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RSS Feed sources allow you to add and list and view/listen to online video/audio/picture streams directly from XBMC GUI.  
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<section begin="intro" />Kodi supports [[w:RSS|RSS]] feeds as video and audio sources. Adding an RSS source in Kodi will make the individual RSS entries browsable in the Kodi interface, along with thumbnails and other metadata if available. RSS feeds cannot be scanned into the video or music library, so they are only accessible from the files view..<section end="intro" />


:'''Note:''' Don't confuse [[RSS Feeds]] with [[RSS feed Control]] which is a scrolling RSS feed on your XBMC Home page.  
{{Note|Don't confuse [[RSS media source]] with the '''[[RSS ticker]]''', which is a scrolling RSS feed on the Kodi home screen.}}


=What are RSS Feeds?=
== Adding RSS media feeds ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS RSS] (which stands for "''Really Simple Syndication"'') is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, image, audio, video—in a standardized format. An RSS document is commonly called a "''RSS feed''", "''RSS channel''", or "''Web feed''", includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast Podcasts] is a is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by such RSS feeds, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_podcast Video Podcasts] are often referred to as "''Vidcast''" or "''Vodcast''".
Adding RSS feeds to Kodi is as easy as adding most media sources, by selecting "add videos" or "add music" in the respective area of Kodi. Then type in the RSS feed address starting with <code>rss://</code>


=RSS Feeds in XBMC=
XBMC features a built RSS Feed Reader Client for such audio and video sources, this type of media source will connect to the RSS feed you enter and lists the audio, video or image files available to stream with thumbnails and metadata if available.
The [[RssFeeds.xml|RSSFeeds.xml]] file within the XBMC [[The UserData Folder|UserData]] folder contains the RSS feeds which are displayed by XBMC.
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=rss:// network protocol =
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The ''rss://'' protocol was released as a supported source in XBMC Media Center 8.10 and later.


To connect to a specific RSS feed, under the music, videos, or pictures section of XBMC, add a new source, the source should have a URL that looks like:
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<xml>
[[Category:Video library]]
<source>
[[Category:Music library]]
  <name>RSS Feed</name>
  <path>rss://</path>
</source>
</xml>
 
In the GUI it should look something like this:
 
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Kodi supports RSS feeds as video and audio sources. Adding an RSS source in Kodi will make the individual RSS entries browsable in the Kodi interface, along with thumbnails and other metadata if available. RSS feeds cannot be scanned into the video or music library, so they are only accessible from the files view..

Note: Don't confuse RSS media source with the RSS ticker, which is a scrolling RSS feed on the Kodi home screen.

Adding RSS media feeds

Adding RSS feeds to Kodi is as easy as adding most media sources, by selecting "add videos" or "add music" in the respective area of Kodi. Then type in the RSS feed address starting with rss://


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