Kyra for Kodi
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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Kyra for Kodi - Putting the Control of Kodi Back in Your Hands!
Kyra is a remote control for Kodi (http://kodi.tv) and features the following:
- Support for version 14 (Helix) and higher
- Flat design style
- Zeroconf support
- Multiple views to choose from
- Dashboard
- Music (artists, albums, genres and year overview)
- Live TV & EPG
- TV
- Radio
- Search for movies/series/people
- Recently added
- Use fan art
- Beautiful integrated remote control
- Filters
- Favourites
- Movie sets
- Add-ons
- Hide movies/series from your library
- YouTube integration
- Smart playlists
The free version has no ads, just an RSS feed. In the Pro version you can remove it.
Are you a Pro user? Check out some of the additional features you will get with the Pro version:
- RSS feed: you can remove / change the RSS feed.
- Progress: keep track of your series. See in an instance your last watched episode and the next one to watch.
- History: this option gives you a calendar overview of the movies and episodes you have watched and when exactly.
- Hide / dim series / seasons: hide or dim series/seasons when completely watched.
- Cinemagraphs. Use beautiful animated posters and backgrounds from an online database in your favourite view.
- (iPad) Movies XL & Series XL: designed specifically for large libraries and speed, supports CDArt, search bar, retractable info bar, multiple views, multiple animation effects, display on Kodi option (create a screen shot and display it on Kodi so that other people in the room can watch the info on the big screen), display art, data and images remain in memory.
- A more detailed dashboard (popular movies, series, actors, birthdays, box office numbers, movie news and more).
- TV Tunes support - use the add-on TVTunes to download the series tunes and Kyra will play the theme when the series is selected.
- Cinema Experience / CineVision support: start your movie with this great experience.
- Library Management - edit/delete items in your library.
- Fanart management option added. This feature gives you an overview of all your selected fan art and the ability to change / delete it.
- Offline caching - when enabled Kyra will store the returned Kodi information and use it when offline.
- Caching: enable the possibility to cache data (not for all options available).
* The library presented in the screenshots is based on fake media.
more Still need need improvement like a clear background in TV just like Live TV not white background on logos. The side menus item cannot move only hide.Nice!
Still need need improvement like a clear background in TV just like Live TV not white background on logos. The side menus item cannot move only hide.Nice!
I have used/tried 95% of the remote apps. This one is by far the best! Can handle large libraries with ease. Has options the others do not! Can change poster/fan art via this app and a bunch more!
I have used/tried 95% of the remote apps. This one is by far the best! Can handle large libraries with ease. Has options the others do not! Can change poster/fan art via this app and a bunch more!
Cant get it to open, can't even find my fire stick. at a loss
Developer Response If you have a problem connecting this remote control to your Kodi machine you can find some more info in the help or use the menu option support / suggestions in the app.
Cant get it to open, can't even find my fire stick. at a loss
If you have a problem connecting this remote control to your Kodi machine you can find some more info in the help or use the menu option support / suggestions in the app.
Not what I expected I want my money back
Developer Response What did you expect this app would be doing? It's a remote control for Kodi.
Not what I expected I want my money back
What did you expect this app would be doing? It's a remote control for Kodi.
- Spring 2 animation mode crash fixed.
- Small fixes and tweaks.
2.2.2 01/19/2017
- Small tweaks and fixes.
2.2.1 12/13/2016
- iPad Pro full resolution supported.
- Updated icon to match with other future app (Kyra for Trakt).
- Http command can now be 256 characters long.
- Roomie added to url scheme.
- Dashboard has now a new movie/series info RSS feed (comingsoon.net).
- Bug fixes.
2.2 11/13/2016
- Small UI tweaks
2.1.1 04/27/2016
This update contains the following:
- Music: added "search in album" to album information screen. You can enable it via settings -> general -> music.
- bug fixes
Pro version:
- Movies XL (iPad) and Movies (iPhone): added tags to movie information screen.
- Series XL, Movies XL (iPad) and Series, Movies (iPhone): added smart playlists as a filter.
- Movies XL (iPad) and Movies (iPhone): added advanced filtering. You can now filter on Genre, Tags, Year, Rating, Runtime. It's possible to combine filters.
2.1 04/14/2016
This update contains the following:
- The setting "Only display episodes in database" previously showed the specials season, even if there was no episode of that special season in your library. This is now changed
- Power options added as an option in the "Display on start" setting (see general settings)
- YouTube search fix
Pro version:
- Series XL (iPad) and Series (iPhone): hide or dim series / seasons when completely watched option added (see general settings)
2.0.2 03/20/2016
This update contains the following:
- Episode title in Kodi database is no longer ignored when setting "Use info from database" is set
- .m3u supported in smart playlists
- UI tweaks & fixes
Pro version:
- Cinemagraphs aspect ratio changed
- Index bar added to Cinemagraphs (iPad version)
- Movies (XL) and Series (XL): when a poster, background, cdart, banner or cinemagraph is touched, it will be displayed full screen
- Movies XL (iPad) and Movies (iPhone): the display poster and display background options will now display the cinemagraph if selected
- Series XL: close button added to seasons
- Movies XL and Series XL: display overview option added. Overview will be displayed full screen in a larger font
2.0.1 03/04/2016
Kyra for Kodi is now a universal app. Enjoy this app on your iPhone too. If you have already bought the Pro version, just do a restore purchase on your iPhone to use the Pro features.
Some of the highlights:
- Multiple views for your movies and series.
- Quick menu for easy access. Can be customised.
- Left edge menu for easy jumping in different screens.
- A remote control with touch gestures and a scroll pad with different speeds.
- A dashboard with all kinds of information.
- Right edge menu for your basic Kodi controls. Can be customised.
- Music. Different views for artists, albums, genres and year.
- Progress. An easy overview of your progress of your favourite series.
- History. Tells you what you have watched and when.
- Smart playlists.
- Library management.
- Fan art management.
- Offline caching.
- Cinemagraphs. Use beautiful animated posters and backgrounds from an online database in your favourite view.
Version 2.0 also contains the following updates:
- Zeroconf support added. When you have zeroconf enabled on your Kodi machine Kyra can automatically configure the settings for you. No need to do it manually anymore. Just enter your username and password and you're done.
- The menu has been split into a standard and advanced menu. In the general settings you can configure it to always display the advanced menu.
- Hide movies/series fixes.
- Smart playlists now displays the contents of the smart playlist. An option to add / insert an item to the queue has been added.
- (Recently added) episodes date added sort option added.
- Dashboard box office numbers fixed (source was changed).
- Some RSS feed special characters are now displayed normally.
- Kodi RSS feed added to main screen. The Pro version allows you to disable it or change the feeds (see RSS under settings).
- Open menu on start option added (general settings).
- Help extended.
- Tap to scroll option added. This option gives you the option to disable automatic scrolling of large labels. Tapping it enable scrolling.
- A search bar has been added to the Live TV option.
- Lots of tweaks and small fixes.
Pro version:
- Cinemagraphs option added: Enjoy beautiful animated posters and backgrounds of your favourite movies in your view. Just select them from an online database. New posters and backgrounds will be added regularly. It gives your library a whole new experience.
- Fanart management option added. This feature gives you an overview of all your selected fan art and the ability to change / delete it.
- History speed improvements. History now uses it's own offline cache.
- CinemaVision support added.
- Option to rename Movies XL to Movies added (general settings).
- Option to rename Series XL to Series added (general settings).
- Option retract info bar on start Movies XL added (general settings).
- Option retract info bar on start Series XL added (general settings).
2.0 02/25/2016
This update contains the following:
Pro version:
- Added watched icon to episodes overview in Series XL.
- cdart.png, disc.png and theme.mp3 files can now be found on smb shares.
1.9.1 12/01/2015
This update contains the following:
- iPad Pro support
- Theme settings are now available for non-pro users
- Added blur background option to theme settings
- Background is now blurred by default (change this setting via theme settings if not wanted)
- Search bar added to TV & Radio
- Removed XBMC references (some menu items need to be hide again)
- Option to play all songs from an artist added (enable in general settings)
- UI tweaks
- Bug fixes
Pro version:
- 2 new menu options added: Movies XL & Series XL. Highlights: designed specifically for large libraries and speed, supports CDArt, search bar, retractable info bar, multiple views, multiple animation effects, display on Kodi option (create a screen shot and display it on Kodi so that other people in the room can watch the info on the big screen), display art, data and images remain in memory (if selected)
- Advanced setting Series batch size added
- Clear offline cache option added to the maintenance menu option
- Offline cache is now per Kodi host (old offline cache files need to be removed, use clear offline cache in the maintenance menu)
- Movie tunes support added (place theme.mp3 in folder where movie resides)
1.9 11/20/2015
This update contains the following:
- Option to select artist and album fan art added to music
Pro version:
- Extended info for series added to the remote control views Touch2 and Meridius. The extended info for series contains cast, episodes, progress and displaying fan art full screen for the currently playing series. With the progress option you can see your progress
- Lots of tweaks and fixes to the new remote control views Touch2 and Meridius
1.8 10/24/2015
This update contains the following:
- Kodi Control Center now has a new name: Kyra for Kodi
- Url scheme is updated with new name: kyraforkodi://
- Music: when an artist is selected the info for the artist is displayed first (instead of album)
- Music: option added: only rotate CDart when album is being played (general settings)
- Music: option added: if CDart is not available use blank CDart (general settings)
- Music: option added: toggle fullscreen when song or album played (general settings)
- Music: number played is highlighted when album is selected
- Remote Control: option added: go directly to remote control after initiating play (general settings)
- UI tweaks
- Bug fixes
Pro version:
- 2 new remote control views have been added: Touch2 en Meridius, featuring:
* Use your customizable top menu bar and bottom menu bar (Touch2 only)
* Speed scroll pad. Navigate through Kodi using different speeds
* Quick jump bar. Go to a letter in your library fast
* Extended info. This will display all sorts info about the movie being played and allows to display your fan art full screen on your device. The extended info supports CDart
* Button and touch mode
* The Meridius view has a dynamic color and gold color option
* Retractable info bar which gives you more space for the touch gestures
- Advanced settings: option added: batch size retrieving movies
1.7 10/12/2015
- New Live TV & EPG screen
- Tweaks and bug fixes
1.6.1 08/07/2015
This update contains the following:
- A complete new music view. Enjoy this new view with an overview by Artist, Album, Genre and Year. Support for CDart is added. More than 300 genre icons are available.
- Power menu changed. You can now connect to your host using a carousel. Commands like wake-up, shutdown, suspend, reboot, hibernate and exit Kodi are now per host. The off button can be configured with a selectable command using the general settings screen.
- Grid view added to the Add-ons option.
- The seek backward and forward buttons can now be configured (general settings). Choose small, big steps or change the playing speed.
- A repeat and shuffle button is added to the playlists option.
- Bug fixes.
New Pro features:
- Customizable bottom menu bar. The bottom menu bar can be customized with 95 selectable buttons and is scrollable. You can add menu buttons, configurable space buttons, http command buttons, Kodi commands and change the order.
- The top menu bar is extended with small menu buttons of which you can have 12.
- Theme settings. You can set the transparency level throughout the App and choose the on color.
- The Library management option albums is extended with the description.
- An experimental settings screen has been added. You can configure if you want to keep all movies in memory.
1.6 07/27/2015
This update contains the following:
- Flat design will be default for all versions.
- TV icons and Radio icons in TV and Radio menu options are now square.
- Auto select movie in carousel setting added.
- Option to send WOL on start added to settings.
- 2nd MAC address WOL bug fixed.
- Albums menu option renamed to Music.
- Implemented url scheme kodicontrolcenter://
- Added Remote Control to display on start.
- UI tweaks
- Bug fixes
New Pro features:
- Customizable top menu bar: choose which buttons and the order you want.
- More advanced remote control views: Different views are available and you can customize your own user command menu with over 175 Kodi commands.
- Search in Kodi: search for movies, series, episodes, actors, etc. in your database.
1.5 06/17/2015
- TV option added.
- Radio option added.
- Ability to wake up a second host (configure in hosts settings).
- A new movies view.
- A new series view.
- Smart playlists option added.
- Added sort by artist to Albums.
- bugfixes
New Pro version features added:
- History: this option gives you a calendar overview of the movies and episodes you have watched and when exactly.
- Cinema Experience support: start your movie with this great experience.
- Caching: enable the possibility to cache data (not for all options available).
1.4 05/26/2015
This update contains the following:
- New flat design icon and splash screen for the App.
- Add-ons option rewritten. You can now browse through the results of the add-ons on your device. A quick selection bar is added. Add and remove your favourite add-ons to the quick selection bar for easy selection.
- bugfixes.
- UI tweaks
There are two new options added to the Pro version:
- Flat design buttons: enjoy the flat design buttons and restyled remote control.
- Progress: keep track of your series. See in an instance your last watched episode and the next one to watch.
1.3 05/14/2015
- Fix to prevent the Pro version info screen interfering with the startup screen.
1.2.1 05/06/2015
This update contains the following:
- A dashboard with recently added movies, recently added episodes and recently added albums
- Moviesets
- bugfixes and UI tweaks
And introducing the Pro version. You will get even more great features when you go Pro!
- A more detailed dashboard (popular movies, series, actors, birthdays, box office numbers, movie news and more)
- TV Tunes support - use the addon TVTunes to download the series tunes and Kodi Control Center will play the theme when the series is selected
- Library Management - edit/delete items in your library
- Offline caching - when enabled Kodi Control Center will store the returned Kodi/XBMC information and use it when offline
- Trakt support - login your Trakt account and see your Trakt library in Kodi Control Center. You have the possibility to change the status (watched/in collection/watchlist), manage lists (create/delete/edit), add items to your lists, see your personal calendar, trending movies/series and more.
1.2 04/27/2015
- Play trailers on your iPad or on Kodi.
- Normally Kodi Control Center is retrieving the latest data of your movies and series from themoviedb.org and thetvdb.com. Not very handy when you use local .nfo files or media managers. An option is added to use this data.
- All episodes are retrieved from thetvdb.com. Even the ones not in your library. Now you can only display the episodes you have in your library.
And...YouTube integration. Play YouTube movies on your iPad or on Kodi!
BTW: If you like this app, please leave a positive review on the App Store! Thanks.
1.1 03/05/2015
- Spring 2 animation mode crash fixed.
- Small fixes and tweaks.
more Version 2.2.2 01/19/2017
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