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Update v0.3

  • Now relies on Stremio Service to run (if stremio service isn't installed it will guide the user to install it). This is means you will get a similar streaming experience to the official app.
  • Checks if the installed version is the latest version or not. Startup checking can be disabled from the settings (not tested yet).
  • Made a new plugin called "BetterEpisodesList." The idea is to add a new season option in shows that says "all." When the option is chosen, the plugin will take all of the episodes available in a show (except specials) and put them in one list for you, numbered as they are in one list. This is very useful for shows like One Piece, Where in other platforms the episodes are listed as they are in one season. This plugin brings that to Stremio. The plugin also adds a search bar for the user to search episodes, which is a feature apparent in Stremio Web.
  • Now shows the list of plugins/themes in more details. It will show the details provided in the meta data (the first few comment lines). You can check examples/BetterEpisodesList.plugin.js.
  • The source is a bit more organized now.
  • Fixed the flag for --devtools. Now if the user launches stremio-enhanced with the flag --devtools it will open the F12 devtools on launch properly.
  • Added the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+I to open the devtools.
  • Added the flag --no-stremio-service for users who don't want to use stremio service and override the streaming server URL from the settings.
  • Now sets the background to black on startup, so you don't get flashbanged on launch.

Note: I've only tested the update on Windows.

Update v0.4

  • Implemented a plugin/theme update checker.
  • Added hotkeys for zooming in/out Ctrl+= and Ctrl+-.

Note: I've only tested the update on Windows.

Update v0.5

Note: I've only tested the update on Windows.

Update v0.6

  • I Made it so it doesn't rely on a webserver just to load themes anymore (I don't know why I had it working that way before tbh).
  • Now, instead of having to copy the default theme css and modify it, you can just make a new file and put all of your CSS changes, making it easier to make and modify themes now.

Note: I've only tested the update on Windows.

Update v0.7

  • Fixed an issue where options in the settings menu that are part of the regular stremio were not working.
  • Codebase improvements

knowns issues that have not been solved here:

Note: I've only tested the update on Windows. I do not have access to a mac at the moment

Update v0.7.1

This should've been part of v0.7 tbh, but I rushed the previous release for no reason.

  • Better DiscordRPC implementation.
    • Now supports movies as well, not just shows like before.
    • Better rich presence looks. Now if available, it will show the poster of what you're watching instead of the stremio icon.
    • Supports other navbar tabs like browse and settings etc.
  • Codebase improvements. Now StremioService-related things are in their own separate class under ./utils/StremioService.ts

I am soon planning move on from https://app.strem.io/shell-v4.4/ and use https://web.stremio.com/ instead. It will take some work but it will fix the multiple audio tracks issue and make this project more in-line with the newest features added to Stremio.

Note: I've only tested the update on Windows. I do not have access to a mac at the moment

Update v0.8

This is so far the closest experience to the official app while still having the functionality and customizability of plugins and themes!

  • Now uses Stremio Web v5 instead of Stremio shell-v4.4. This means:
    • Support for multiple audio tracks, allowing you to switch audio tracks as you would in the official app.
    • Subtitles menu is working more often than not now.
    • Access to the latest features, like the episode search bar.
  • Way faster launch time: The StremioService.isProcessRunning() method was previously taking too long to execute, which has now been resolved.
  • More consistent Discord Rich Presence.
  • Stremio Service can now be placed in the same directory as the app: You can now download the .zip archive of Stremio Service, extract it in the same directory as Stremio Enhanced, and it should be recognized. Previously, Stremio Service had to be installed on your system using the setup file.
  • Better codebase: Instead of embedding HTML/JS as strings in the source code, most HTML/JS components are now separate files inside ./src/components. This makes debugging and making changes much easier.
  • Improved logging: Class names are now displayed in log messages.

Notes:

  • This update has only been tested on Windows. I do not currently have access to a Mac but may create a macOS Virtual Machine for testing in the near future.
  • Since this project now uses Stremio Web v5, this means most, if not all, previous themes and plugins are no longer compatible and will require an update. This is because in Stremio Web v5, the UI has different structure, classes and ids are different, etc. So far I've only updated Amoled theme and SlashToSearch to work on this version. I'll work on updating BetterEpisodeList soon.

Update v0.9

  • Improved Discord Rich Presence:
    • Now works even if you launch Stremio Enhanced first then you launch Discord.
    • Now shows the watching status type instead of playing if you're watching something.
  • Custom update modal: Now displays a custom new update dialog that shows release notes on new updates.

Update v0.9.1

This is just a small update to fix compatibility issues in Linux/macOS.

  • Changed file paths to use path.join for cross-platform compatibility.
  • Improved the StremioService class to check for Flatpak installation.
  • Fixed an issue where, on Linux, Stremio Enhanced attempted to use process.env.APPDATA to locate AppData, which doesn't exist on Linux and returned undefined instead. Now it will use the .config folder on Linux instead.
  • Now correctly opens the file explorer on the operating system the user is using. Previously, clicking "OPEN THEMES FOLDER" or "OPEN PLUGINS FOLDER" in the settings menu had no effect on non-Windows systems.

Just like the latest release, I'm providing stremio-service bundled builds but this time also for macOS (x64) and Linux.

This is what I tested:

  • On Linux, I Installed Stremio Service using Flatpak. & also tested the service bundled build.
  • On macOS (x86, Intel), I installed Stremio Service using StremioService.dmg from here.
  • On Windows, I tested both the service-bundled build and the regular build.

Soon, I'll transition from using Electron Packager to Electron Builder, which will fix some cross-platform compatibility issues.

Note: The macOS arm build may not work (you can run directly from source until the issue is fixed). The x86 is tested and should work.

Also, the stremio-aniskip plugin is out. Give it a try!

Update v0.9.1+repack

This is just a small update to fix compatibility issues in Linux/macOS.

  • Changed file paths to use path.join for cross-platform compatibility.
  • Improved the StremioService class to check for Flatpak installation.
  • Fixed an issue where, on Linux, Stremio Enhanced attempted to use process.env.APPDATA to locate AppData, which doesn't exist on Linux and returned undefined instead. Now it will use the .config folder on Linux instead.
  • Now correctly opens the file explorer on the operating system the user is using. Previously, clicking "OPEN THEMES FOLDER" or "OPEN PLUGINS FOLDER" in the settings menu had no effect on non-Windows systems.
  • Transitioned to using electron-builder instead of electron-packager.
  • Implemented GitHub Actions workflow for automated project building.

This is what I tested:

  • On Linux, I Installed Stremio Service using Flatpak. & also tested the service bundled build.
  • On macOS (x86, Intel), I installed Stremio Service using StremioService.dmg from here.
  • On Windows, I tested both the service-bundled build and the regular build.

Also, the stremio-aniskip plugin is out. Give it a try!

The app isn't signed so if you're on macOS you'll have to bypass Gatekeeper.

You should right-click the app and choose “Open” for first time you open the app (instead of double clicking) or run on terminal this command:

xattr -cr /path/to/Stremio.Enhanced.app

or if that doesn't work try this:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/Stremio.Enhanced.app

Update v0.9.2

  • Updated classes names to make Enhanced compatible with the latest Stremio Web version.
  • Updated Electron to 36.2.0 from 28.1.4.
    • This fixes an issue where the right click menu in devtools doesn't show on top of the window.
    • This also sets the possibility to add support for transparent themes for future updates.

Update v1.0

  • Stremio Service no longer needed:

    • Now Enhanced run a Stremio streaming server in the background without needing Stremio Service.
    • It uses a more recent version of the streaming server which should fix some playback issues. The latest available release of Stremio Service used version 4.20.8 whereas Enhanced now use 4.20.11 built-in.
    • This should also fix issues related to needing Stremio Service, such as Playback stops working every few episodes (at least from my testing it did, if you still encounter this issue, feel free to inform me).
    • Enhanced stores Stremio’s streaming server logs in a stremio-server.log file located in its application data directory (~/.config/stremio-enhanced on Linux, ~/Library/Application Support/stremio-enhanced on macOS, and %appdata%/stremio-enhanced on Windows).

  • Improved Discord Rich Presence:

    • Now if you resume playback from the home page directly, it will also update status on Discord and show what you're watching.

  • Explore and try community-made plugins & themes from the app:

    • You can now go to the settings menu and click on the "Community Plugins & Themes" button to easily explore and download available themes and plugins for Stremio Enhanced (not many available right now).
    • The themes and plugins are fetched from Stremio Enhanced Registry. If you're a developer you can submit your work there.

  • Added support for transparent themes:

    • There is a new toggle option in the settings menu. When enabled it will use the transparent flag in Electron to allow transparent themes.
    • Enabling this option might affect performance and a restart is required after enabling it.

  • No longer uses OpenGL on macOS:

    • In the previous version, Enhanced used OpenGL for all platforms (this is done to fix an issue where the audio tracks menu in the video player is unavailable).
    • Enhanced now uses OpenGL on Windows/Linux but not macOS, since OpenGL is not well optimized on macOS and caused performance issues.

    Note: I don't have a mac so I'm not sure if this will introduce more issues. Feel free to report any issues you encounter.

  • Updated Electron to 37:

As always the app isn't signed so if you're on macOS you'll have to bypass Gatekeeper. Signing would cost me 99 USD per year..

To bypass, you should right-click the app and choose “Open” for first time you open the app (instead of double clicking) or run this command in terminal:

xattr -cr /path/to/Stremio.Enhanced.app

or if that doesn't work try this:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /path/to/Stremio.Enhanced.app

I've only tested this version on Windows and Linux. I don't have a mac and macOS VMs suck.

Update v1.0.1

  • No longer bundles the Stremio streaming server. This change was made at the request of the Stremio team, as distributing server.js is not permitted.

  • Now by default, it uses Stremio Service again (like versions before v1.0.0), but if you wish to use server.js directly, create a folder called "streamingserver" in the app directory and put all the necessary streaming server files there, such as server.js and ffmpeg, etc. Enhanced will recognize when you have those files and will use them instead of Stremio Service. You can download the official server.js yourself from this link: https://dl.strem.io/server/v4.20.12/desktop/server.js (replace the version in the link with the latest version available of the Stremio streaming server. It's currently v4.20.12). Another way to do this is to just go to your Stremio Service installation and grab every file there into "streamingserver" except the executables like stremio-service.exe.

  • Now it will prompt the user and automatically install Stremio Service if not installed. (This has been tested only on Windows and Linux so far).

  • Fixed the transparent window toggle (still experimental, but it should actually work now).

Update v1.0.2

  • Option between using Stremio Service or server.js directly Now if you're on Windows, you will be given a choice between using Stremio Service or running server.js directly. If you do choose to run server.js directly, you will be given instructions on how to download server.js and where to place the file (you'll have to do it manually. I'm not allowed to automate the downloading process of server.js as per Stremio's request). FFmpeg downloading is automated. You will only be asked to choose once and whatever option you choose will be saved for future app launches.

    If you're on Linux or macOS, you'll just be asked to use server.js and follow the instructions on how to download it. Though if you wish to use Stremio Service, you can. Just launch Stremio Service before launching Stremio Enhanced.

(PR #63)

  • HEVC decoding support Enabled HEVC hardware decoding support (PR #69)
  • Improved codebase Improved code quality, type safety, and maintainability (PR #67)

Update v1.1.0

  • stremio:// protocol support Now you install addons via links without having to copy & paste the URL.

  • Fixed embedded subtitles (mostly) There is an issue with Stremio Web at the moment where on Chromium-based browsers (Stremio Enhanced included, since it uses Electron) embedded subtitles sometimes don't load despite the format being supported. With this update, any embedded subtitles that browsers support should load using Stremio Enhanced's own workaround implementation of adding the subtitles by itself if the native Stremio Web implementation fails. However, unfortunately due to browser limitations, Blu-ray PGS embedded subtitles will still not load. The only way to get around this is to play streams via external players such as VLC or MPV.

  • Plugins are now more powerful: Plugins can now register settings for their own plugins for users to configure and then plugins can get/save those settings as well as listen to whenever they get changed by the user. Additionally, plugins can now utilize Electron's showMessageBox and easily show customizable messagebox dialogs to the user and also utilize a new API to show a prompt alert that the user can input data into. There will be a documentation soon for developers on how to utilize the plugin API (possibly in the wiki tab of this repository).

  • Themes can now require specific plugins: Developers of complex themes that need extra plugins to function properly can now require those plugins in the metadata and Stremio Enhanced will tell the user to download and enable those plugins first before applying the theme. The way to use this will also be documumented in the wiki.

  • Streaming performance improvements: Some tweaks to the Electron flags Stremio Enhanced uses to improve media streaming experience. Note: Make sure if you're on Windows that you have HEVC Video Extensions installed. You can get it for free from here

  • Choose ANGLE GPU Rendering from settings: If you're on Windows or Linux, you can now choose the rendering engine you want to use. You can choose from Auto (Default), DirectX 11, DirectX 9, OpenGL, Vulkan, and Software rendering. macOS is locked to Metal since it's the only way to get hardware acceleration on macOS.

  • New plugin update safety alert: Now if there is an update for a plugin but the new version of that plugin is not submitted to the Community Marketplace (in stremio-enhanced-registry), a dialog will show up to alert the user that the new version is not in the registry yet and advice the user to read the source code of the new version first before updating.

  • Fixed minor settings bug: Fixed a bug where the Enhanced section button on the left sidebar in the settings page wasn't autoscrolling to the Enhanced section.

  • New download option in the update notice: Now if there's a new Stremio Enhanced update, you can download the new update by clicking the new download button and it'll download and automatically download/install the update setup if you're on Windows. On macOS it should download the update and mount the dmg, and on Linux it will download and show the file in file explorer.

  • Codebase improvements: Better seperation of frontend and backend parts of the app as well as better use of contextBridge to improve code readability and maintainability.

Update v1.1.1

  • Fixed an issue where streams sometimes wouldn't load or load slow.

Update v1.1.2

  • Added a fallback workaround for loading audio tracks in case the native Stremio Web implementation fails. (PR #89)
  • Added the option in the settings to use an external player under the Enhanced section (currently supports MPV and VLC).
  • Fixed a bug where if the Window Transparency option is enabled, the window title bar would not hide when the app is in fullscreen.
  • The community marketplace now displays correct theme/plugin version text.

Update v1.1.3

  • Minor bug fix: Fixed community marketplace install/uninstall buttons not working
  • Minor bug fix: Fixed a bug where if the user uninstalls a theme from the community marketplace, the currently active theme would get disabled regardless of whether it's the theme they uninstalled or not.

Update v1.1.4 - hotfix

  • Stremio Service installation fix: Implemented a fallback to download the .zip archive if the setup file is unavailable upstream during initial setup. (Issue #92)

Update v1.1.5

  • Fixed an issue where sometimes the subtitles loaded toast would get stuck in the UI. (#95)

Important Note: Currently, the latest official Windows version of Stremio Service on GitHub includes faulty FFmpeg binaries. This can lead to issues like no audio in streams. To fix this for the time being, you can either use server.js directly or replace the ffmpeg binaries using the following steps: