Does Kodi have a Jellyfin Skin?

[Owner]

Jellyfin - Appearance & Screens are close to Emby’s Screens and great.


Kodi – Has various skins but they don't seem to have one that is similar to Jellyfin / Emby

[mcarlton00]

No, we haven't created our own Kodi skin at this time, and the closest is Embuary which has lots of things hardcoded to the EmbyCon addon. Most of it works, but there's a few things that don't. There's a more thorough writeup about the skin and customizing it here: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellycon/issues/14

[Veisen]

if you want Embuary skin here is my mod of Jellycon 0.8.0 install it and then you can install stock Embuary skin

[CDuv]

if you want Embuary skin here is my mod of Jellycon 0.8.0 install it and then you can install stock Embuary skin

What are the modifications? What this modified JellyCon add-on allows (for Embuary) that stock won't?

[Stogie87]

Hi,

I'm actually using the Embuary skin, which I’ve significantly expanded and customized specifically for use with Jellyfin. It’s based on the latest Kodi Omega version by Teddyknuddel, but I’ve added a number of improvements and new features – especially tailored for full Jellyfin integration.

If you're looking for something that feels more like the Jellyfin/Emby UI, this version might be a good fit.

> I'm not a developer – I created all of this with the help of AI tools. It started as a personal side project, but it’s grown into something very stable and fully usable.

Core Features:

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- Global home widgets for each library category – no widget duplication required

- Dynamic codec flags showing:

- Video resolution (4K, 1080p, etc.)

- Video & audio codecs (HEVC, AVC, DTS, EAC3, etc.)

- Audio channels (2.0, 5.1, 7.1, etc.)

- Codec Style Switcher – toggle between “standard” and “colorful” icon sets via skin setting

- Codec Resizer – scale codec logos freely via skin settings

- HDR Type Detection using Player.Process – supports and displays Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+ (icons + labels)

- CPM Support for CoreELEC CPM Builds:
https://github.com/cpm-code/xbmc/releases/

- Integrated Episode Jumper – allows easy skipping to previous/next episode with on-screen feedback

- Fully compatible with Jellyfin & JellyCon Kodi Plugin, but i personally prefer the jellyfin plugin in Kodi:
https://kodi.jellyfin.org/repository.jellyfin.kodi.zip

Fixes & Enhancements:

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- Layout fixes for both 2K and 4K resolutions – no oversized elements, properly scaled views

- Various bug fixes – improved visibility logic, content containers, proper alignment, and more

- Consistent support across all view types – Poster, Wide, Wall, Landscape, etc.

- Easy updates via repository – the skin can be updated conveniently through Kodi's add-on manager


You can choose between a **2K version** (for 1080p/1440p displays) and a **4K version** (optimized for UHD setups), depending on your screen resolution and use case, but i still prefer the 2K Version for my 4K TV.

If you're interested, here is the link to my repository:
https://github.com/Stogie87/Embuary-Skin...tag/v1.0.1

[Eazy-TV]

Are you still maintaining this skin, @Stogie87? I am indeed keen on having such skin for my setup (Jellyfin server on NAS, player is a Ugoos AM6B+ with CoreElec 21.3 and Jellyfin add-on).

[Stogie87]

@Eazy-TV
​To be honest, I mostly maintain this skin for myself to keep it working with Jellyfin, as I run a Jellyfin Docker container on an Unraid NAS. I recently updated it to make it compatible with the Kodi 22 beta.
​I share my updated versions on GitHub, but just as a heads-up: I'm not a developer myself. I code with the help of AI.
​Whenever I run into bugs, I try to fix them, mainly because I haven't found a better theme that stays this close to the official Jellyfin look.