Kodi service add-on that gets intro, recap, credits, and preview segments from TheIntroDB for movies and TV shows and shows a skip button or auto skips for you!
Requirements: Kodi 19+. TMDb metadata is recommended for best accuracy. IMDb works as a fallback for supported items.
Important: Lookups happen when playback starts. If the current item does not expose a usable TMDb or IMDb ID, the add-on cannot match it with TheIntroDB.
Troubleshooting (no skip button): See the Metadata Requirements and Installation sections below.
- Download repository.tidb.repo.zip or add
https://theintrodb.github.io/kodi-addon/as a source in the Kodi File Manager. - Install
repository.tidb.repo.zipby selecting Settings → Add-ons → Install from zip file within Kodi. - Go to Settings → Add-ons → Install from Repository.
- Open TheIntroDB Kodi Addon Repo and install TheIntroDB Kodi Addon.
- Allow third-party repository updates under Settings → System → Add-ons if you want automatic updates.
- Download the latest add-on zip plugin.video.tidb-1.2.3.zip:
- In Kodi, choose Settings → Add-ons → Install from zip file.
- Select the zip to install the add-on directly.
- Unzip the add-on folder and rename it to
plugin.video.tidb, move it into Kodi’s add-ons directory for your platform. - Restart Kodi or reload add-ons.
TMDB is recommended. The add-on prefers TMDB IDs for matching. If TMDB is unavailable, it can fall back to IMDb tt... IDs.
For TV episodes, the playing item also needs valid season and episode numbers. If your source add-on or library does not expose provider IDs, TheIntroDB cannot match the item.
On each new playback, the add-on reads what Kodi exposes for the current item through JSON-RPC Player.GetItem and VideoInfoTag: TMDb ID when available, otherwise IMDb tt... ID, plus season and episode for TV content.
It then calls TheIntroDB, retrieves segment start and end times, waits until the segment window begins, and either shows the skip overlay or seeks automatically depending on your settings.
TheIntroDB Kodi Addon includes a few settings to adjust behavior:
- Auto-skip: Skip without showing the button
- Extra seconds after segment end: Adds a small offset to the skip target
- Enable lookups: Turns TheIntroDB requests on or off
- API key: Lets you use your TheIntroDB API key if required
- Debug options: Enables verbose logging and on-screen notifications
- TheIntroDB — database and API: theintrodb.org · github.com/TheIntroDB
- JZOnTheGit — original addon creator: github.com/JZOnTheGit
See LICENSE for details.