diff --git a/core/downloadtools.py b/core/downloadtools.py
index 05d4754f..628b9bcb 100644
--- a/core/downloadtools.py
+++ b/core/downloadtools.py
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ def limpia_nombre_excepto_1(s):
     stripped = ''.join(c for c in s if c in validchars)
     # Convierte a iso
     s = stripped.encode("iso-8859-1")
+    if PY3:
+        s = s.decode('utf-8')
     return s
 
 
@@ -169,7 +171,10 @@ def downloadbest(video_urls, title, continuar=False):
     for elemento in invertida:
         # videotitle = elemento[0]
         url = elemento[1]
-        logger.info("Downloading option " + title + " " + url.encode('ascii', 'ignore'))
+        if not PY3:
+            logger.info("Downloading option " + title + " " + url.encode('ascii', 'ignore'))
+        else:
+            logger.info("Downloading option " + title + " " + url.encode('ascii', 'ignore').decode('utf-8'))
 
         # Calcula el fichero donde debe grabar
         try:
diff --git a/platformcode/unify.py b/platformcode/unify.py
index 92ceda10..07302888 100644
--- a/platformcode/unify.py
+++ b/platformcode/unify.py
@@ -567,10 +567,12 @@ def title_format(item):
 
             title = '[B][COLOR limegreen][%s][/COLOR][/B] %s' % (check, item.title.decode('utf-8'))
             item.title = title.encode('utf-8')
+            if PY3: item.title = item.title.decode('utf-8')
         except:
             check = 'v'
             title = '[B][COLOR limegreen][%s][/COLOR][/B] %s' % (check, item.title.decode('utf-8'))
             item.title = title.encode('utf-8')
+            if PY3: item.title = item.title.decode('utf-8')
 
     return item
 
diff --git a/platformcode/updater.py b/platformcode/updater.py
index c389b315..7d84db1d 100644
--- a/platformcode/updater.py
+++ b/platformcode/updater.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ def check(background=False):
                         if 'patch' in file:
                             text = ""
                             try:
-                                localFile = open(addonDir + file["filename"], 'r+')
+                                localFile = io.open(addonDir + file["filename"], 'r+', encoding="utf8")
                                 text = localFile.read()
                             except IOError: # nuovo file
                                 # crea le cartelle se non esistono
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def check(background=False):
                                 if not os.path.exists(dirname):
                                     os.makedirs(dirname)
 
-                                localFile = open(addonDir + file["filename"], 'w')
+                                localFile = io.open(addonDir + file["filename"], 'w', encoding="utf8")
 
                             patched = apply_patch(text, (file['patch']+'\n').encode('utf-8'))
                             if patched != text:  # non eseguo se già applicata (es. scaricato zip da github)
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ def apply_patch(s,patch,revert=False):
 
 def getSha(path):
     try:
-        f = open(path, 'rb')
+        f = io.open(path, 'rb', encoding="utf8")
     except:
         return ''
     size = len(f.read())
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def fOpen(file, mode = 'r'):
         logger.info('android, uso FileIO per leggere')
         return io.FileIO(file, mode)
     else:
-        return open(file, mode)
+        return io.open(file, mode)
 
 
 def _pbhook(numblocks, blocksize, filesize, url, dp):
diff --git a/platformcode/xbmc_videolibrary.py b/platformcode/xbmc_videolibrary.py
index 892c1eb6..de06903c 100644
--- a/platformcode/xbmc_videolibrary.py
+++ b/platformcode/xbmc_videolibrary.py
@@ -917,8 +917,13 @@ def add_sources(path):
     nodo_video.appendChild(nodo_source)
 
     # Guardamos los cambios
-    filetools.write(SOURCES_PATH,
-                    '\n'.join([x for x in xmldoc.toprettyxml().encode("utf-8").splitlines() if x.strip()]))
+    if not PY3:
+        filetools.write(SOURCES_PATH,
+                        '\n'.join([x for x in xmldoc.toprettyxml().encode("utf-8").splitlines() if x.strip()]))
+    else:
+        filetools.write(SOURCES_PATH,
+                        b'\n'.join([x for x in xmldoc.toprettyxml().encode("utf-8").splitlines() if x.strip()]),
+                        vfs=False)
 
 
 def ask_set_content(flag, silent=False):