Kodi URL Resolver- Installation guide, use & update URL Resolver

 URL Resolver is a script which can be used to find links from the external source and stream the contents on Kodi. Almost all the popular video addons are working based on the URL Resolver. In the absence of URL Resolver, Kodi is just a media player which plays files on the shared network and localhost.

This article is written with the reference to http://kodierror.com/url-resolver/

What is URL Resolver?

URL Resolver is one of the best Kodi addons and these supporting addons are called as dependency addons. All the other Kodi addons are fully depending on the URL Resolver for streaming the link and you may be noticed that there is a list of providers for every addon which can be used to stream the media. In general, these contents are hosted on a remote server and its locations are not known. There are lots of providers to provide the streaming services.

If you are streaming a movie or TV show via Kodi, you need to locate the remote server to find the contents. This task will be done by the URL Resolver. The method of finding the streaming links may vary depending on the providers. So all these methods are scripted into URL Resolver. So each and every addon must use this addon to find the streaming link.

How to install and update URL Resolver?

The URL Resolver is developed by TV add-ons and it is available in the fusion repository. You must keep your URL Resolver up to date. And being a dependency addon, it will be automatically updated. Mostly this addon will be installed along with other media addons. Now let us see the step by step process for how to install and update URL Resolver.

1. First, download the URL Resolver zip file on your device by copy and paste this URL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kodil/kodil/master/repo/script.module.urlresolver/script.module.urlresolver-3.0.13.zip" into your browser.
2. From the Kodi Homepage, select the add-ons -> install from zip file.
3. Now you can browse the location of the zip file and then select the file.
4. wait for few seconds while the URL Resolver completes its installation process.
5. After completing the installation process, You can go to settings -> system settings.
6. Now you have to change the mode to “Expert” and then select add-ons from the left pane and select manage dependencies.
7. Now you can select URL Resolver > Update.

You have to keep your URL resolver updated to get the latest link and make sure that “Auto-update” option is turned on. Updating URL Resolver will help you to bypass the captcha verification and it will provide only the streaming links.