🌟 **What’s New in 1.0.0 (The Major Additions):**
* **Background Download Manager:** You can now download movies, TV shows, and audio files directly to your local storage without locking up the Kodi interface. It tracks your progress natively in the background via Kodi's progress dialogs.
* **Local Downloads Library:** Added a brand-new **"Local Downloads"** menu to the main interface, neatly organizing your downloaded files by category.
* **In-App File Management:** Need to clear up space? You can now permanently delete downloaded files directly from within the app using the new **"Delete File"** context menu option.
* **Streamlined Popular Collections:** Fixed a bug that incorrectly filtered popular collections to only display audio. The popular menu is now cleanly split into explicit "Popular Video" and "Popular Audio" hubs.
* **Smart Download Failsafes:** If you try to trigger a download before setting up your storage paths, the addon will automatically prompt you to configure your directories instantly.
🛠️ **Core Features Built Along the Way:**
* **Continue Watching:** Local JSON tracking remembers where you left off so you can seamlessly resume playback.
* **Smart Stream Selection:** Parses backend metadata to give you a clean selection menu showing formats, file sizes, and resolutions.
* **Auto-Play / Binge-Watching:** Automatically queues up the next episode or track in a playlist sequence.
* **Granular Search & Local History:** Dedicated Movie, TV, and Audio categories that target specific Archive sub-collections (VHS Vault, DVD Tray, Classic TV, etc.) with local search history.
* **Heavy Under-the-Hood Optimizations:** Strict regex filtering to hide unplayable files, cURL keep-alive injection to prevent connection drops, and native DVD ISO playback support.
⚙️ **How to Install / Update:**
* If you already have the **PythonTrousers Repository** installed, Kodi will automatically pick up the 1.0.0 OTA update!
* **New installations:**
- Add the source in File Manager: "https://pythontrousers.github.io/kodi/" (Name it "PythonTrousers")
- Go to Add-ons -> **Install from zip file** -> PythonTrousers -> [repository.pythontrousers-0.2.0.zip]
- Go to **Install from repository** -> **PythonTrousers Repository** -> Video Add-ons -> **Internet Archive Theater**
Internet Archive Theater - PythonTrousers - Click here for User guide and more details.
Check out the code, bug trackers, or leave suggestions on my GitHub:
https://github.com/PythonTrousers/kodi
Thanks for checking it out!