XBMC (formerly "XBox Media Center") is a free and open source cross-platform media center, designed to be the hub of your entertainment system.

XBMC was originally established in 2002, at that time being developed as media player software for the first-generation Xbox game-console. XBMC has since been ported to run natively under Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows operating-systems. XBMC has been translated to over 30 languages, won two SourceForge Community Choice Awards (Best Multimedia Project and Best Game Project in 2006), and today XBMC has a very broad international community of active developers, graphic artists, and devoted users.