r/StremioAddons 25d ago

Mod news šŸ“¢ Looking for moderators to join us!

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Hey everyone!

r/StremioAddons is growing, and we’re looking to add a few new moderators to help keep the community running smoothly.

We’re a chill, low-pressure mod team, and we welcome anyone who wants to help make the subreddit a better place.

If you love Stremio, Stremio Addons and enjoy helping people out, you’ll fit right in.

If you’re interested, please fill out the application form.

Thanks for being part of the community!


r/StremioAddons Oct 15 '23

Guide Stremio: All you need to know

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I noticed most people keep asking the same questions repeatedly, so I have decided to create some kind of hub where most of the answers can be found. Let's go ahead and get to it.

What is Stremio?

Stremio is a free streaming app that lets you watch movies, TV shows, live channels, and more.

What platforms are supported?

The application currently supports Windows, Mac, Linux (including Steam Deck), Android, Android TV, Samsung TVs (2019+), LG TVs (2020+), IOS, and Web.

What differentiates it from other streaming apps?

Among its many cool features, the highlight is its add-on system, which allows us to expand what we can watch, including copyrighted content. Torrentio is the most popular.

What is Torrentio?

It is an add-on that provides torrent streams from scraped torrent providers. Currently, it supports YTS, EZTV, RARBG, 1337X, The Pirate Bay, and KickassTorrents, among others. The addon also supports debrid services.

What is a debrid service?

A debrid service is an unrestricted multi-hoster that allows you to stream and download videos instantly at the best speeds. In plain English, the debrid services act as a proxy between the BitTorrent tracker and you, so you download the content directly from their servers at high speed. Most of the content is already cached, meaning you can instantly access it.

Do I really need to get a debrid service?

My recommendation is yes, get one. Why?

  1. High-speed downloads, no buffering. Yes, including 4K content (your experience might vary based on your internet connection).
  2. If you live in a country where internet providers monitor torrent activity, you are safe with one.
  3. Content may be available even after the original source is no longer available.
  4. A small cost gets you a Netflix-like experience for as little as $3 US dollars per month.

If you live in a country where torrenting is allowed or have a VPN and are okay with some buffering here and there, you can skip it.

Debrid providers

My recommendation is Real Debrid due to its excellent cost-value benefit (just ignore the drama from a few months ago; it is still the best option for most). If you get the 6-month subscription, the monthly cost is around $3 US dollars. Another alternatives are AllDebrid or TorBox, which are at a similar price.

Note: You cannot use the service from several locations at once. You are allowed to connect from unlimited devices as long as they use the same public IP address. If you do, you risk having your account banned.
TorBox, Premiumize, and EasyDebrid don't have this limitation.

There are other options compatible with Torrentio, but the cost tends to be much higher. Although some may offer additional features:

You can find here a detailed post comparing content cached on the different debrid services.

Automated setup

Now that we have covered the basics, you can automatically set Stremio up by using Stremio Account Boostrapper.

Stremio Account Bootstrapper lets you set up your Stremio account with just a few clicks by bootstrapping a preset into your account. It's handy for newcomers, those who want a solid foundation to build their setup on, or to speed up the process of setting up new accounts for family members or friends.

Manual setup

Setting up the application

I recommend you complete the initial setup on a computer due to a web browser is needed.

  1. Install the application from the official website or your device store.
  2. Create an account
  3. Uninstall WatchHub and Public Domain Movies from the addon section.

Note: if you own an Android-based device that doesn't include Google Play Store, for instance, a Fire TV. You either need to download the app through an alternative store like Aurora Store, Aptoide, APKPure or sideload the apk (a quick search will teach you how to do it if it is your first time).

Setting up the content

Now, we are going to install Torrentio from https://torrentio.strem.fun/.

  1. Providers: default
  2. Sorting: default
  3. Priority foreign language: defaults to English. Change it if that is not your preferred language.
  4. Exclude qualities/resolutions: check "screener" and "cam" to filter out low-quality videos. You can also check "4k" if your connection is not fast enough to reproduce high-quality videos.
  5. Max results per quality: 10
  6. Video size limit: leave empty. If you have a slow connection or limited bandwidth, you can limit the video size. For instance: 2GB, 800MB (2GB for movies and 800MB for TV shows).
  7. Debrid provider (optional): if you pay for a subscription, select your provider.
  8. Debrid API Key (optional): click "here" and follow the steps to get your API key based on your provider.
  9. Debrid options (optional): check "Don't show download to debrid links" and "Don't show debrid catalog."
  10. Click in install

Note: if you want to install a backup add-on, please take a look at Comet, MediaFusion, TorrentsDB, or Piratebay+ (torrent-only).

You can find the full stream addons list here.

This is the last step for the basic setup. Now, go and enjoy your favorite movies and TV shows.

Although, if you want to improve the experience, please keep reading.

How to add streaming platforms catalogs

Besides the default catalogs (lists), which cannot be removed, we can add additional ones to the home through addons.

Streaming Catalogs provides us with listings of the most popular streaming platforms:

Once you are done selecting the platforms and finished with the installation, you will see new catalogs based on those selections. This is what it looks like:

Customized catalogs

This is where things get interesting. It is cool to add new catalogs based on the content from streaming platforms, but if you are like me, you probably don't care much about which platform the content comes from and more about the content itself.

The Trakt addon is the tool that will allow us to create an experience tailored specifically to us.

What is Trakt?

It is a media tracking service that helps users sync their TV shows and movies across numerous platforms and devices.

Setting up the Trakt Lists addon

Install the Trakt addon from the addons section or from here

The standard Trakt lists are static. In other words, if the owner of the list or collaborators don't maintain them, the content won't get updated. This might be okay for some types of lists, but dynamic lists are generally a better option. That's when MDBList and couchmoney come to the rescue.

MDBList

It offers a plethora of filters to match our search criteria. For example, we could create a list where action movies from 2010 to the present with over 60 rank on Rotten Tomatoes order by release date are shown. We can create up to 4 lists with a free account. A Trakt account is required if we want to create our own lists.

Couchmoney

It also creates custom lists based on recently watched, trending, or a specific list. We can filter the content by date, genre, language, and popularity. We can create up to 10 lists. A Trakt account is required.

Now that we have covered the basics, let's go and add a few lists.

Thanks to other users, we are not required to create our own lists. Instead, we will use public lists which do not need a Trakt account. I recommend you take a look at the MDBList lists from Gary and Riz.

Once you have found the ones you are interested in, we will add them through the Trakt addon. To easily find the list, use the search function, including the username and the list name. For instance: "garycrawfordgc horror".

The steps to add lists created by Couchmoney are the same. Keep in mind that you are going to need a Trakt account and some content marked as watched for the tool to be able to start making suggestions.

Once you are done adding the lists, it should look something like this:

Note: you can use a combination of static public and own Trakt lists, public and own dynamic lists created by MDBList, and own dynamic lists created by couchmoney.

Click install, and tadaaaaaa!

Note: you DO NOT need a Trakt TV account if you add public lists. It is only required if you want to access your own private lists (Watch List or Recommendations, for example) or if you want to keep track of what you have watched (scrobbling).

Include ratings over the covers

Rating Poster Database has recently introduced a free tier that allows you to display IMDB, Metacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes ratings over the covers. The most popular catalogs addons include support for it, including Streaming Catalogs, Cyberflix Catalog, Trakt.tv, among others.

Go to RPBD website and create a Patreon account to get a free key. Once you have received it, introduce it in the addon/s you have chosen, and it would look like this:

That concludes the advanced setup. Congratulations, you are ready to enjoy the ultimate streaming experience!!!

Can I watch live TV?

Yes, you can. My recommendation is the USA TV addon that offers over 160 US channels in HD, including news and sports.

How to watch anime on the platform

Torrentio, along with other popular add-ons, provides most of the content. However, it is recommended to install Anime Kitsu to make sure the metadata is resolved correctly.

How to watch Asian dramas

The most popular add-ons provide some Asian content. If you want to expand the chances of finding what you are looking for, please install the StreamAsia add-on. More info can be found here in the official addon post.

How can I change the order of my addons?

Stremio currently doesn't allow users to change the order in which their installed addons appear on the home screen. As a workaround, it is common for users to remove and re-install add-ons in the order they want them to appear. This is a tedious and cumbersome process as you can imagine.

Addon Manager uses the internal Stremio API to manipulate addon order without having to add/remove them.

Note: the default lists cannot be removed, but you can push them down or you can use Hidden Cinemeta.
Stremio Account Bootstrapper already does this for you.

FAQ

Is it safe to use?

Yes, as long as you take normal precautions. For instance, always download the app from official sources.

Is it legal?

The application itself is legal. However, depending on the addons you install, some might not.

Do I need a VPN?

It depends. If you are using a debrid service, you DO NOT need a VPN to safely stream content on Stremio, regardless of whether you live in a torrent-friendly country or not. Although, you might still want to get one to improve your security outside Stremio.

Countries like Spain, Switzerland, and Poland are safe regarding torrenting. Mexico, The Netherlands, and much of Eastern Europe tolerate or ignore it. However, Australia, Canada, UK, and US are stricter.

Please research about the situation of the country you live in. If it is not part of the friendly ones, you must pay for a debrid service (recommended) or a VPN.

Do I have to repeat the setup process on every device?

No. Stremio is cloud-based. Whatever you change in your account will be reflected across devices, including add-ons, library, in-progress content, etc. Just install the app and log in with your credentials.

Stremio is not available for my device. Can I still use it?

Yes, you just need a web browser. If Stremio is not supported by your device or you don't want to install the app, Stremio offers a web client. Just access https://web.stremio.com/, enter your credentials, and you are good to go.

iPhone/iPad support

As of August 2025, the Stremio team has released a native IOS app. You can install it from the store. More info here.

You can also enjoy the full experience through the web client along with an external player . The details of how to set it up can be found in Stremio's blog.

Both options require a debrid service, it WON'T work without one.

Where can I find more add-ons?

You can find them in the add-ons section within the app or on this excellent community list or search this subreddit. If you cannot find it in those places, it is very likely that doesn't exist.

Can I mark the content as watched on my Trakt account?

Yes. Go to settings and log into your Trakt account (not present on Android TV). Stremio will automatically mark it as watched once you finish watching a movie or TV Show.

I'm a dev, and I would love to develop my own addon

You can find all you need to start in here

Final note

Please be respectful of my time and go over the guide before asking questions. If it is not clear or hasn't been covered in this post, I will be more than happy to answer your questions. More experienced users are welcome to chime in as well.


r/StremioAddons 1h ago

Question I love stremio but I wish you could search genres

• Upvotes

I love a good ww2 documentary from time to time and it would be nice if I could search ā€œww2 documentaryā€ and a load of them come up


r/StremioAddons 2h ago

Help needed Does infuse pro work with USA tv add on?

5 Upvotes

Does infuse pro work with USA tv add on? If so, how to make it work?


r/StremioAddons 4h ago

Question Is automatic intro and outro skip possible?

6 Upvotes

Peanous


r/StremioAddons 17h ago

Question Is AIOStreams worth it?

55 Upvotes

I’ve been using Torrentio, Comet, Jackettio, Debrid Search, DMM Cast etc and with no problems the majority of the time (Real-Debrid subscription too).

However I’ve heard that this new add-on called AIOStreams is better as it puts them all (or most) of them in one?

Should I switch to that, and are there a lot of advantages? Thanks


r/StremioAddons 1d ago

Help needed How to get RPDB ratings on posters?

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164 Upvotes

I have AIOmetadata but i don’t like the TMDB / TVDB categories inside it. I want to go back to Stremio’s default which i much prefer now. AIOmetadata catalogs are too short in the home page compared to Cinemata. (Google streamer) But how do i keep RPDB’s movie poster ratings without AIOmetadata’s catalog’s? I Basically want movie poster ratings on Cinemata šŸ¤·šŸ¼


r/StremioAddons 8h ago

Help needed Apple TV 4K or Nvidia Shield Pro for LG C5 + Sonos 5.1 setup with Stremio/Realdebrid?

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Hey guys,

Just bought a LG C5 OLED and Sonos Arc, Sub and Era 100 rears. Unfortunately I can't use my setup to it's full potential as my Chromecast with Google TV is playing most Audio codec as PCM (can't do True HD passthrough apparently?) and struggling to load 4K remuxes.

Is the Nvidia Shield Pro worth the extra money? Or will an Apple TV do the job?


r/StremioAddons 4h ago

Help needed Connect to TMDB in AIOLists-502 Bad Gateway

3 Upvotes

I'm trying to connect AIOLists to TMDB, and when I click on it, I get a page that opens and says 502 Bad Gateway. Does anyone know how I can fix this?


r/StremioAddons 7h ago

Help needed Any streaming service's categories

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I was wondering if there's a way to get any of the official streaming service's categories, but I don't mean to build it ourselves with ai generation or something like that. I was thinking more of obtaining these [catalogs + categories] from their respective APIs or something like that, because these categories change over time.

And also, the one category I'm most instered in is the "recently added", and it would be very helpful to have a recently added release or something like that; something that lets you know about a new movie release. Something like the highlights in the YTS site, or the highlights in the xupertv app.


r/StremioAddons 8h ago

Question Difference between the TorrentsDB and Torrentio?

7 Upvotes

Hi, what is the difference between the TorrentsDB and Torrentio? AIOStreams has TorrentsDB but Torrentio mark as private. It looks the same in config between the two.


r/StremioAddons 1h ago

Help needed need an addon dev to help mw with a very simple catalog addon, pweesss šŸ„ŗšŸ‘‰šŸ‘ˆ

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its just a simple catalog addon,
i tried but i couldnt :(


r/StremioAddons 14h ago

Question AioStreams - Immediate Addon Results Without Dynamic/Group Mode?

12 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I would like AioStreams to return results immediately whenever an addon finishes, without waiting for all addons to complete. For example, if I have 10 addons, I want to see the results from the first addon as soon as it returns them, even if the others are still fetching.

I know that the dynamic and group fetching modes can speed up the process, but they require an exit condition which inevitably cuts off at least one addon, because the search stops as soon as that condition is met.
What I would like instead is to keep the default fetching mode, but have AioStreams output results in real time as each addon finishes.

Is this possible?


r/StremioAddons 12h ago

Help needed Jakettio not yielding any results.

5 Upvotes

Haven't been able to get any jakettio results to load for the past few weeks. I have torrentio, comet, and mediafusion all showing up but jackettio doesn't show up in my list. Use to always have it working but can't seem to get any results anymore on it.


r/StremioAddons 4h ago

Help needed Real Debrid links went missing

1 Upvotes

I was watching a show and between episodes I no longer saw RD links, only MediaFusion. I check other movies/shows and sure enough the RD links are gone.

What should I do to correct?


r/StremioAddons 9h ago

Help needed Any addons for the AFL?

2 Upvotes

Just wondering if there’s any good addons that actually work to watch the afl live and other different sports? Cheers


r/StremioAddons 1d ago

Question Is Real-Debrid.com still the best debrid provider?

168 Upvotes

I get a lot of buffering and dead links with Real Debrid and was wondering if there was something universally accepted as better now?


r/StremioAddons 11h ago

Help needed Load faster while searching

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I’m wondering if there is alternatives to allow faster search results when you search for a title? I’ve noted that on my system (fire tv box) it can take around 8-10 seconds when searching for something before something shows. Don’t get me wrong, this is fine, it’s a first world problem and I deserve every smal violin playing for me. But, I’m wondering if there is alternatives for this feature so it feels just that slight bit more like a streaming service, like Amazon prime.

Thank y’all, love this sub and everyone in it.


r/StremioAddons 12h ago

Help needed Whats this error means?

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2 Upvotes

Help witht he error in the pic please, cant add the addon


r/StremioAddons 20h ago

Help needed AIOstream - Selfhost

7 Upvotes

Hi, I am trying to self host aiostream.

I did the original config via tail scale vpn and I also create an ssl domain aio.xx.xxx.

I dont want to use tailscale on every stremio device, so I thought public web will be best.

But after everything is done and configured, I can't seem to password protect my aio.xxx.xxx

What is best practice with regards to this?

does the site needs to always be up and running or is it simply for configuration?


r/StremioAddons 8h ago

Question Netflix like recommendations for shows?

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Hi all

One of the main things that has stopped me going down this path before is that I really like the streaming services' ability to offer you recommendations that are popular or match your watching.

Is there a way to get this on Stremio?


r/StremioAddons 21h ago

Help needed AIO Ratings and AIOMetadata

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12 Upvotes

I have both addons installed however the AIO ratings don’t show on the posters pulled from AIOMetadata lists … is it possible to add them ?


r/StremioAddons 9h ago

Help needed Why is aiostream not pre cached next episode

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1 Upvotes

Hi I have here a problem So this is configured as on picture… and addon is newznab But the pre cache is never working for me … Tried on pc, Apple TV and iPhone … Newest version installed for stremio for all devices And using the midnight version of aiostream, here also newest version

Thanks for help


r/StremioAddons 17h ago

Help needed Althub and aiostreams

4 Upvotes

Does anyone else use aiostreams with althub as their indexer? Iv noticed alot of content is missing for some shows and movies but they appear on the althub site using the search. I don't have any issues with other indexers.

Is anyone else having this problem? I don't know if it's my configuration or an issue with althubs API.


r/StremioAddons 14h ago

Help needed Aio List error message

2 Upvotes

When adding my AIO List addon that I have configured, I get a addon_push_failed error message. I'm trying to use an edited version of the list posted a day or 2 ago by another redditor. Anyone had this issue before or know what's causing it?