# CoreELEC

5 Hacker News commenters recommended CoreELEC and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Replaces stock Android on streaming boxes with a stripped-down Linux and Kodi setup, which people credit for Dolby Vision support and NAS streaming.

## Why people recommend it

- Dolby Vision and FEL compatibility (2 comments): "the only thing that can natively play all profiles of Dolby vision correctly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46013050)) "CoreELEC is a godsend for FEL compatibility, IMO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46838529))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Projectivy Launcher](https://hackerapproved.com/p/projectivy-launcher.md): 29 recommend
- [Google TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-tv.md): 13 recommend
- [LG webOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-webos-tv.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "CoreELEC", https://hackerapproved.com/p/coreelec/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).