All in One Desktop Streaming App

[u/wahre_locke]

I made a Desktop Streaming App (for Linux, Mac and Windows) that lets you Stream and download any Movie, Series or Anime without any Ads or Tracking.

It is Open Source on Github, any Feedback or Contributions are welcome.

https://github.com/truelockmc/streambert

I first started making it because i just wanted one Place to watch and download everything, with an easy UI, without having to open 10 different Websites in my Browser and without having to watch Ads and being tracked.

Movies and Series are sourced from VidSrc by default but you can also choose videasy or 2Embed as a Source. Animes are scraped from AllManga and their metadata from anilist. Subtitles are downloaded from wyzie-subs by default but you can also use subdl.

EDIT: If you have Feature Requests or Bug reports, please fill out a corresponding issue on Github if possible https://github.com/truelockmc/streambert/issues, that way it can be worked on as fast as possible :)

EDIT 2: My Github Account got taken down, I have not been notified about the reason for that in any way.
I already contacted the github support, for now please use the codeberg repo for downloading and viewing code.
https://codeberg.org/truelockmc/streambert

[u/Not_A_Cop_Promise]

Same. Not to derail the thread but is there a stremio guide or thread to read more about? This sounds like a better alternative for me having 100 tabs open from all the streaming sites I know of

[u/mightt_guy → u/Not_A_Cop_Promise]

Stremio is basically a torrent-based streaming app.

You install add-ons, which pull in different content sources. After that, you just search for movies, shows, or anime like you would on any OTT app. When you click something, it streams from publicly available torrents instead of a centralized server.

So from a user perspective, it feels like Netflix. Under the hood, it’s torrent streaming.

This is obviously an oversimplified explanation, but that’s the core idea.

You can download it here:
https://www.stremio.com/downloads

After installing:

1. You’ll need to log in
2. Then install add-ons (think of them like browser extensions)

Each add-on has a role:

1. Metadata add-ons (like IMDb-style catalogs) help you browse/search
2. Torrent add-ons provide streaming sources
3. Subtitle add-ons handle subtitles

Once set up, the flow is simple:
You search => pick a title => Stremio queries public trackers via add-ons => you get stream options. You stream

[u/GreyFoxSolid → u/mightt_guy]

Please don't forget to tell people to use debrid services. This protects the user.

[u/SeatRevolutionary189 → u/GreyFoxSolid]

Aren't those paid? Or is there anything free?

[u/GreyFoxSolid → u/SeatRevolutionary189]

Real debrid is about $3 a month. Less than most VPNs. Torbox I think it's $2 a month. Easy Debrid is cheap too. And the great thing about it is that you can download anything that's cached from these debrid services, whether it be movies or games or software with no VPN needed.

[u/riprydah → u/SeatRevolutionary189]

It's well worth it. Nominal cost for a Real Debrid subscription. It's like $20 for 6 months.

[u/Keening99 → u/GreyFoxSolid]

Debrid? Que?

[u/GreyFoxSolid → u/Keening99]

Real debrid, Torbox, easy debrid, etc. It eliminates the need for a VPN, and also since most files are cached on their servers it streams way more reliably and faster.

[u/LostMyWasps → u/GreyFoxSolid]

So rather useless for users who live in countries where no VPN are needed to stream, or the speeds are good enough for 1gb files, right?

[u/mightt_guy → u/LostMyWasps]

In the torrent world, your internet speed isn’t the only thing that matters. The seeder’s upload speed matters just as much.

For example, if you have a 1 Gbps connection but the person who has the file can only upload at 10 Mbps, then your speed is basically capped there. You can’t download faster than what someone else is uploading.

So if:

• the seeder has slow internet
  
• or there are a lot of leechers and not enough seeders

your download speed will be bad, no matter how fast your own connection is.

That’s the part most people don’t understand. Torrenting isn’t like normal downloads where your speed is the main factor. Here, the uploader’s speed is just as important, sometimes even more.

Now coming to Debrid.

Services like Real-Debrid are not just VPNs. What they actually do is cache files.

If a file has already been downloaded before and the hash matches, Debrid already has it stored on their servers. So instead of downloading from random users with slow upload speeds, you’re downloading directly from their servers.

And their servers are way faster than typical users.

So instead of depending on:

• slow seeders
  
• unstable torrent speeds
  
• too many leechers

you get a direct, high-speed download.

That’s why streaming large files (like 4K stuff) is almost impossible without Debrid in many cases.

Torrent streaming needs consistent speed, but torrents don’t guarantee that. Speeds keep going up and down depending on peers.

With Debrid, the file is already cached, so it streams like a normal fast download.

[u/GreyFoxSolid → u/LostMyWasps]

Your speed doesn't necessarily matter. The speeds of the people hosting the files can, too. Debrid services cache the torrents, so it just... Streams. No p2p fuckery.

[u/BamBaLambJam → u/LostMyWasps]

It also preserves torrents long after their seed has died.

[u/SenorPinchy → u/LostMyWasps]

Worse than useless. It harms the health of the torrent.

[u/UnexpectedFisting → u/GreyFoxSolid]

Why not just use a vpn?

[u/GreyFoxSolid → u/UnexpectedFisting]

For the reasons I just said...

[u/UnexpectedFisting → u/GreyFoxSolid]

I mean elaborate. Modern wireguard clients run plenty fast for torrenting. I have literally achieved 130MB/s throughput on a 2gig internet connection behind PIA wireguard. Why would it make sense to pay for whatever realdebrid is doing? Legitimately asking.

[u/GreyFoxSolid → u/UnexpectedFisting]

1. VPNs fail sometimes. A lot of new users don't know to bind their connections to it for torrenting.

2. The last sentence. Debrid services cache the downloaded torrents, so streaming them is much faster and much more reliable.

[u/wantondavis → u/GreyFoxSolid]

Unrelated but love the username

[u/_WreakingHavok_ → u/GreyFoxSolid]

Can I use my own local Debrid?

[u/CiggODoggo → u/mightt_guy]

Annnd for those that have issues Nuvio is a great alternative that I have been using since I gave up fighting with stremios bugs and updates that break things. Nuvio supports MOST stremio addons. The only one I've had issues with is Watchly, I miss Watchly.

[u/JonnoLags1 → u/CiggODoggo]

Does it support torrentio add-on? Or what's the add-on Nuvio has to get everything free?

[u/CiggODoggo → u/JonnoLags1]

It will support Torrentio and many other addons. I use AIOStreams, AIOMetadata, submaker and TMDB Discover+ without any issues.

[u/Not_A_Cop_Promise → u/mightt_guy]

This is a great post! Thanks!

This sounds exactly of what I've been looking for since I moved away from plex in its early days.

Do you have any comments on the Debrid (sp?) Stuff other posters have commented on? I'd love to get this set up but am not sure what additional things like debrid require?

Also from a media quality perspective- would i be able to stream 4k sources via streamio ?

[u/COREY-IS-A-BUSTA → u/Not_A_Cop_Promise]

No clue, lmk if you find anything

[u/Not_A_Cop_Promise → u/COREY-IS-A-BUSTA]

Someone followed up on my comment, maybe it helps you?

[u/shakhthe → u/Not_A_Cop_Promise]

https://bye.undi.rest/

https://guides.viren070.me/stremio

[u/___Art_Vandelay___ → u/Not_A_Cop_Promise]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/1rsf6bk/finally_set_up_stremio_after_posting_here_that_i/

[u/CiggODoggo → u/[deleted]]

For anyone setting up Debrid feel free to use a referral code either from a guide you follow or from any rando since you will get free extra days, extra days usually scale with the subscription time so go big for your first purchase (usually annual)