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Kodi vs Readwise
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Kodi and Readwise — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Kodi vs Readwise: at a glance
What is Kodi?
Kodi 22's second release candidate adds chapter jumping and wider HDR support.
Kodi v22 Piers is in release candidates. RC2 on November 10 adds chapter, scene marker and bookmark jumping with Up/Down during playback, HDR10 and HLG on tvOS, and Dolby Vision Low Latency on Xbox. The rest is a long fix list across Blu-ray playlists and menus, HDR detection on Android and audio sync.
What is Readwise?
Readwise launches Books, its own ebook store and reading app, a week after unbundling.
Readwise now sells three products. A week after splitting Reader and Highlights into separate plans, it launched Readwise Books on October 30: an iOS and Android ebook store and reading app stocked by the major publishers, with reading sessions, following other readers, and Kindle and Goodreads imports. The same release added 13 Books tools to the Readwise MCP server, moved podcast transcripts onto the YouTube cleanup pipeline, and lets the Reader API set reading progress.
Kodi vs Readwise: editorial side-by-side
Kodi
2.5COLLAB
Kodi 22's second release candidate adds chapter jumping and wider HDR support.
◆ Current state
Kodi v22 Piers is in release candidates. RC2 on November 10 adds chapter, scene marker and bookmark jumping with Up/Down during playback, HDR10 and HLG on tvOS, and Dolby Vision Low Latency on Xbox. The rest is a long fix list across Blu-ray playlists and menus, HDR detection on Android and audio sync.
◆ Where it's heading
The v22 cycle is closing: RC1 brought FFmpeg 9.0.2 and HDR subtitle overlays, and RC2 is mostly platform HDR coverage and Blu-ray fixes. Feature work is now small and targeted.
◆ Prediction
Expect a final v22.0 release within weeks, since two release candidates have landed six weeks apart with shrinking feature lists.
Readwise
6.3COLLAB
Readwise launches Books, its own ebook store and reading app, a week after unbundling.
◆ Current state
Readwise now sells three products. A week after splitting Reader and Highlights into separate plans, it launched Readwise Books on October 30: an iOS and Android ebook store and reading app stocked by the major publishers, with reading sessions, following other readers, and Kindle and Goodreads imports. The same release added 13 Books tools to the Readwise MCP server, moved podcast transcripts onto the YouTube cleanup pipeline, and lets the Reader API set reading progress.
◆ Where it's heading
Readwise is moving from a layer on top of other people's reading apps to owning the purchase and the reading itself. The unbundle, the free Books app and the shared MCP server point to separate entry products that all feed the same account. Reader keeps its weekly cadence of TTS, transcript and parsing work underneath.
◆ Prediction
Expect weekly Books fixes and Kindle-import work, and a move from invite-only to open signup if the store holds up.
Alternatives to Kodi and Readwise
Other Collab products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Kodi or Readwise.
Nextcloud
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Mattermost
Mattermost v12.1 puts bots and burn-after-reading messages under the same access rules.
Asana
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Double
Double turns a recorded Chrome session into an agent that repeats the task.
SiYuan
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Recent activity from Kodi and Readwise
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 4d agoKodiKodi 22 RC2 adds chapter jumping and HDR on tvOS and Xbox
- 7d agoReadwisePhone text width, cross-device resume and GPT-6.1 BYOK models
- 14d agoReadwiseReadwise launches Books, an ebook store and reading app ⚡
- 21d agoReadwiseReadwise unbundles: Reader-only and Highlights-only plans
- 28d agoReadwiseReader fixes: Listen start point, mobile rendering, 3D Secure
- 1mo agoReadwiseLifelike voices get steadier pacing as TTS stalls are fixed
- 1mo agoReadwiseLifelike TTS voices, reading themes and a faster Reader launch
- 1mo agoKodiFirst Piers release candidate adds HDR subtitle overlays
- 2mo agoKodiBeta 2 rebases on FFmpeg 9.0.1 and Libbluray 1.5.0
- 3mo agoKodiv22.0a3-Piers
- 4mo agoKodiv22.0b1-Piers
- 7mo agoKodiv22.0a2-Piers
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Kodi and Readwise?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Readwise is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Kodi better than Readwise?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Readwise is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 2.5), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Collab products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Kodi?
Top Kodi alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Kodi alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/kodi for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Readwise?
Top Readwise alternatives in Collab are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Readwise alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/readwise for the full list with editorial commentary on each.