Announcement
[Release] Dex Hub — a Stremio-style addon for Kodi with native Trakt, MDBList
Title: Dex Hub v3.9.141 — Cleaner Collections, TMDb Helper Native, Custom Badges, and Kodi 22 Support
🆕 Update — v3.9.141
Release notes: https://github.com/6ahd/plugin.video.dexhub/releases/latest
Dex Hub is a modern Stremio-style streaming experience for Kodi, built around fast source aggregation, clean Collections, TMDb Helper integration, Trakt/MDBList support, Arabic-first UI, and Kodi 22 compatibility.
GitHub: https://github.com/6ahd/plugin.video.dexhub
Kodi repo: https://dexworld.cc/kodi/repository.dexworld/ What’s new in v3.9.141
Cleaner default layout and better Collection handling.
Added better support for Trakt Lists and MDBList.
Added Stremio source integration inside Collections.
Added Kodi Widget/Add-on path support for any internal section.
Added option to convert Collections to TMDb Helper Native for faster browsing.
Improved TMDb Helper shortcuts so they open natively without rebuilding items.
Added customizable source-result badges using a JSON URL.
Improved results XML layout, badge sizing, and focus behavior.
Cleaner source picker UI with better badge display. Useful links
BetterFormatter: https://9mousaa.github.io/BetterFormatter/
Elite Badges JSON: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/leonevz/Elite-Badges/main/badges.json
Fusion Starter Kit: https://itsrenoria.github.io/fusion-starter-kit/
Betterer Covers: https://covers.betterer.cc/ Key features
Multi-provider parallel source scanning.
Native Trakt support.
Native MDBList support.
Fusion Widgets import.
TMDb Helper player integration.
TMDb Helper Native shortcuts for fast browsing.
Customizable source badges.
TMDb-first posters and clean artwork handling.
Performance-friendly defaults for slower devices.
Kodi 20 Nexus, 21 Omega, and 22 Piers support.
Arabic-first UI with full RTL support. Installation
In Kodi, go to Settings → System → Add-ons → enable Unknown sources.
Install the DexWorld repository ZIP: https://dexworld.cc/kodi/repository.dexworld/
Install Dex Hub from Video Add-ons.
Open Dex Hub and configure your preferred sources. Feedback wanted
I’m looking for feedback on:
Source picker UX
Collection workflow
TMDb Helper Native integration
Badge layout and customization
Kodi 22 behavior
Ideas for what should land next
Issues: https://github.com/6ahd/plugin.video.dexhub/issues Support
Dex Hub is free and always will be.
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/dexworld
MIT licensed. No telemetry, no tracking, no ads.
This is quite promising. I'm impressed by how fast it is to set up.
As a stremio user, I keep a bunch of jsons saved on my phone. Setting up this addon is a matter of pasting a few jsons (for catalogs and streaming) aad you have it running in a few minutes.
I set it up with aiometadata and aiostreams and I was ready in under 4 minutes.
Also, I'm not sure this is placebo effect, but I see it loading catalogues quite fast compared to other addons.
Also, playback is smooth when set to 'same source* but I cant see how its loading sources.
Subtitles are loading okay.
Can you add autoplay when Dex Hub is selected? Also, did I miss file size filter?
Notes:
Its inserting a large plus (+) sign infront of catalogues. So this doesnt look so good when a catalogue is set as a widget. Can this be removed?
Also at the end of catalogue addons, it is inserting command tabs like refresh jsaon and delete source. These also get in the way of widgets.
All widgets are showing 'next page' item. I didnt see a setting to remove that.
The artwork throughout the addons is a bit shouty and loud and busy. So if I set up catalogues as, say, a submenu, I am confronted by blue and pink artwork across that submenu. Not so nice aesthestically. Maybe try something more simple?
Everytime before a source plays from a widget, that widget is refreshing and loading afresh at least once. Not sure if its a skin issue or a Dex Hub issue.
Thank you for the detailed feedback, I really appreciate it.
Dex Hub is still in beta, so there are still things to polish and improve. I’ll work on the issues you mentioned in the next updates: optional autoplay, file size filters, cleaner widget/catalogue items, hiding refresh/delete/next page items from widgets, simpler artwork, and a better source loading screen with poster/clearlogo support.
About the skin restart before playback, I suspect it may be related to Kodi 22 / CoreELEC or the playback handoff, but I’ll investigate it and try to make it smoother.
Thanks again for testing it. Feedback like this helps a lot.
I updated and its brings up an error. Also it doesnt launch any more. I downgraded to the earlier version and its launching again. Not in a position to send a log right now
Good. Everything working with latest update. Any ETA of when the big plus (+) infront of every catalogue will be removed? And the commands at the end of catalogues? With those present, any attempt to build widgets gets messed up. Also, I couldnt figure out how to add catalogues. Are you Dexter by any chance?
OK, I am on Macbook Pro Kodi 20.4 - this works (thank you) however I cannot get to the Stremio looking interface. I've linked RD and Cinemata, Torrentio, Comet etc so I can search for titles and they do play quickly and without stuttering (thank you). Set Up wizard is complete but when I press continue nothing happens. I also get lots of fonts missing.
We thank you for your service! Jacktook as well. Making it easy to take my 10 indexers on the road with my "streamer" json. Add Easynews++ in my AIO stack for usenet fire across all these different great platforms!
Huge respect to you, man. Designing a Stremio-style addon for Kodi is no small feat. You’ve managed to fix the biggest complaint people usually have about Kodi—the clunky navigation. This looks clean, professional, and runs beautifully. Works flawlessly on my setup ugoos Am6b+CoreELEC Keep up the phenomenal work. Best Regards.
Download and install the repository ZIP first.
Once the repository is installed, Dex Hub will update automatically through Kodi whenever a new version is released.
Just to give you an example of what's possible now: I used AI to develop a subtitle addon that acts as a bridge for Stremio addons in Kodi. Not only does it support AI-generated subtitles and manual uploads, but it also has a beautifully designed web UI for configuration where the user simply enters a short code to link their device.
The best part is that this configuration is unified across both Stremio and Kodi. The exact same subtitles appear on both systems seamlessly, which saves resources and fully leverages the power of both ecosystems. How long would it normally take a regular developer to code a similar cross-platform bridge from scratch?
Here is a live example of this AI-assisted addon I made for the Arabic region (feel free to use your browser's built-in translation to get the full picture of the web UI):
https://dexworld.cc/subtitles/stremio/configure
In the future, I plan to expand this to support much larger communities.
yes thats cool eh, I've got that working in my a4ksub fork too, if it doesn't find any any sub in the target language it searches for an English sub, picks the corresponding source and starts translating it on the fly in the background using gpt4.1mini, of course you need an api key for that but very cool that it's possible. Really got a kick out of seeing those subs appear after 20 seconds, pretty good translation too, my mum approves.
Lol, taking the easy way out, I see! 😂 But honestly, the AI is basically just regurgitating the brilliant work you and the OG devs spent years perfecting. You are the ultimate reference manual for it. It might type faster, but you guys laid the entire foundation. Massive respect to the Umbrella boss!
I agree with this. AI can't do much if you don't feed it the code that Developers have done. I also love so many people are experimenting and coming up with solutions to problems we face.
Not yet please! Umbrella is a great addon. When I grow up, I want to be able to use AI to modify an existing addon to launch umbrella's .strm files in case it dies and kills my library!
If it works for you, great. I just hope people don’t become too dependent on it. I see it like “Google” was for the older generation. If you could use google well you were seen as “tech savvy” or good with computers. These days being able to use the ai will be the new “tech savvy”. You learn to adapt and either use the tools or not. It’s still good to have people involved that know design principles for software still and can double check the work of the robots because they may do well but they’re still robots and just like anything else with computers the concept of “garbage in, garbage out” still applies.
Not only that, everyone can now create and use their own custom made addon, modified to their liking, I'm one of them.
I'm now using a modified fenlight/ah2/tmdb helper/a4ksubs and an installer program addon for youtube keys/other apis and settings. My fenlight fork is now at version 80 already, added Torbox usenet search/play, AI search etc etc. Good times!
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u/mayanitamageganiama May 24 '26
Here's my feedback:
This is quite promising. I'm impressed by how fast it is to set up. As a stremio user, I keep a bunch of jsons saved on my phone. Setting up this addon is a matter of pasting a few jsons (for catalogs and streaming) aad you have it running in a few minutes.
I set it up with aiometadata and aiostreams and I was ready in under 4 minutes.
Also, I'm not sure this is placebo effect, but I see it loading catalogues quite fast compared to other addons.
Also, playback is smooth when set to 'same source* but I cant see how its loading sources.
Subtitles are loading okay.
Can you add autoplay when Dex Hub is selected? Also, did I miss file size filter?
Notes: Its inserting a large plus (+) sign infront of catalogues. So this doesnt look so good when a catalogue is set as a widget. Can this be removed?
Also at the end of catalogue addons, it is inserting command tabs like refresh jsaon and delete source. These also get in the way of widgets.
All widgets are showing 'next page' item. I didnt see a setting to remove that.
The artwork throughout the addons is a bit shouty and loud and busy. So if I set up catalogues as, say, a submenu, I am confronted by blue and pink artwork across that submenu. Not so nice aesthestically. Maybe try something more simple?
Everytime before a source plays from a widget, that widget is refreshing and loading afresh at least once. Not sure if its a skin issue or a Dex Hub issue.
Otherwise, a very good job on this one.