Seren is a Kodi addon that allows you to stream movies and TV shows in high quality using premium sources.
This add-on provides a smooth experience while watching content, offering a nice user interface and innovative features like continuously playing episodes, preemptive scrapping of sources, cached torrents support, and more.
A Real Debrid, Premiumize, or All Debrid account is required to use Seren. Debrid services allow you to easily stream high-quality video without buffering.
The Seren addon can also integrate with Trakt.tv to keep track of all your favorite shows and display recommendations based on your preferences. Authorizing your Trakt account will enable the add-on’s Smart Play features like continuous playback, preemptive scraping, and Next Up/Still Watching dialogs.
In this guide, we’re going to install Seren on Kodi using its official source. We will also install a providers package, configure the required accounts, and we’ll check out some of Seren’s extra features. Let’s get started!
1. Seren Overview
| Type | Video add-on |
| Features | Movies and TV Shows |
| Free sources | No |
| Premium sources | Real Debrid, Premiumize, All Debrid |
| Source type | Cached Torrents |
| Trakt.tv support | Yes |
| Library integration | No |
| More features | Continuous episodes playback, Integrated subtitles, Pre-emptive scraping, Next episode and Still Watching dialogs, Context menu items, File downloads. |
2. How to install Seren on Kodi
If this is the first time you’re installing add-ons on Kodi, you’ll have to allow the installation of unofficial add-ons. Please read How to allow 3rd-party add-ons on Kodi and come back here when you’re ready.
2.1. Install Nixgates repository
Let’s add a link to the official Seren source on GitHub so we can download and install the repository zip file directly on Kodi.
1. Press the cog icon near the top left corner of the screen. 
2. Select File Manager.
3. Press Add Source.
4. Enter https://nixgates.github.io/packages/ on the top box and nixrepo on the bottom one. Press OK to add the source.
Now that we added the link, let’s use it to install the nixgates repository.
5. Go back to the Settings menu and select Add-ons. 
6. Press Install from zip file. 
You’ll see a message about the auto-update feature. Press Yes to proceed.
7. Select nixrepo. 
8. Click the file nixgates.repository-x.x.x.zip to download and install the repository. 
Wait a couple of seconds while the repository is downloaded and installed. You’ll see a notification when the process finishes.
2.2. Install Seren addon
Now that the repository is installed, let’s use it to download and install the Seren addon and its dependencies.
9. Select Install from repository. 
10. Click on Nixgates Repo to open the repository. 
11. Select Video add-ons. 
12. Now select Seren. 
13. Press the Install button. 
14. You’ll see a list of all the dependencies for Seren, click OK to continue, and wait for the process to finish. 
15. Go back to the Home Screen, highlight the Add-ons tab and select Seren to open the addon. 
Seren is now installed on Kodi, but we still need to set up a couple of things. Next, we’re going to install a providers’ package.
2.3. Install a4kScrapers providers package
Seren requires provider packages for its scraping process. Without a provider package, Seren won’t be able to find any sources and you’ll get the “no providers installed” error message.
In this section, we are going to install the a4kScrapers provider package on Seren Kodi addon.
16. Select Tools on Seren’s main menu. 
17. Press Open Settings Menu. 
18. Highlight the Providers tab and press Manage Provider Packages. 
19. Now click on Install Package. 
20. Select Web Location…
21. Enter https://bit.ly/a4kScrapers and press OK to continue.
22. Press the Install button.
23. The provider package A4kScrapers is now installed. Press Close. 
You can press on A4KScrapers to enable/disable providers inside the package.
We’re almost done. Seren Kodi addon requires a Debrid account to play content. Next, we’re going to set up a Real Debrid account.
3. Set up Seren with Real Debrid
Seren Kodi addon requires a premium account from Real Debrid, Premiumize or All Debrid to function properly.
Debrid services offer unrestricted access to file hosters and cached torrents. When using cached torrents, your device will not connect directly to the p2p network, instead, Real Debrid will fetch the file and allow you to get it as a normal download.
In this example we’re going to use Real Debrid, a popular service to get access to cached torrents and various file hosters for a very low price.
1. Select Tools on Seren’s main menu.
2. Press Open Settings Menu.
3. Select the Accounts tab and click on Enable Real Debrid. 
4. Scroll down and press Authorize Real Debrid… 
5. Copy the authorization code.
6. Using a web browser visit https://real-debrid.com/device and enter the authorization code. (You must be logged into your Real Debrid account) 
7. Type Seren and press Set that name.
Once the Seren addon is authorized with Real Debrid you can close the browser and go back to Kodi.
8. Re-open the Settings Menu, select the Scraping tab, and set Preferred Cloud Location to Real Debrid. Press OK to continue.
All Done! You can now stream content with Seren and Kodi.
Seren offers many Smart Play features that are only available when you authorize your Trakt account, keep reading for more information.
If you want to use subtitles with Seren addon, please read How to enable subtitles on Kodi.
4. Additional Settings
Let’s take a look at how to set up some popular Seren features. These steps are optional but can improve your user experience.
4.1. Authorize Trakt with Seren [Recommended]
Trakt.tv is a free service that helps you organize and keep track of your favorite movies and shows. Seren features full integration with Trakt, taking care of scrobbling (check-in your watched videos) and giving you access to your Collection, lists, and bookmarks.
Authorizing your Trakt account with Seren is highly recommended since it’ll enable Smart Play features like continuous episode playback, Next episode / Still Watching dialogs, and preemptive scraping.
It will also enable two new items on the add-on’s main menu: My Movies, and My TV shows. You can use them to manage your Trakt collection, lists, and personalized suggestions.
To link your Trakt account with Seren Kodi addon, visit the Trakt.tv website, log in with your account and follow these steps:
1. Select Tools on Seren’s main menu.
2. Press Open Settings Menu.
3. Select the Accounts tab and click on Authorize Trakt… 
4. Copy the authorization code. 
5. Using a web browser, visit https://trakt.tv/activate and enter the authorization code. (You must be logged into your Trakt.tv account) 
6. Press Yes to link Seren to your Trakt account. 
Back in Kodi, you’ll see a Successfully authenticated with Trakt dialog. Press OK to continue, and wait while Seren synchronizes its database with Trakt.
You can access your collection, lists and other Trakt features using the My Movies and My TV shows categories on Seren’s main menu.
4.2. Select sources manually
By default, the Seren addon will automatically choose a source based on the Source & Filter settings. It is possible to override the automatic selection process and have Seren show a list of all available sources to choose one manually.
To set manual selection of sources on Seren, go to Tools on the add-on’s main menu, select Open Settings Menu, and follow these steps.
1. Make sure the Playback tab is selected and change Movie Play Style and Episode Play Style to Source Select. Press OK to save the settings. 
2. You will see a selectable list of available sources before playing a movie or episode.
All listed files are already cached on Real Debrid’s cloud. You can press the View Uncached button if there aren’t many cached sources available.
Uncached sources will be downloaded to the Debrid cloud before they can be played, the waiting time depends on the number of peers/seeds in the torrent, but it is usually quite fast. You can see the download status on the Real Debrid website.
If you want to go back to automatic source selection, set the Playback Style back to Auto Play, make sure you adjust the settings on Sort & Filter according to your preferences.
5. Seren Settings Summary
The Settings menu is divided into 10 categories: General, Themes, Metadata & Artwork, Accounts, Providers, Scraping, Sort & Filter, Playback, Shortcuts, and Advanced.
To open the Setting menu on Seren, go to the addon’s main menu, select Tools, and press Open Settings Menu.
5.1. General
Customize Seren’s menus options.
All Menus
Enable Search History: Activate this option to let Seren remember your searches for movies and shows.
Hide Specials: Disable this option to show specials.
Hide Unaired Items: Hide episodes and movies that haven’t been released yet.
Hide Watched Items: Do not show already watched episodes and movies.
Base List Type for Movie Genres: Most Popular / Trending.
Base List Type for TV Genres: Most Popular / Trending.
Hide Next Item in Widgets: Used in custom skins with widget support.
Episodes Menu
Flatten Season Episodes: Show all the episodes in a single list instead of ordering by seasons.
Show Remaining Unwatched Season Episodes in Mixed Lists: On / Off.
General Episode Title Display Style: Select a title style.
Mixed Episode Lists Title Display Style: Select a title style for mixed shows lists.
Trakt Menu
Next Up Sort Style: Sort Trakt’s Next Up list by Release Date or Recently Watched.
Collection Sort Style: Sort collection by Date Collected or Alphabetically.
Paginate Trakt Lists: Break lists into pages (makes navigation faster).
Paginate Trakt Collection: Break collection into pages (makes navigation faster).
List Title Display Style: Set a display type for list’s titles.
Miscelaneous
Delay Releases Date by a Day: Sources and meta-data for new releases are not instantly available. Delaying releases by a day will give enough time for the data and files to be published.
Page Item Limit: Select How many items to show on a single page.
Disable Notification Sound: Do not play sound on notifications.
Download Location: Folder to store downloaded files.
5.2. Themes
Seren Kodi addon supports themes for its custom windows. Using themes, you can match Seren’s style with your Kodi skin. There are themes available for Arctic Zephyr 2, AuraMod, and Arctic Horizon.
Colors
Current Color: Highlight color.
Select Text Highlight Color: Press to select a highlight color.
Themes
Enable Automatic Theme Updates: On / Off.
Active Theme: The current theme.
Install Theme: Press to install a Theme.
Uninstall Theme: Press to uninstall a Theme.
Switch Theme: Press to switch themes.
Check For Updates: Press to update themes.
5.3. Metadata & Artwork
Adjust Metadata and Artwork providers and settings.
The metadata provider supplies the information about movies and TV shows like the title, synopsis, genre, actors, and more.
The Artwork provider supplies background images, banners, and thumbnails shown on screen.
Metadata
Metadata location: TMDb / TVDB / Trakt. Select a metadata provider.
Show original titles: Show foreign titles in original language.
Limit to One Studio/Network: On/Off.
Use language based release dates for movies: On/Off.
OMDb API Key: You can also use your OMDb account.
Artwork
Disable Seren fanart fallback on items missing fanart: Off / On.
Preferred Artwork Size: Bigger artwork size can slow down navigation.
Fanart.TV API key: Use your API key to get extra fanart meta-data and better quality images.
Movie Artwork
Prefer Movie artwork from: Select artwork provider for movies.
Show Advanced Movie Artwork Settings: Adjust artwork settings.
TV Show Artwork
Prefer Movie artwork from: Select artwork provider for shows.
Show Advanced TV Artwork Settings: Adjust artwork settings.
5.4. Accounts
Manage your Trakt and Debrid accounts with Seren Kodi addon.
General
Enable Account Expiry Notifications: Show a notification when your Debrid account expires.
Trakt
Trakt Username: your Trakt username.
Authorize Trakt: Press to authorize your Trakt.tv account with Seren.
Enable Trakt Scrobbling: Scrobbling is the process of automatically tracking what you’re watching on Trakt. Disable this option if you’re using the official Trakt add-on for scrobbling.
— Start scrobble after seconds: 180 is the default value.
— Minimum scrobble percentage before marked: Movies and episodes will be marked as watched if more than X percent is played.
Revoke Trakt Authentication: Press to disconnect Seren from Trakt.
Premiumize
Enable Premiumize: Off / On.
Authorize Premiumize: Press to authorize Seren with Premiumize.
Premiumize Customer ID: Your customer ID.
Premiumize Status: Your account status.
Enable Torrents: On / Off.
Enable Hosters: Off / On.
Prefer Transcoded File: Off / On.
Store resolved items in cloud: Off / On.
Automatic Cloud Removal: On / Off.
Max Storage Space Used Before Deletion (GB): 750.
Real-Debrid
Enable Real-Debrid: Off / On.
Real-Debrid Username: Your Real Debrid username.
— Premium Status: Your account status.
Authorize Real-Debrid: Press to authorize Seren with Real Debrid.
Enable Torrents: On / Off.
Enable Hosters: Off / On.
Auto-Delete Torrents: On / Off.
AllDebrid
Enable AllDebrid: Off / On.
AllDebrid Username: Your AllDebrid username.
— Premium Status: Your account status.
Authorize AllDebrid: Press to authorize Seren with AllDebrid.
Enable Torrents: On / Off.
Enable Hosters: Off / On.
Auto-Delete Torrents: On / Off.
5.5. Providers
Install and manage providers used in the scraping process. The providers supply video sources to the add-on.
General
Enable Automatic Provider Update: On / Off.
Manage Provider Packages
Check For Updates: Press to update providers.
Manage Provider Packages: Press to install provider packages and enable/disable individual providers.
5.6. Scraping
Scraping is the process of searching for sources on the web. Here you can adjust scraping options.
General
Scraper Display Style: Show progress window while scraping, or choose to scrape in the background.
Cache Torrent Info Locally: Store scraping results on cache for faster subsequent scraping.
Timeout: Number of seconds to wait for responses.
Cloud Scraping
Scrape Premiumize Cloud: Search sources on your Premiumize cloud storage.
Scrape Real-Debrid Cloud: Search sources on your Real-Debrid cloud storage.
Scrape AllDebrid Cloud: Search sources on your AllDebrid cloud Storage.
Auto Caching Assistant
Add un-cached sources to the Debrid cloud automatically: On/Off.
– Assist Mode: Automatic / Manual Selection.
– Preferred Cloud Location: Premiumize / Real-Debrid / AllDebrid.
Preemptive Termination
Enable Preemptive Termination: On / Off. Stops the scraping process as soon as the specified conditions are met. This can decrease the scraping time, but it might also skip some sources.
— Minimum Movie Resolution: 4K / 1080p / 720p / SD.
— Minimum TV Show Resolution: 1080p / 720p / SD / 4K.
— Minimum Sources: 5. Minimum amount of source required to terminate the process.
— Terminate on: Torrents Only, Hosters Only, Torrents/Hosters.
— Wait for cloud files: Off / On.
Terminate if cloud sources are found: On / Off.
Terminate if adaptive sources are found: On / Off.
5.7. Sort & Filter
Seren Kodi addon uses Filters to specify the type of sources that you want to ignore during the scraping process.
Some filters to keep in mind are DV (Dolby-Vision), CAM (low quality sources), HC (Hard coded subtitles), 3D (3D Video), HVEC (H.265 High Efficiency Video Coding). Enable/Disable the filters according to your device’s capabilities.
To sort the scraped sources, you can select up to 8 sorting instructions that will be executed sequentially.
Source Filters
Choose Items to Filter: Press to open the Filter selection screen. Enabled items will be filtered.
Max Resolution: 4K / 1080p / 720p / SD. Set a maximum video resolution.
Min Resolution: SD / 4K / 1080p / 720p. Set minimum video resolution.
Enable File Size Limit: Set different file size restrictions for Movies and Episodes.
— Movie File Size limit (GB): 10.
— Episode File size limit (GB): 10.
— Movie Minimum File Size (GB): 0.0.
— Episode Minimum File Size (GB): 0.0.
Source Sorting
Choose Sorting: You can define the source sorting rules. Each level must contain one of the following sorting instructions.
Each level will be executed one after the other and can contain one of the following sorting instructions.
- Resolution: Sort by resolution, prioritizing higher resolution videos. (Can be reversed for lower first)
- Source Type: Prioritize sources by type. (Cloud, Adaptive, Torrents, Hosters)
- Debrid Provider: Prioritize sources by Debrid Provider (Premiumize, Real-Debrid, AllDebrid)
- Size: Sort by file size, prioritizing higher first. (Can be reversed for lower first)
- Low Cam Sort: Push Low-quality Cam sources to the bottom. (Can be reversed to prioritize low-quality sources)
- HEVC: Prioritize High Efficiency Video Coding (H.265)
- DV/HDR: Prioritize Dolby-Vision and/or High Dynamic Range video.
- Audio Channels: Prioritize sources by audio channels.
Prioritize the Last Resolved Show Release Name: Try to select episodes from the same pack or release group when continuously playing TV shows.
5.8. Playback
Adjust playback settings on Seren addon. Smart Play features like Next Up / Still Watching Dialogs, Preemptive Scraping and continuous episodes playback require a Trakt account to properly work.
General
Movie Play Style: Choose between auto-playing or manually selecting Movies.
Episode Play Style: Choose between auto-playing or manually selecting Episodes.
Resume
Auto Resume Shows from Next Unwatched Episode: Off / On.
Watched Progress Resume Style: Ask / Automatic / Do not resume.
Resolving
Auto try next link on resolve failure (Source Select): On / Off.
On failure to resolve torrent file: Ask for manual file selection / Skip Sources.
Smart Play
Enable Smart Play: Smart Play allows you to play episodes continually. You must authorize your Trakt account to use this feature.
Pre-emptive Scraping: Start scraping sources for the next episode before the currently playing episode ends.
Smart Play Display Style: Fancy / Background Task.
Enable Playing Next Dialog: Show a dialog with next episode info at the end of the currently playing episode.
— Minimum Seconds Left Before Showing Dialog: 30.
— Default Action if Nothing Selected: Play / Pause.
Enable Still Watching Dialog: Ask for user interaction every certain number of episodes.
— Episodes Between Dialog Prompts: 3.
5.9. Shortcuts
Utilities for add-on maintenance and test.
Clear Cache
Clear Cache: Clearing the cache can fix some common errors.
Clear Local Torrent Cache: Clearing the local torrent cache can fix some scraping errors.
Clear Search History: Delete search history.
Wipe Addon Data: Erase all settings and accounts. Restore the add-on to its original state.
TraktSync Tools
Clear last sync time: Reset last synchronization time.
Force sync with Trakt: Synchronize Seren’s database with Trakt.
Rebuild Database: Clear database and resynchronize.
Window Tests
Test various custom windows. Usually used with Seren’s Themes.
5.10. Advanced
Advanced menu settings, Optional API keys and Performance settings.
Menu
Enable Kodi Menu Caching: Cache menus for faster navigation.
Force widget refresh after playback ends: Refresh screen to show updated watched status when video ends, but slows down navigation.
Enable Tools menu item for Window Tests.
Force view types on menus: Change the view style for movies and shows.
Optional API Keys
Using your own API keys can speed up navigation.
TMDb API Keys.
TVDB API Keys.
Trakt Client ID.
Trakt Client Secret.
TimeZone
Local Time Zone: Your time-zone is autodetected.
Performance
Threading Scale: Control the number of recurrent threads. More threads can speed up the scraping process, but it can also overload the CPU on slow devices.
Re-Use Language Invoker Status: Disabled/Enabled.
Toggle Re-Use Language Invoker.
6. Seren Kodi addon FAQ
Yes. Seren requires a premium account from Real-Debrid, Premiumize or All Debrid to stream high-quality cached torrents.
No. When using a Debrid service, your traffic is already encrypted using SSL/TSL with HTTPS.
Yes. Cached torrents files are downloaded by your Debrid service provider using their servers. These files are then stored on their servers so you can access them as a normal download using HTTPS, which is an encrypted protocol. Since you’re using the Debrid’s server as a proxy, your IP address is not exposed to the P2P network.
7. Alternatives to Seren Kodi addon
Looking for more add-ons? These are some of our favorite Kodi add-ons for December 2023.
Please visit our list of the best Kodi add-ons for more information.
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I have installed Seren since Venom was no longer working for me.
However Seren is extremely slow for me, for example when clicking on Most Popular in TV Shows i have to wait for a very, very, very long time before i get some results, while in Venom it was almost instant.
Is there a fix for this? My internet connection isn’t the issue.
Thank you so much for this, it was a huge help
I’ve used Seren a while now …it’s great and I don’t think there’s another better player.
I have set it up OK and it plays without a hitch
My only small problem is I can’t find a way to delete ‘watched’ films in ‘My Files’
pressing the hamburger button on my remote give you lots of choices but deleting is’nt one of them.
i would be very grateful for any advice and your site above is detailed and top class!
Great work on this breakdown of Seren. Love all the added information on each section. Being a novice with Seren it made setting up and learning some of the in and out of Seren alot easier. Wish that I could find more articles like this one on other computer and software issues that I and others have.
Seren keeps Syncing, constantly non-stop. Trakt Sync, bookmarks etc. How do I stop it?.
Hi! Sounds like your database got corrupted.
Go to Seren > tools > open setting menu > shortcuts > Trakt sync tools to clear the last sync time, rebuild the database and force a sync with trakt.
Wait until the sync process is done, it might take a couple of minutes depending on the size of your trakt collection/lists.
how do i stop seren from downloading two copies of of an episode
no playable sources found for item Can’t play
Hi. Thank you so much for this information.
I love Seren and use it with Real Debrid and Trakt.
The only little issue I’ve found is that my Trakt Collection lists are filtered into pages. You have to scroll to the bottom of each page and click “next page” and it then loads the next batch of shows. Some pages only have 3 or 4 shows, others more.
The pages are also not sorted alphabetically.
Do you know if there’s some way of sorting them alphabetically and changing the page length? (Increase the number of shows on each page)?
I tried the Kodi sort functions on the left side of the screen, but that doesn’t do the job.
Hi thanks for your in depth “howto”
Is this relevant for Kodi 19.2 as i keep getting errors
Hi, Seren works on Kodi 19.2. What kind of error are you getting?
A lot of people are having Trakt sync problems lately. In that case, try revoking your current Trakt authorization and creating a new one.
Open Seren and go to Tools > Open Settings menu > Accounts > Revoke Trakt Authentication…
Restart Kodi and re-authorize your Trakt account. Seren will sync its DB with Trakt, wait for the process to complete.
Hi! I want to know why from all my 600 collection movies only 80 appear?
I’ve had Seren for years on multiple devices that all have the same settings. The Seren in my bedroom stopped updating my favorite series. I’ve manually updated Seren and the scraper and this doesn’t seem to fix the issue. Any idea? Thanks.
Found the fix lol. Go to the season that’s causing this issue and hit the options button. Select: Trakt Manager –> Refresh Item Metadata.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Counter running in top left hand corner but no picture?
Hello. On step 22 which instructs me to “set Seren as name”, I am actually taken to a login page where I need to enter a Real-Debrid username and password. I’m not taken to a page where I can set Seren as a name. Please advise. Thanks so much.
Hi. Seren requires a premium Debrid account in order to work. If you already have an account, log into Real Debrid first and then visit https://real-debrid.com/device to enter the authorization code.
If the authorization code expires, press Authorize Real Debrid on Kodi again (step 19) to generate a new code.
Seren is logging out of Real Debrid account after each movie playback or few hours . How can I fix this? Kinda annoying to have to authorize device on my real debrid account before using seren each time.
Hi! this is an issue for many users right now and it will be fixed in the next version (2.1.2).
To fix it now, you’ll have to wipe all your Seren settings and re-configure the addon afterwards. Open Seren > select Tools > Wipe addon Data. Now restart Kodi and set up Seren again (authorize Real Debrid, install providers and all the other stuff)
Why is seren constantly saying that the real debrid account has expired, and it was just set up for a six months package so there’s no way that it’s expired 2-3 hour later?
Hi! The current version of Seren has a bug causing problems with Real Debrid, the developer is working on a fix and hopefully it’ll be fixed soon. In the meantime please try some of our recommended add-ons, having a backup add-on is always a good idea.