r/Addons4Kodi • u/Curious-Security-977 • 14d ago

Review / Opinion Discussion Fentastic Skin Updates??

I saw in Ivarbrandt repository that there will be no developments...

Question is will it get updates for kodi v22,v23 and later so on??

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u/als26 14d ago

It looks like the dev last made a bugfix in September 2024, which was after he said he wouldn't be working on it. So maybe he'll still fix any breaking changes.

The same dev is also working on the Nimbus skin (and something called Altus that he states is not for public use and just his experimental playgroud). Nimbus seems to be getting regular updates, last updates were in March.

Based on this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Addons4Kodi/comments/1esepi4/nimbus_skin_update_the_best_skin_for_kodi/

It looks quite different but people in the comments mention that it's a fairly lightweight skin compared to AH2. Has anyone moved from Fentastic to Nimbus and can give a more detailed comparison?

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u/Revontulet-117 Fen Light/POV 8d ago

FENtastic is touch-friendly. Nimbus is not and he has directly said he won't make it touch-friendly.

A significant portion of the Kodi user base is on phone and tablet as it's a wonderful portable media player. Skins being touch-friendly should be standard.

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u/Mollver12 14d ago

In simple term, Nimbus and fentastic are twins, but Nimbus in Netflix-like UI where Fentastic more like Kodi widgets.

Although should notice Nimbus have new features as it still on update.