add-ons.
  • Scroll down and find “Get More…”  highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • Find “..”  highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • Find “..”  highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • Find “Install from Zip File”  highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • A new window will pop up – Find your USB stick  highlight it and press enter / left click.
    • If you can’t see your USB stick, pop it out and the pop it back in again.
  • Navigate to your Addons ZIP file, highlight it and press enter / left click.
  • You will now be dropped back to the “install from zip file” menu, wait a few seconds and an alert notice will pop up telling you your new Addon has been installed.
  • You can find the your new Addon in Videos  > Video Add-ons.
    • If the Addon is not visible then exit the menu wait a few minutes and go back in, if it is still not visible after 5 minutes, you might need to reboot your PI.

The above will work for any Addon, just change the Video for music, program etc.

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