What is stremio-web?

stremio/stremio-web — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 10,743JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 3/5LicenseSetup · easy

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((stremio-web))
    What it does
      Media center UI
      Browse and discover
      Add-on ecosystem
    Views
      Board view
      Discover section
      Title detail view
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Node.js npm
      GPLv2 license
    Contributing
      Fork and customize
      Local dev server
      Pull requests

mindmap root((stremio-web)) What it does Media center UI Browse and discover Add-on ecosystem Views Board view Discover section Title detail view Tech stack JavaScript Node.js npm GPLv2 license Contributing Fork and customize Local dev server Pull requests

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run a local development build of the Stremio web interface to test and iterate on UI changes.

USE CASE 2

Fork the frontend to customize the Stremio browsing and content discovery experience.

USE CASE 3

Build a production-optimized bundle of the Stremio web app using the npm build command.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptNode.jsnpm

How does it compare?

	stremio/stremio-web	thedevs-network/kutt	chatgptbox-dev/chatgptbox
Stars	10,743	10,743	10,739
Language	JavaScript	JavaScript	JavaScript
Setup difficulty	easy	easy	easy
Complexity	3/5	3/5	2/5
Audience	developer	ops devops	general

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Requires Node.js 12+ and npm 6+, the README does not document the add-on or streaming systems in depth.

Free to use and modify, but any changes you distribute must also be released under the same GPLv2 open-source license.

So what is it?

Stremio is a media center application that brings together video content from various sources in one place. Instead of subscribing to multiple streaming services or switching between different apps, Stremio presents everything through a single interface. Content comes from add-ons that users install, which connect to different providers of movies, TV shows, and other video. This repository contains the web version of the Stremio interface, built in JavaScript. It provides a board view for browsing recommended or saved content, a discover section for finding new titles, and a detail view for individual movies or shows. The project is the frontend layer, the actual streaming and add-on logic runs separately. Setting up a local development copy requires Node.js version 12 or higher and npm version 6 or higher. Running npm install pulls in dependencies, and npm start launches a development server. A production-optimized version is built with the npm run build command. The web version is part of a broader Stremio ecosystem that includes desktop and mobile apps. The source code is released under the GPLv2 open-source license, with copyright held by Smart Code. The README in this repository is minimal. It covers the build steps and references a few screenshots, but does not document the add-on system, supported content sources, or streaming behavior in detail. Anyone looking to understand the full product would need to look beyond this repository.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

How do I run a local development server for stremio-web so I can see my UI changes live in the browser?

Prompt 2

What Node.js and npm versions does stremio-web require, and what is the command to build it for production?

Prompt 3

Explain the architecture of stremio-web, where does the frontend end and where does the streaming or add-on logic begin?

Prompt 4

I want to contribute a UI change to stremio-web. Walk me through cloning the repo, running it locally, and opening a pull request.

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