# Suggestions for a Windows or Macbook media center?

**URL:** <https://community.goactuary.com/t/suggestions-for-a-windows-or-macbook-media-center/7716>\
**Category:** Software/Technology\
**Created:** [April 5, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/suggestions-for-a-windows-or-macbook-media-center/7716 "2023-04-05T06:08:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![vjvj](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/vjvj/32/406_2.png) [@vjvj](https://community.goactuary.com/u/vjvj)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/suggestions-for-a-windows-or-macbook-media-center/7716/1 "2023-04-05T06:08:04Z")

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For, what, it must be almost a decade, I’ve been running XBMC or Kodi on a Raspberry Pi with a hard drive full of movies connected to it as a media player. My Raspberry Pi died recently and, with the continued chip shortage, I can’t seem to find a replacement. But it dawns on me that I’ve got an unused Windows laptop that I could use instead, plus an older Macbook. I see that Kodi will run on Windows or macOS, but I’m wondering if there are better choices that I should consider. Bonus points for free options. BTW, streaming is OK, but I currently have that intentionally separate through a roku to keep a kid away from streaming on his own and I’ll probably leave it that way. Any suggestions?