{{Short description|Semi–open-source content aggregator}} {{Infobox software | title = Stremio | logo = | screenshot = Stremio Login Page Windows 11 Version v.4.4.png | screenshot title = | caption = Stremio Login Page Windows 11 Version v.4.4 | released = {{Start date and age|2015|2|8}} | latest release version = Stremio v5, Stremio Web | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|2|27}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alex |date=27 February 2025 |title=Stremio Tech Update #40 – Stremio v5 and Stremio Web Updated |url=https://blog.stremio.com/stremio-tech-update-40-stremio-v5-and-stremio-web-updated/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Stremio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315180143/https://blog.stremio.com/stremio-tech-update-40-stremio-v5-and-stremio-web-updated/ |archive-date=15 March 2025}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://www.stremio.com}} }}
'''Stremio''' is a semi–open-source content aggregator.<ref name="arxiv">{{cite journal |last1=Herscovici |first1=Omri |last2=Gull |first2=Omer |year=2017 |title=Hacked in Translation - from Subtitles to Complete Takeover |url=https://arxiv.org/pdf/2408.00502 |access-date=14 March 2025 |journal=Check Point Software Technologies}}</ref> It centralizes streaming metadata and multiple sources for a better tracking and viewing experience.
== Overview ==
Stremio is focused on cross-platform streaming by aggregating information and sources into a single application that keeps track of watch history, in-progress shows/movies and content from multiple providers. Other features are available through the installation of third-party add-ons. Stremio displays information about movies and tv shows and where to watch them. Additionally, there is a dedicated section on the main page that contains live media and visual works in the public domain. Subtitles are generally available through OpenSubtitles.<ref name="arxiv"/> Stremio tracks when new episodes from a show are released and allows the user to catalogue their favorite shows and movies.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tanielian |first1=Adam R. |last2=Kampan |first2=Pakinee |year=2019 |title=Saving online copyright: Virtual markets need real intervention |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jwip.12131 |access-date=14 March 2025 |journal=Journal of World Intellectual Property |publisher=Wiley |pages=1-21 |doi=10.1111/jwip.12131|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Download de Stremio grátis para assistir a filmes e séries online |url=https://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/stremio-videos/ |publisher=Techtudo |language=pt-BR |access-date=14 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250314235330/https://www.techtudo.com.br/tudo-sobre/stremio-videos/ |archive-date=14 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="canaltech">{{cite news |last=Alves |first=Paulinha |date=23 May 2024 |title=Stremio é legal ou pirataria? Entenda como funciona o player de filmes grátis |url=https://canaltech.com.br/apps/stremio-e-legal-pirataria-como-funciona-290359/ |publisher=Canaltech |language=pt-BR |access-date=14 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315001658/https://canaltech.com.br/apps/stremio-e-legal-pirataria-como-funciona-290359/ |archive-date=15 March 2025}}</ref> Stremio code is archived as an ASAR file.<ref name="arxiv"/>
==Availability==
Stremio app is available for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS and smart TVs, including Samsung and LG.<ref name="techtudo"/>
Stremio was available on official app stores. A non-official version of Stremio was available on Amazon Appstore, but developers asked Amazon to remove the program and in December 2025 the official program was added, thus becoming available to Fire OS devices, such as Fire TV.<ref name="troypoint"/> It was also available on Google Store, but a third-party program was needed to download the updates as soon as they became available.<ref name="troypoint">{{cite news |title=Official Stremio App Now Available in Amazon App Store |date=17 December 2025 |website=TROYPOINT |url=https://troypoint.com/stremio-app-in-amazon-app-store/ |access-date=11 January 2026 |archive-date=11 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111200651/https://troypoint.com/stremio-app-in-amazon-app-store/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2026, Stremio was removed from Google Store.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stremio App Removed from Google Play Store |date=5 January 2026 |website=TROYPOINT |url=https://troypoint.com/stremio-app-removed-from-google-play-store/ |access-date=11 January 2026 |archive-date=11 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111200732/https://troypoint.com/stremio-app-removed-from-google-play-store/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A light version of Stremio was available on Apple Store, but it came without access to streaming via torrent. It was removed from the store in January 2026, but the developers have sent another version. A full version of the app can be downloaded for iOS through an .ipa file using sideloading.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosa |first=Giovanni Santa |title=Stremio lança app completo para iOS, mas ele não está na App Store |language=pt-BR |date=3 February 2026 |website=Tecnoblog |url=https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/stremio-lanca-app-completo-para-ios-mas-ele-nao-esta-na-app-store/ |access-date=5 February 2026 |archive-date=5 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260205175718/https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/stremio-lanca-app-completo-para-ios-mas-ele-nao-esta-na-app-store/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cury |first=Maria Eduarda |title=Stremio lança versão completa para dispositivos da Apple, mas baixá-la não é tão simples |language=pt-BR |date=4 February 2026 |website=Exame |url=https://exame.com/tecnologia/stremio-lanca-versao-completa-para-dispositivos-da-apple-mas-baixa-la-nao-e-tao-simples/ |access-date=5 February 2026 |archive-date=5 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260205180347/https://exame.com/tecnologia/stremio-lanca-versao-completa-para-dispositivos-da-apple-mas-baixa-la-nao-e-tao-simples/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Development and release ==
Stremio had been under development by the Bulgarian company Smart Code OOD<ref>{{cite news |last=C-Scott |first=Mark |title=Apps such as Stremio let you stream for free. How do they work? And are they legal? |date=7 May 2026 |website=The Conversation |url=https://theconversation.com/apps-such-as-stremio-let-you-stream-for-free-how-do-they-work-and-are-they-legal-281877 |access-date=13 May 2026 |archive-date=13 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260513194826/https://theconversation.com/apps-such-as-stremio-let-you-stream-for-free-how-do-they-work-and-are-they-legal-281877 |url-status=live}}</ref> since 2012. According to Ivo, Stremio co-founder, the app was created with the purpose of using torrents as a way to stream videos. Their first prototype was called Cinematic, based on libtorrent, python and NW.js and using Peerflix engine. The project evolved to be capable of streaming from other sources.<ref name="torrentfreak"/>
The app was officially released on 8 February 2015,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alex |date=8 February 2025 |title=10 Years of Stremio |url=https://blog.stremio.com/10-years-of-stremio/ |access-date=15 March 2025 |website=Stremio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315174802/https://blog.stremio.com/10-years-of-stremio/ |archive-date=15 March 2025}}</ref> after the deactivation of Popcorn Time.<ref name="torrentfreak"/>
== Controversies ==
There are several unofficial plugins that allow users to illegally stream movies and TV shows.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Aboulaoula |first1=Salma Mediavilla |last2=Biltereyst |first2=Daniel |year=2021 |title=Corona cinephilia: A qualitative audience study on cinephile places, spaces and the impact of COVID-19 on urban cinephilia in the city of Ghent, Belgium |url=https://www.participations.org/18-02-24-aboulaoula.pdf |access-date=14 March 2025 |journal=Journal of Audience and Reception Studies |volume=18 |issue=2 |publisher=University of Sheffield |pages=473-497}}</ref> Several plugins use Bittorrent in hand with the built-in metadata fetching tools of Stremio to provide a comprehensive streaming platform for users.<ref name="torrentfreak">{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=31 October 2015 |title=With Popcorn Time Faltering, Stremio Eyes the Top Spot |url=https://torrentfreak.com/with-popcorn-time-faltering-stremio-eyes-the-top-spot-151031/ |publisher=TorrentFreak |access-date=14 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315004208/https://torrentfreak.com/with-popcorn-time-faltering-stremio-eyes-the-top-spot-151031// |archive-date=15 March 2025}}</ref>. Peer-to-peer file sharing without a VPN may lead to legal consequences in certain countries.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-18 |title=Technical Details {{!}} Stremio |url=https://guides.viren070.me/stremio/technical-details |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=Viren070's Guides |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Stremio has increased in popularity since 2020<ref>{{cite news |last=Pignati |first=Giovana |title=Stremio é pirataria? Como funciona rival da Netflix que reúne até torrents |journal=Techmundo |date=25 May 2023 |url=https://www.tecmundo.com.br/software/264477-stremio-pirataria-funciona-agregador-reune-torrents.htm |access-date=4 June 2025 |archive-date=4 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604144237/https://www.tecmundo.com.br/software/264477-stremio-pirataria-funciona-agregador-reune-torrents.htm |url-status=live |language=pt-BR}}</ref> and viralized on Twitter in 2024 as an alternative way of illegally streaming audiovisual works, due to the increasing prices of streaming platforms.<ref name="techtudo">{{cite news |last=Altaras |first=Yasmin |title=O que é Stremio? Conheça plataforma de filmes grátis que viralizou no X |journal=Techtudo |date=26 March 2024 |url=https://www.techtudo.com.br/noticias/2024/03/o-que-e-stremio-conheca-plataforma-de-filmes-gratis-que-viralizou-no-x-streaming.ghtml |access-date=4 June 2025 |archive-date=4 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250604143207/https://www.techtudo.com.br/noticias/2024/03/o-que-e-stremio-conheca-plataforma-de-filmes-gratis-que-viralizou-no-x-streaming.ghtml |url-status=live |language=pt-BR}}</ref>
== See also ==
*Popcorn Time *Kodi (software)
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