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I have a Raspberry Pi 4 and I would like to set it up so that I can use my Netflix subscription to watch on the TV it's hooked up to.

I've seen that OSMC has support for Netflix but that it's currently limited to Raspberry Pi 3 and older models.

Is there an alternative that I can use to watch Netflix on my Raspberry Pi 4?

I've also seen posts about a Netflix plugin for Kodi that might be used on Raspberry Pi 4 when running LibreELEC. Is that a viable option?

urig
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AFAIK it's possible to get Netflix working in Chromium in Raspbian OS, if you manage to rip the DRM library out of ChromeOS. I haven't tried it myself, but this user seems to have succeeded on a Pi 3. I don't see why Pi 4 would be different.

Dmitry Grigoryev
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I've created a 1-line-paste solution to this, in case it's helpful for anyone:

https://blog.vpetkov.net/2020/03/30/raspberry-pi-netflix-one-line-easy-install-along-with-hulu-amazon-prime-disney-plus-hbo-spotify-pandora-and-many-others/

It essentially comes down to:

1.) Having the latest Raspbian installed 2.) Running:

curl -fsSL https://pi.vpetkov.net -o ventz-media-pi
sh ventz-media-pi

3.) Rebooting and then going to the Application Menu (top left) -> go to “Internet” -> open “Chromium (Media Edition)”

Enjoy.

Ventz
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I've been able to watch Netflix quite nicely on my Raspberry Pi 4 by installing LibreELEC OS OS (Leia 9.2.1) on it and adding the CastagnalIT Netflix plugin for Kodi on top of that.

If I understand correctly, the plug-in is indeed based on the technique that @dmitry-grigoryev mentions in his answer.

urig
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