This last point is crucial if you're planning to use Kodi on a touchscreen device, as the default Kodi skin is less than ideal on tablets and smartphones.

With Kodi, you're able to download and change skins, including ones specifically designed for mobile devices. That's another advantage Kodi has over Plex - customization. Kodi recognizes pretty much any file type, so you can throw all your videos, photos and music in there and Kodi will handle it. Kodi also allows you to stream media from any networked PC, though you'll need to be a bit tech savvy to set that up for yourself. Adding local media sources in Kodi is a breeze, whether you're storing your files on the internal storage of your device, an external hard drive connected to your computer, or a SD card inserted in your smartphone or tablet. Once installed, the easiest way to manage media with Kodi is to make it accessible locally on the machine.

You can download the Kodi client for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS (jailbroken) and even Raspberry Pi.

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