Tagesschau

News from Germany's public broadcaster ARD

Disclaimer

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Description

News in German from Germany's trusted public broadcaster ARD, featuring current videos, complete broadcasts and background information.

News

version 2.6.1 (2025-12-28) * Speed up searching for "Tagesschau 20 Uhr" broadcasts. version 2.6.0 (2025-12-21) * Searching for "Tagesschau 20 Uhr" broadcasts changed to find more entries. Number of searched entries can be configured in settings. * Updates some internas to prevent warnings in Kodi logfile. version 2.5.9 (2024-11-17) * All livestreams (not only one) are now listed in the subfolder "Livestreams" version 2.5.8 (2024-11-02) * Detection of available livestream changed version 2.5.7 (2024-08-17) * Fixed empty news list because of changes in ARD API version 2.5.6 (2023-12-10) * Use default image from local ressources instead of non-working ARD url * For some skins the category listing is now available in landscape and icon viewtype version 2.5.5 (2023-12-05) * Added setting to show preview images also as fanart (default on) version 2.5.4 (2023-12-03) * Fixed content types so that skins use landscape viewtype * Added setting to hide "Europadruck" and "Aktueller Wolkenfilm" from news list

Direct installation

Via Repository

Via Directory

1. Download the addon.
2. Open up Kodi and navigate into Add-ons.
   
3. Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
   
4. Select Install from zip file.
   • If this is the first addon you install, Kodi will warn you about installing addons from "unknown sources" for security reasons - it's your call.
   • In any case, Kodi will warn you, you may not get auto-updates for this addon.
5. Navigate into the location where you've downloaded the addon to and select it to Install.

1. First make sure you have the repository installed
2. Open up Kodi and navigate into Add-ons.
   
3. Click the open box icon (above the side-menu).
   
4. Select Install from repository.
   • If you have at least one repository (besides the default) installed:
     Select the repository you wish to install from.
5. Select the category the addon belongs to, in this case it should be video.
6. Select Tagesschau.
7. Click Install.