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Getting started

Overview

LiteAIO is a hosted Stremio & Nuvio addon. You configure it once on the web, install one private URL, and everything — catalogs, streams, subtitles, live TV — flows through that single addon.

Every user needs a free account (username and password; email is optional) — configs are tied to your account, not floating around in a shareable link anyone could grab. Free includes the movie and series addon tools. LiteAIO TV, Live TV tools, and extra profiles need Premium or an active trial. Compare plans.

FeatureFreePremium
MDBList & Streaming catalogs✓ Unlimited✓ Unlimited
Scrapers (Torrentio, Comet, custom, …)✓ Unlimited✓ Unlimited
Subtitles, posters, filters, Kids Mode
Live TV (Xtream / M3U)✓ Up to 5 sources
Profiles✓ Up to 8
Where to configure things: the Configurator is the main control panel — every section below corresponds to a module there. Settings auto-save. Debrid keys and filters update on the next request; adding or reordering catalog rows may require reinstalling the addon in your player.
Installing

Your addon lives at one private URL, tied to your account (or the active profile) — never share it, it's effectively a login token.

  1. Go to the Configurator's Install section.
  2. Stremio: click the install button — it opens Stremio directly, no manual steps.
  3. Nuvio: click Install in Nuvio — it copies your manifest URL and opens the app; paste it under Settings → Content & Discovery → Addons.

Debrid keys and filters update on the next request. When you add or reorder catalog rows, reinstall the addon so your player reads the updated catalog list.

Full click-by-click version for either app: Installing →

Starter templates

One-click starting points from the Configurator's Getting Started checklist — never overwrites your debrid or MDBList keys.

  • Torrentio starter — Torrentio + quality sort. Add a debrid key next.
  • Cached-only — Torrentio + Comet, cached-only filter. Best once a debrid key is set.
  • Catalogs first — streaming catalogs with no scrapers yet, for browsing before you commit.
  • Torrentio + Comet — two scrapers for more hits.
  • IPTV-ready — scrapers + catalogs ready, add Xtream/M3U once you're on Premium.

Movies & shows

Debrid

Debrid services resolve torrents into instant HTTPS streams instead of raw P2P. Add a key and scrapers use it automatically.

Supported: Real-Debrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize, TorBox, Debrid-Link, EasyDebrid, Offcloud, Put.io. You can add a primary service plus fallbacks — scrapers that embed debrid natively (Torrentio, Comet, Debridio) are queried once per account, so you get cache hits from all of them, and raw torrents try each service in order until one resolves.

Toggle Only show instantly playable streams to hide anything your debrid hasn't already cached — useful if you don't want to wait on a slow download-then-play.

No debrid key configured? Scrapers still work — you'll get raw P2P (magnet) results instead of instant HTTPS links.
Scrapers

Multiple scrapers run in parallel; results are merged, de-duplicated, and ranked together — not stacked as separate rows.

Torrentio default

The standard torrent index aggregator. Auto-configures with your debrid key.

Comet

Fast, debrid-first scraper (public ElfHosted instance).

Debridio

Premium multi-source scraper — needs a Debridio subscription + API key.

Easynews

Usenet member search via your Easynews credentials.

Newznab / Torznab

Your own indexer URL + API key. Magnets resolve through debrid when available.

Custom

Any other Stremio-compatible addon — just paste its manifest URL.

Torrentio has its own advanced options: sort mode, results-per-quality-tier, provider allowlist, and raw extra options for power users.

Want to squeeze more out of a scraper you already added? StremThru Wrap takes any addon's manifest URL plus your debrid key and hands back a new manifest URL for it — same streams, but routed through StremThru's own IP, which sidesteps Real-Debrid's multi-IP-ban issue if you stream from more than one location. Paste the wrapped URL in as a Custom scraper here, same as any other addon — there's a shortcut for it in the Configurator's scraper gallery.

Subtitles New

LiteAIO doesn't do its own subtitle matching — it proxies whatever subtitle addon you point it at via a manifest URL.

Add one or more subtitle addon manifest URLs in the Configurator's Subtitles section. Requests fan out to all of them in parallel and merge into your addon's own subtitles resource — so your player never needs a separate subtitle addon installed.

Use the one-click Quick add: OpenSubtitles v3 button for the official Stremio OpenSubtitles addon, or paste any other subtitle addon's manifest URL.

Coverage and languages depend entirely on whichever addon(s) you point at — same tradeoff as installing that addon directly in your player.

Your library

Catalogs

Build and reorder catalog rows from streaming services, anime, and MDBList in one home screen.

MDBList

Add your free MDBList API key, then browse top community lists, search thousands more, or paste any list URL/ID. Each list becomes a catalog row — trending, new releases, niche genres, or your own curated lists.

Streaming Catalogs

Netflix-, Disney+-, Prime-style browsable rows — no API key required. Pick which services' catalogs you want and where they sit relative to your MDBList rows.

On LiteIPTV, Settings → Catalog Builder adds Streaming / Anime / MDBList rows from the TV (MDBList still needs that same free API key). See LiteIPTV.

Posters
Default

Default metahub artwork — no key, no setup.

RPDB

Ratings burned into the poster art (or textless). Needs a free RatingPosterDB key.

TMDB

Localized posters in your own language. Needs a free TMDB key — also powers Kids Mode.

Filters & sorting

Applied server-side, across every scraper at once — not per-source.

  • Resolutions — toggle exactly which tiers (4K down to 360p, plus unknown) are allowed through.
  • Sort — by quality, size, or seeders; cached-on-debrid status is always a tiebreaker.
  • Results per quality tier — cap how many streams show per resolution bucket.
  • Max file size and hide streams containing… — keyword excludes like HDR, HEVC.
  • Hide CAM/screener releases and hide dual-audio releases — one switch each, applied everywhere.

TV & household

Live TV (IPTV) Premium

Bring your own playlist — we don’t sell channels. One first-run path:

  1. Live TV Setup v2 — paste Xtream or M3U, pick a small bouquet (wizard), Save.
  2. Optional for Stremio / Nuvio: EPG Setup → match if you want → Apply (Apply is what the addon uses).
  3. Prefer watching on LiteIPTV — sideload the Android TV app, pair at /link, then watch. The Stremio & Nuvio addon still works if you want it there.

Up to 5 sources per profile. Xtream can also surface VOD and series. Addon layout preview: Addon Preview.

200-channel bouquet (addon): Stremio needs a manageable catalog, so Live TV Setup v2 caps enabled live channels at 200 per profile (Enabled N / 200). That is a bouquet picker, not a hard error.

Advanced: the older IPTV Manager is still there if you need it — Setup v2 is the first-run path.

LiteAIO is not an IPTV provider — it doesn't sell channels or playlists. Premium unlocks the tooling to organize a source you already have.
LiteIPTV Android TV

Preferred way to watch Live TV. Sideload-only — not on Google Play. New APKs: liteaio.com/apk. After you sign in, LiteIPTV checks for updates in Settings. Full walkthrough: liteaio.com/app.

First run: finish Live TV Setup v2 on the website (playlist + bouquet), then sideload → force-stop → pair at liteaio.com/link and watch. Premium or a 7-day trial (no card) on the TV; website and the Stremio/Nuvio addon stay free.

TMDB API key (required): the TV app needs your own free TMDB API key, alongside LiteAIO Premium or an active trial. Create an account at themoviedb.org, request a key under Settings → API (choose Developer, personal use), and copy the short API Key rather than the long Read Access Token. Paste it on the TV in Settings → Streams → TMDB API key, or on the website under Configure → Posters. Each profile keeps its own key. Step-by-step guide

Force-stop after first install or update: Android TV Settings → Apps → LiteAIO → Force stop, then open the app.

EPG Setup → Apply is optional and only for the Stremio/Nuvio addon path. The TV app uses its in-app guide.

Catalog Builder: on the TV, open Settings → Catalog Builder to add Streaming, Anime, and MDBList catalog rows without using the website Configurator. MDBList still needs the same free API key you would use on the web. Same Premium / trial gate as the rest of LiteIPTV — we don’t sell IPTV.

0.4.6:
  • Opening Search no longer crashes the app.
  • Settings → Check for updates can reach Install — the update dialog takes focus so you can confirm from the remote.
Profiles Premium

Up to 8 fully separate setups under one account — each with its own catalogs, IPTV, debrid keys, and install URL.

Switch between profiles from the chip in the nav on any page — it always shows which one you're currently editing. When creating a profile you can start blank, copy just the keys from another profile, or fully duplicate one (catalogs, scrapers, and IPTV included).

Common uses: a Kids profile with Kids Mode on, separate profiles per household member, or one profile per streaming "mood" (movie night vs. background TV).

Kids Mode New

Blocks non-kid-safe streams and title details for a profile, using real certification data.

When enabled, LiteAIO looks up a title's US rating via TMDB — MPAA (movies: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17) or TV Parental Guidelines (series: TV-Y through TV-MA) — and blocks anything above PG / TV-PG from playing or showing details. Unrated or unrecognized titles are blocked too, not allowed through.

Requires a TMDB key (the same one used for Posters) — without one, Kids Mode can't check anything and won't block. The Configurator shows a clear warning if it's on but not actually filtering yet.

Turn it on when creating a new profile via the Kids profile toggle, or flip it on later for any existing profile in Filters → Kids Mode.

What it doesn't do yet: scrub catalog browsing itself — a blocked title's poster can still appear in a row, it just won't play or open if tapped.

Troubleshooting

FAQ
No streams are showing up

Add a debrid key under Configure — without one you'll only see raw P2P results, which can be slow or empty for less popular titles. Also check your resolution/filter settings haven't excluded everything.

No catalogs besides the default one

Open Catalogs, add your free MDBList key, then discover or search for lists and add them. Streaming Catalogs need no key at all.

Why do I see "Popular"/"Featured" rows I never added?

Those come from Cinemeta, Stremio's own built-in addon — it's installed by default alongside LiteAIO and isn't something we (or any addon) can turn off; Stremio doesn't offer an official setting for it, and their team has said editing another client's synced addon list to force it off counts as API abuse and can affect support/features. If it bothers you, a few things help: reordering addons in Stremio's addon manager so LiteAIO sits above Cinemeta gives your catalogs priority, and your MDBList/Streaming Catalog rows work fine sitting alongside Cinemeta's regardless. There's a community workaround (search "hidden cinemeta") that edits your synced Stremio addon list via the same account-sync API Stremio's own app uses — if you go that route, use the version that has you paste in an auth token you copy yourself, never one that asks you to type your actual Stremio password into a third-party site.

I changed something — do I need to reinstall?

Depends what changed. Debrid keys, filters, sources, and the contents of a catalog you already have all update live — the addon reads your config on every request. But adding a brand-new catalog row (a new MDBList, a streaming service, or a MyAnimeList status) needs a reinstall: Stremio caches an addon's list of catalogs when you first add it and only re-reads that list on reinstall, not on every reopen. Go to Stremio's Addons page and reinstall LiteAIO (or Nuvio's equivalent) any time you add a new catalog row to pick it up.

Live TV isn't showing up

Prefer the LiteIPTV Android TV app (Premium or a trial). First-run path: Live TV Setup v2 → optional EPG Apply for Stremio/Nuvio → watch on LiteIPTV. Addon still works; check Addon Preview.

Is my addon URL safe to share?

No — treat it like a password. It's tied directly to your account (or profile) and anyone with it can see your configuration and use your debrid/API keys through it.

Where do I check if something's down?

The Status page shows live health for LiteAIO and the external services it depends on.

Ready to install?

Follow the Installing steps above for Stremio or Nuvio. Signed-in users can also open the in-app Setup Guide from the dashboard.

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