Unofficial external player for Stremio
Reliable progress sync, better playback, and a smoother experience across devices. Strexo is currently available in beta on iOS and Android TV.
iPhone, iPad, and Android TV first. Strexo is still in active beta and the feature set is evolving quickly.
What is Strexo
Strexo is an external player built specifically for Stremio, designed to improve playback reliability while keeping your Stremio experience intact. It connects to your Stremio account, syncs your progress, and adds the controls that are missing from the default playback experience.
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Why Strexo
Platforms
Strexo is currently distributed as a beta product. iOS is available directly on TestFlight and Android TV is available as a direct APK download.
Use Strexo on iOS through TestFlight. Install the beta directly and get access to progress sync, intro skipping, and the full Strexo feature set.
Strexo is available as a direct APK for Android TV devices. Download the latest release from GitHub and sideload it onto your Android TV device.
A dedicated Apple TV version is in development. It is not available publicly yet.
A phone-focused Android app is also in development. The current Android release is for Android TV only.
Features
Strexo is built to push playback progress back into your Stremio workflow so Continue Watching stays useful instead of drifting out of sync.
Connect Trakt or Simkl if you want separate scrobbling on top of Stremio syncing.
Strexo supports IntroDB-based intro detection where data is available, with quick skip controls during playback.
Subtitle delay, subtitle font and size preferences, language defaults, external subtitle loading, and clearer in-player subtitle controls.
Pick audio tracks, set a default language, and adjust audio delay on supported playback paths.
Browse available episode streams and switch links from inside the player instead of backing out and starting over.
Strexo can surface the next episode near the end of playback and automatically move to the next episode if you enable it.
PiP is supported on compatible playback paths so you can keep watching while moving around iOS.
How It Works
Join the iOS beta through TestFlight or install the Android TV APK directly.
Open Strexo, connect your Stremio account, then optionally link Trakt or Simkl and set language, subtitle, and autoplay preferences.
Start playback using your normal Stremio flow and let Strexo handle the actual player experience.
Use stream switching, subtitle and audio controls, PiP, intro skip, and up next prompts without losing the Stremio context.
Trust & Security
Security concerns are one of the most common questions about Strexo. Here is exactly what the app does — and does not — do with your account.
Your Stremio password is never transmitted to or stored on Strexo infrastructure. Authentication happens directly between your device and Stremio's endpoints.
Sign-in flows go directly to the relevant service. Strexo does not sit in the middle of your login — it receives a session token after authentication completes.
All API calls are made directly from your device. There is no backend proxy — every request goes straight from your device to the relevant service.
No advertising analytics. No data sold or shared with third parties. Operational data is limited to what is necessary to keep the service running.
You can confirm this behaviour yourself by inspecting network traffic with a packet capture or proxy tool while signing in and using the app.
Strexo has no backend. All requests are made locally from your device directly to Stremio and any connected services. Nothing more.
Beta Notes
Strexo is evolving quickly. Features and behavior can change between builds as the player matures.
iOS and Android TV do not behave identically. Some playback and hardware behavior will vary by platform and device.
Some streams, subtitle formats, codecs, and add-on combinations can still expose rough edges during beta.
Join the Beta
iOS and Android TV are live now. Download directly or join Discord for support.