This plugin is not officially commisioned/supported by Netflix. The trademark “Netflix” is registered by “Netflix, Inc.”
How to install with automatic updates
Install add-on via repository - provide automatic installation of updates:
Install add-on manually - updates should always be installed manually:
This table explains compatibility of high resolutions between devices and operating systems. This may change over time based on updates made by netflix.
System | 1080P | 4K | Video Decoding |
---|---|---|---|
Windows | ✔*1 | ✖*2 | Software |
Linux (Android) *5 | ✔*1, *3 | ✔*4 | Software \ Hardware *4 |
Linux (OSMC-LibreELEC) | ✔*1 | ✖*2 | Software |
Linux (Distros) | ✔*1 | ✖*2 | Software |
MacOS/IOS | ✔*1 | ✖*2 | Software |
*1 With Software decoding not all videos could be at 1080P.
*2 Currently not available due to widevine limitations.
*3 To to have a chance to have all the videos at 1080P you must meet *4 requirements.
*4 Hardware decoding and 4k are supported only to devices with Netflix certification, Widevine Security Level L1 and HDCP 2.2 hardware.
*5 Some android devices do not work properly, this is due to restrictions implemented by netflix with devices with false certifications (often with some Chinese boxes) in rare cases even happened to not being able to play the videos.
Click here to view the list of known and tested android devices for 1080P and 4K playback
Usually happens to those devices where hardware video decoding is not available (due to Netflix licensing restrictions) and the CPU fails to process the video stream properly due to the high load. All devices with software video decoding are affected by this problem (see Reference table of high resolutions) like personal computers, raspberry, android boxes (with Widevine sec. lev. L3), etc..
So to get a smooth reproduction you’ll need a CPU that can handle the load of software decoding 1080p video otherwise you’ll have the result of stuttering video playback.
You can try to solve this problem by trying one of these solutions:
Limit video stream resolution to
value to 720p.Before asking for help, please perform the following checks:
Ignore Display Resolution
to ONEnable VP9 profiles
to OFF
Enable HEVC profiles
to ON
Force support to HDCP 2.2
to ONOverride HDCP status
to ON
Stream selection
to AutoIf again you don’t get 4k resolution, take note of the ESN of your device, or get it from Netflix App (can be found under Settings => About) and write it down on Expert page, Manual ESN.
If again you don’t get 4k resolution, open InputStream Adaptive settings and try to set:
Ignore Display Resolution
to ON
Min Bandwidth
to 18.000.000
If 4K prerequisites are met, you must enabled HDR and/or DolbyVision profiles in addon settings.
Enable HEVC profiles
to ON
Enable HDR profiles
to ON and/or Enable DolbyVision profiles
to ONDepending on your setup, there may be some tinkering required to get HDR to work. This depends on your TV, if you are using an AV-Receiver, which device Kodi is running on, etc. Please make sure to search the issues and available forum threads for a solution before opening an issue!
It’s enabled by default, when option Enable Dolby Digital Plus
is enabled.
But only some films/tvshows have Atmos streams, they can be distinguished from the skin media-flag “Dolby-HD”.
A premium netflix account is required.
Some asian language are working, you can try an easy solution, so set the Arial font in the Kodi Skin and in the Kodi subtitles settings. There are also other solutions that provide for example the replacement of fonts in the Kodi skins, the best thing is to get information through the forum of Kodi.
Just change how Kodi handles subtitles by choosing forced only.
In Kodi Settings -> Player -> Language
set: Preferred subtitle language
to Forced only
The Kodi 18.x framework does not allow to fix this problem. So there is no solution.
If you prefer you can disable Remember audio / subtitle preferences
in the addon Playback settings, so in each video you will manually enable the subtitles.
The addon does not report watched status back to Netflix (yet).
The export of TV shows and movies in Kodi library allows you to take advantage of Kodi powerful browser, with the features offered by the information providers like TMDB TV show screaper.
To enhance this experience, Netflix add-on offers two export automation features:
Click here to open the Wiki page with the instructions
Is possible to share the same Kodi/Netflix library with multiple devices where each device has its own Kodi installation. In order to work it is necessary use Kodi with a MySQL server.
Click here to open the Wiki page with the instructions
AN INTENSIVE USE OF THIS FEATURES due to many exported tv shows MAY CAUSE A TEMPORARY BAN OF THE ACCOUNT that varies starting from 24/48 hours. Use at your own risk.
If it happens often, there is the possibility to exclude the auto update from the tv shows, by open context menu on a tv show and selecting Exclude from auto update
.
If something doesn’t work for you, please:
Debug logging level
to Verbose
We can’t help you if you don’t provide detailed information (i.e. explanation and full debug log) on your issue. Please also use a service like pastebin or better Kodi paste to provide logs and refrain from uploading them to where they’ll be hidden behind an ad-wall or any other sketchy services.
When the problem will be solved, remember to disable the debug logging, to avoid unnecessary slowing down in your device.
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Licensed under The MIT License.