An edit decision list (EDL) contains information about edits that should be made to the video during playback. Edit decision list information is contained in a separate file to the video that is read by Kodi just before the video is played. Examples of use include can be to skip commercials, cut out content inappropriate for children, or skip over the half hour acid trip in 2001: A Space Odyssey .

Inspiration for this functionality came from MPlayer EDL support.

The internal video player (VideoPlayer) used by Kodi supports the following types of edits:

• Cut - the content is completely removed from playback as if it were never in the original video. For example, the total playback time is adjusted and the content is always automatically skipped during playback, seeking, fast forward or rewind.
• Mute - the audio is muted, video continues playing.
• Scene Marker - these can be used to seek to points of interest within a video similar to how chapter seeking works for DVDs.
• Commercial Break - each commercial break is automatically skipped once during playback.