stremio-addons.com

February 19, 2026

What stremio-addons.com is (and what it isn’t)

stremio-addons.com is a community-maintained directory that lists Stremio add-ons and gives you quick “Install” links (including links that open in Stremio Web). It’s basically a catalog layer on top of the Stremio add-on ecosystem, not a media player, not a streaming service, and not an official Stremio property. The page itself now explicitly says it’s no longer maintained and points visitors to the newer site at stremio-addons.net.

That “no longer maintained” banner matters, because add-on lists are only useful when they’re actively curated. Add-ons come and go, domains change, versions update, and bad actors sometimes try to slip in lookalikes. The newer site (stremio-addons.net) is positioned as the active continuation: it has “New Addons,” “Recently Updated,” “Popular Addons,” and category browsing, plus a way to submit add-ons and view documentation.

How the directory works with Stremio

Stremio add-ons are small services that plug into the Stremio app and provide one or more of the following:

  • Catalogs / discovery (lists of movies/series, trending, genre lists)
  • Metadata (posters, descriptions, cast, ratings)
  • Subtitles
  • Streams (the actual playable sources), which can be HTTP streams, torrents, or integrations with debrid services

On stremio-addons.com, each entry typically shows a name, a version number, tags (like “movies,” “torrents,” “subtitles,” etc.), a short description, and one or more install/configure links. You’ll also see many entries linking to source code on GitHub, or to hosting providers that run the add-on.

One practical point: Stremio itself has an official add-on catalog experience (addons.stremio.com) and the Stremio app includes official and community add-ons, but the older stremio-addons.com page notes that not all community add-ons are available inside Stremio’s internal catalog. That’s why these external directories exist in the first place: they help people find add-ons that may not show up by default in the app UI.

What you’ll actually see on stremio-addons.com

Even though it’s flagged as unmaintained, the content layout illustrates what the directory was trying to do: present a browsable list with filters (music, radios, live TV, torrents, movies, anime, metadata, debrid support, subtitles, and so on).

A few common patterns show up repeatedly:

  1. Torrent-based add-ons
    Entries like Torrentio (and others in the same category) advertise support for multiple torrent indexers/providers and often include separate “Configure” pages. These are popular because they can surface a lot of sources quickly, but they also bring the most legal and privacy risk (more on that below).

  2. “Debrid support” add-ons
    You’ll see add-ons that integrate with “debrid” services (services that can fetch and cache files from various sources and then serve them at high speed). The directory’s tags make it obvious which ones are built around that workflow.

  3. Metadata and catalog add-ons
    These are often the safest category because they don’t provide the stream itself. Examples include TMDB-based metadata add-ons and “Streaming Catalogs” that show what’s trending on major platforms.

  4. Hosted-by-someone-else infrastructure
    A lot of add-ons are hosted on third-party domains (sometimes community hosting platforms). That’s normal for Stremio add-ons: they’re essentially web services that Stremio queries for catalogs/metadata/streams. Stremio even has open-source infrastructure projects aimed at hosting add-ons.

The big safety and trust issue: “where did this add-on come from?”

There are two layers of trust here:

  • Trust in the directory (stremio-addons.com / stremio-addons.net): is it actively moderated, does it remove malicious entries, does it verify submissions?
  • Trust in each add-on: who publishes it, where it’s hosted, is it open source, does it ask for credentials or API keys, what permissions/data does it touch?

The GitHub repo historically associated with community add-on listing notes that it’s no longer maintained and mentions prior abuse (malicious add-ons/spam), which is exactly the risk you want to keep in mind when using any community listing.

So, the healthy approach is: treat directories as discovery tools, then do quick verification on the add-on itself (publisher reputation, GitHub activity if it’s open source, hosting domain, and whether the add-on does something high-risk like torrents + account tokens).

Legal and privacy reality, in plain terms

Stremio is just a platform. Add-ons determine what you can access.

  • Official add-ons that are shipped/endorsed in Stremio are generally the safest.
  • Community add-ons vary wildly. Some are just metadata or catalogs. Others connect you to sources that may not be licensed.

Privacy-wise, torrent-based streaming exposes network activity in ways that can be visible to third parties, depending on your setup. Separately, some guides emphasize that you should be careful about installing add-ons from third-party websites because malicious code or shady behavior is possible; they recommend sticking to vetted sources and being cautious with what you install.

I’m not going to tell you “everything is illegal” or “everything is safe,” because it’s neither. The real dividing line is whether the add-on is enabling access to copyrighted content without permission in your country, and whether you’re comfortable with the privacy implications of the underlying tech (especially torrents).

What changed: moving from stremio-addons.com to stremio-addons.net

The simplest summary: stremio-addons.com is effectively a legacy front-end now. The site itself pushes you to the new domain, and the newer stremio-addons.net experience is structured around browsing by popularity, recency, and categories, plus installable catalog integration (“add to Stremio”) and submission/docs features.

So if you landed on stremio-addons.com today, the most practical move is to treat it as a signpost, not the destination.

Key takeaways

  • stremio-addons.com is a community add-on directory for Stremio, but it now says it’s no longer maintained and points to stremio-addons.net.
  • The listings include install/configure links and categorize add-ons (torrents, HTTP streams, metadata, subtitles, etc.).
  • Community catalogs have had abuse problems historically, so you should verify add-ons individually (publisher, hosting domain, open-source repo, and what data it touches).
  • The risk profile depends heavily on the add-on type: metadata/catalog add-ons are usually low-risk; torrent/debrid add-ons can be high-risk legally and privacy-wise.

FAQ

Is stremio-addons.com official Stremio?

No. It’s a community directory, and it currently labels itself as no longer maintained while redirecting users to a newer community site.

What’s the difference between Stremio’s add-on catalog and stremio-addons.com?

Stremio has its own add-on catalog experience, while stremio-addons.com was an external community-curated list. The legacy site also notes that not all community add-ons appear in Stremio’s internal catalog.

Does installing an add-on from a directory install malware?

Not automatically, but it can happen if you install a malicious or compromised add-on. Community lists have historically faced abuse, so check the add-on’s source/reputation and be cautious with anything that asks for credentials or routes you through sketchy hosting.

Why do some add-ons have “Configure” pages?

Many add-ons are basically web services. A “Configure” page lets you set providers, languages, filters, or connect optional services (like debrid accounts) before installing the customized add-on instance into Stremio.

Should I use stremio-addons.net instead?

If your goal is browsing a maintained list, yes—the legacy site explicitly points there as the new home, and the newer site shows active browsing by new/updated/popular.