Window properties, plugin paths, and utilities for Kodi skins.
Skin Info Service provides:
- Service Properties - Window properties updated on focus changes
- Online Properties - Ratings and metadata from external APIs
- Plugin Paths - Widgets, cast lists, DBID queries, person info
- Tools - Blur generator, color picker, artwork reviewer, slideshow
Start the service in your skin's Home.xml or startup window:
<onload>RunScript(script.skin.info.service)</onload>Access properties via Window(Home).Property(...):
<label>$INFO[Window(Home).Property(SkinInfo.Movie.Title)]</label>
<texture>$INFO[Window(Home).Property(SkinInfo.Movie.Art(poster))]</texture>See Getting Started for setup details.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Library Properties | Focused item metadata and artwork |
| Online Properties | TMDb, Trakt, MDBList, OMDb data |
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Widgets | Next Up, Similar, Recommended, etc. |
| Navigation | Letter jump for containers |
| Cast | Cast lists for movies, shows, sets |
| DBID Queries | Fetch full metadata by database ID |
| Online Data | Ratings via plugin container |
| Path Statistics | Counts and totals for library paths |
| Person Info | Actor/director biography, filmography |
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Artwork Review | Browse and manage library artwork |
| Blur | Generate blurred background images |
| Color Picker | RGBA color picker dialog |
| GIF Scanner | Find animated artwork in library |
| Metadata Editor | Edit library item metadata |
| Slideshow | Rotating fanart backgrounds |
| Texture Cache | Texture database utilities |
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Skin Utilities | RunScript actions for skin operations |
| Kodi Settings | Expose Kodi settings to skins |
Access user tools via:
<onclick>RunScript(script.skin.info.service,action=tools)</onclick>Available tools:
- Artwork Reviewer
- Ratings Updater
- Animated Art Scanner
- Texture Cache Manager
- Download Artwork to Filesystem
GPL-3.0-only
