from local artwork files or from web sources such as, , or ). These store the original URL to the artwork (e.g. The artwork URLs associated with library items are stored in the art table inside the video or music databases. Note: It is not possible to disable the artwork cache and operate exclusively from locally saved artwork as described in the related artwork pages. The artwork itself is only downloaded (if from an online source) and then cached when the image is displayed in the GUI or other interface such as the Chorus web interface.Īll images that Kodi loads, with the exception of textures that are provided directly by the skin, are cached to the userdata/Thumbnails folder. When artwork is added to the library, Kodi initially only has a URL or path to the artwork. These textures are optimized and stored locally for faster loading. Kodi maintains a texture cache on local device storage for all artwork displayed in the GUI, whether from an online source or the local file system. 6 Advanced: How to refresh the cached image of an icon manually.
