CoreELEC
Ranked 6 of 6 smart TV OSes by recommenders
Replaces stock Android on streaming boxes with a stripped-down Linux and Kodi setup, which people credit for Dolby Vision support and NAS streaming.
Replaces stock Android on streaming boxes with a stripped-down Linux and Kodi setup, which people credit for Dolby Vision support and NAS streaming.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Dolby Vision and FEL compatibility
“the only thing that can natively play all profiles of Dolby vision correctly”
Comment from 22 Nov 2025 in “XBMC 4.0 for the Original Xbox” “CoreELEC is a godsend for FEL compatibility, IMO.”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device”
Other smart TV OSes people recommend
The four most recommended other smart TV OSes, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Projectivy Launcher | 29 | 2 | 94% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Google TV | 13 | 23 | 36% | 7 | — | — |
| LibreELEC | 13 | 2 | 87% | 6 | — | Approved |
| LG webOS | 8 | 15 | 35% | 5 | 10 yrs5 owners | — |
| CoreELECThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Since then it only runs CoreELEC.”
“totally replaces the (potentially dodgy) Android OS on these kind of streaming boxes with a stripped down Linux+Kodi setup”
“Streaming from a NAS at high speeds is fully supported and works fine”
“CoreELEC only works when you get all your content from a locally attached disk.”
“CoreELEC is a godsend for FEL compatibility, IMO.”
“the only thing that can natively play all profiles of Dolby vision correctly”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.