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Venom is a popular Kodi add-on that allows you to stream movies and TV shows using premium sources. This add-on has many features like Trakt.tv support, library integration, Youtube section, Debrid cloud manager, and more.
You’ll need a premium account from Real Debrid, All Debrid, or Premiumize for Venom to work properly. This add-on uses FenomScrapers, an external scraper package also used by other add-ons like Fen.
Venom addon is compatible with Kodi 19 Matrix and Kodi 18 Leia.
In this guide, we’re going to install and set up Venom on Kodi. Let’s get started!
1. Venom Overview
| Type | Movies and TV Shows |
| Free Sources | No |
| Premium Sources | Real Debrid, Premiumize, All Debrid, Furk |
| Source type | Cached Torrents and File Hosting Websites |
| Trakt.tv support | Yes |
| Library Integration | Yes |
| More Features | Continuous episodes playback, PlayNext and Still Watching dialogs, Context Menu items, File downloads, Integrated subtitles. |
Venom sample screenshots:
2. Install Venom on Kodi
If this is the first time you install 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. Adding Venom source
Let’s begin by adding a link to the official source on 123venom’s Github page, this will allow us to download 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. Write https://123venom.github.io/ on the top box and venom on the bottom one. Press OK to add the source. 
2.2. Installing Venom repository
The repository is responsible for installing and updating the add-on, let’s use the new source to download the Venom repo.
5. Go back to the Settings menu and this time select Add-ons. 
6. Click on Install from zip file. 
On Kodi 19, you’ll see a message about the auto-update feature. Press Yes to proceed.
7. Now select venom. 
8. Click on repository.venom-x.x.zip to download and install the repository. 
2.3. Installing Venom add-on
Now we’ll use the repository to download and install Venom with all its dependencies.
9. Select Install from repository. 
10. Click on Venom Repo.
11. Select Video add-ons.
12. Now select Venom.
13. Press the Install button.
14. You’ll see a list of dependencies to be installed along with the add-on. Press OK to continue and wait until the process is finished.
15. Go back to the Home Screen, you’ll see a shortcut to Venom on the Add-ons tab.
We have installed Venom on Kodi, but we still need to authorize a Debrid account so that the add-on can find sources and stream content.
2.4. Authorizing Venom with Real Debrid
Using premium accounts gives you unrestricted access to several file hosters and cached-torrents. It greatly improves the speed, quantity, and quality of available sources.
In this tutorial we’ll use Real Debrid, a popular service to get access to various file hosters and cached torrents for a very low price.
It is important that you open My Accounts via Venom so that the settings will sync automatically. If you open My accounts from the main screen, you will have to sync Venom and My accounts manually.
16. Open Venom and select Tools.
17. Press My Accounts Settings.
18. Select the Debrid Accounts tab and click on Authorize under Real-Debrid.
19. Copy the authorization code. 
20. Use a web browser to visit https://real-debrid.com/device and enter the authorization code. (You must be logged in to your Real Debrid account). 
21. Set a name for this connection, we’ll write Venom. Press Set that name to continue. 
Note: You can manage all your connected devices on the Real Debrid website under My Devices.
22. Go back to Kodi. You should now see your username in the Real Debrid section. Press OK to continue. 
All done! Now you’re ready to stream content on Kodi with Venom. Use Venom’s main menu to search for movies or TV shows.
23. You will see a selectable list of available sources before playing a movie or episode.
To continuously play episodes, open the context menu on the episode you want to watch and select Play from here.
When using cached torrents, your device won’t connect to the p2p network directly, instead, Real Debrid will fetch the files on their servers and it’ll let you get them as a normal download.
Venom supports automatic subtitles but if you need more control over the subtitles selection process please read How to enable automatic subtitles on Kodi.
3. Additional Settings
Let’s take a look at how to set up some popular Venom features. These steps are optional but can improve your user experience.
3.1. Venom and Trakt
Trakt.tv is a free service that helps you organize and keep track of your favorite movies and shows. Using a Trakt account is very helpful if you want to sync your watched status across devices.
Venom can integrate with your Trakt account giving you access to your Collection, lists, and bookmarks.
It is also capable of scrobbling, so using the official Trakt add-on is optional. Scrobbling means automatically checking in your watched episodes and movies on the cloud.
To use Trakt with Venom, visit the Trakt.tv website, log in with your account, and follow these steps.
I. Select Tools on Venom’s main menu.
II. Press My Accounts Settings.
III. Make sure the Trakt tab is selected and press Authorization…
IV. Copy the authorization code. 
V. Using a web browser, visit https://trakt.tv/activate and enter the authorization code. You must be logged into your Trakt account. 
VI. Press Yes to link your Trakt account to Venom. 
You can now access your Trakt collection and lists with Venom using the My Movies and My TV Shows categories on the addon’s main menu.
If you are not using the official Trakt add-on, you should Enable scrobbling on Venom. Go to the add-on’s main menu, select Tools, and press Settings: General.
VII. Highlight the Trakt tab, scroll down and activate Enable Scrobbling. Set the Resume Point source to Trakt scrobbles to keep your devices synchronized. 
If you are using Kodi on a single device, you can keep the Resume Point source on Local to avoid unnecessary calls to the Trakt API that can slow down navigation.
4. Venom Settings Summary
The Settings menu is divided into 13 categories: General, Navigation, TV Shows, Playback, Providers, Source Options, Trakt, Accounts, Library, Downloads, Subtitles, Debugging, and Shortcuts.
To open the settings menu on Venom go to the add-on’s main menu, select Tools, and press Settings: General.
4.1. General
Adjust interface settings and meta-data providers options.
| Icon Package [1] | Venom, Exodus, Exuary |
| Menu Icon Type [2] | Traditional, MetaProvider Logos |
| Add Metadata Provider Labels. ex.(IMDb) | (On) |
| Indicators [3] | Local, Trakt |
| Highlight Color | Yellow |
| api Language [4] | English |
| Page Item Limit [5] | 20 |
| Title Search Limit (Movies and TVShows) | 20 |
| Enable Fanart [6] | (On) |
| Enable Extended Artwork (fanart.tv) | (On) |
| — Help — | Press for information about Extended Artwork |
| – Clear Metadata and Cache | |
| – Prefer TMDb artwork (poster, fanart) | (On) |
| Hide movies in cinema [7] | (Off) |
| Months to Rollback for Hiden Cinema | 6 |
| Movie theatrical unreleased color | Yellow Green |
| Enable Notification Sound | (Off) |
| Notify Me About Available Updates | (Off) |
| My Movies and list sort options [8] | |
| IMDb list sorting | Default, Title, Rating, Votes, Date Premiered, Date Added, Date Watched |
| – Sorting Order | Ascending, Descending |
| — Help — | Press for information about the IMDb list sorting option |
| Movie Sorting | Date Premiered |
| – Sorting Order | Descending |
| Collections Sorting | Date Premiered |
| – Sorting Order | Descending |
| Watchlist Sorting | Date Added |
| – Sorting Order | Descending |
[1] Icon Package: Select the color and style of icons.
[2] Menu Icon Type: Choose between traditional icons or Meta-data provider icons on menu items.
[3] Indicators: Save watched status locally or on the cloud using your Trakt account.
[4] API Language: Set meta-data language for movies and shows information.
[5] Page Limit: Set the number of items per page for movies and shows.
[6] Enable Fanart: Show posters and background images.
[7] Hide Movies in Cinema: It may take a while for new releases to have HD sources available. Activating this option will remove newer movies with low-quality sources.
[8] My Movies and list sort options: Sorting options for My Movies. Requires a Trakt account.
4.2. Navigation
You can customize the add-on’s Main Menu, Movies, and TV Shows interface. Just enable or disable the menu items.
4.3. TV Shows
TV Shows menu settings and sorting options.
| Flatten TV seasons [1] | (Off) |
| Include Special Episodes (Season 0) | (Off) |
| Show unaired seasons/episodes | (Off) |
| – Unaired Season/Episode Color | Yellow Green |
| Unwatched Count [2] | (Off) |
| Enable Calendar (TVMaze) fetching extended metadata [3] | (Off) |
| Continue Episode Playback Settings | |
| Enable PlayNext popup [4] | (Off) |
| My TVShows and list sort options [5] | |
| IMDb list sorting | Default |
| – Sorting Order | Ascending |
| Show Sorting | Default |
| – Sorting Order | Ascending |
| Watchlist Sorting | Date Added |
| – Sorting Order | Descending |
| Progress Sorting | Date Watched |
| – Sorting Order | Descending |
| Calendar Sorting | Date Premiered |
| – Sorting Order | Descending |
| Air information | (Off) |
[1] Flatten TV seasons: Show all available episodes in a big list instead of ordered by season.
(2) Unwatched Count: Show Unwatched count on multi-episode lists. Requires a Trakt account and might not work on some skins.
[3] Enable Calendar (TVMaze) fetching extended data: fetching extended data will make the calendar load slower, this option is disabled by default.
[4] Enable PlayNext popup: Displays a pop-up window with the next episode information at the end of each episode. You must use the “Play from here” option in the Context Menu to play episodes continuously and display the PlayNext and Still Watching dialogs.
[5] My TVShows and list sort options: Sorting options for My TVShows category. Requires a Trakt account.
4.4. Playback
Adjust playback settings.
| When playback starts… | |
| Resume Playback [1] | (On) |
| Auto Resume [2] | (Off) |
| When playback ends… | |
| Force container refresh [3] | (Off) |
[1] Resume Playback: If video playback is interrupted, Kodi will ask you to resume playback the next time you play the same video.
[2] Auto Resume: Kodi will automatically resume playback without asking.
[3] Force container refresh: After playing a video, Kodi marks it as watched on its local database and/or on the cloud using Trakt. This option will force a refresh to the user interface to show the new markers immediately but it might make the navigation slower.
4.5. Providers
Providers are used in the scraping process to find sources. Venom uses the Fenom Scrapers module to manage the providers.
| Fenom Scrapers Settings [1] | |
| — Help — | |
| Clear Providers Cache After Changing Scraper Provider | |
| Clear Providers Cache… [2] | |
[1] Fenom Scraper Settings: Enable/Disable scapers using Fenom Scraper. Remember that the more providers you activate, the longer the scraping process will be.
[2] Clear Providers Cache: You must clear the Providers Cache after changing the provider settings.
4.6. Source Options
Customize the sources handling process. Set the play style (auto-play or source select), define filters to limit results, set preemptive termination, and more.
| Scraper Preparation | |
| Default (movie/episode) select action [1] | Source Select, Auto Play |
| Disable CloudFlare protected providers | (Off) |
| — Help — | |
| Check IMDb year for Movies | (On) |
| — Help — | |
| Scraper Progress Dialog [2] | |
| Progress Dialog (Scraping and Resolving) | Foreground, Background |
| Scraper Timeout | 60 |
| Scraper Dialog Highlight Color | Lawn Green |
| Terminate on Cloud Sources [3] | (On) |
| Pre-emptive Termination [4] | (Off) |
| Source Filtering Options [5] | |
| Max Quality | 4K, 1080p, 720p, 480p(SD) |
| Enable Movie File Size Limit | (Off) |
| Enable Episde File Size Limit | (Off) |
| Remove Duplicate Sources | (On) |
| – Do not spam log with removed duplicates | (On) |
| Remove Dolby Vision sources | (Off) |
| Remove HEVC sources | (Off) |
| Remove HDR sources | (Off) |
| Remove CAM sources | (Off) |
| Remove SD sources (only if better quality exists) | (Off) |
| Remove 3D sources | (On) |
| Remove uncached torrents | (On) |
| — Help — | |
| Source Select [6] | |
| Highlight Color | Lawn Green |
| Torrent/Hoster sorting method | Do Not group (quality, site priority), Group (Torrents, Acct Sources, Prem Hosters) |
| Sort by file size | (On) |
| Autoplay SD Quality only | (Off) |
[1] Default (movie/episode) select action: Choose a playstyle, you can manually select a source to play or let Venom pick a source automatically using the filters.
[2] Scraper progress dialog: Customize the scraper progress dialog.
[3] Terminate on Cloud Sources: Stop scraping if the source is found on your Debrid cloud.
[4] Preemptive Termination: Stop the scraping process as soon as the specified number of sources (with the specified resolution) are found. This can decrease the scraping time.
[3] Source Filtering Options: Adjust the filters to your liking, this is especially useful when using Auto-play.
(4) Source Select: Customize the Source Select window.
4.7. Trakt
Manage your Trakt account and other related settings.
| Trakt | |
| Open My Accounts Addon [1] | |
| sync(re) with My Accounts [2] | |
| — Help — | |
| Trakt Username [3] | |
| Account Info | |
| Server Notifications | (On) |
| General Notifications | (On) |
| Direct Progress Scraping [4] | (Off) |
| — Help — | |
| Rating | Default, Force |
| Enable scrobbling [5] | (On) |
| — Help — | |
| – Show notification on scrobble | (Off) |
| Resume Point source [6] | Local, Trakt scrobbles |
| Trakt Progress Show unaired episodes | (Off) |
| Trakt Upcoming Progress prepend date | (On) |
| –Help — | |
| Paginate Lists when possible | (On) |
| Trakt Management Tools | |
| Hide fully watched shows | (Off) |
| Auto Trakt Collections Syncing | |
| Sync on Kodi Start | (Off) |
| Schedule Updates Everty – Hour/s | 0 |
| 0 values Disables Scheduling | |
[1] Open My Accounts Add-on: Venom uses an external add-on to manage your Trakt and Debrid accounts.
[2] Sync(re) with My Accounts: Re-synchronize Venom with My Accounts. Use this option if you made changes to your accounts. If you open My Accounts through Venom using Tools -> Open my Account Addon, the synchronization will occur automatically.
[3] Trakt username: Your username will appear here once you’ve authorized your account.
[4] Direct Progress Scraping: allows an item in your Trakt Progress list to instantly scrape and play instead of loading an episode list from that current NextUp/Progress position.
[5] Enable scrobbling: Scrobbling keeps track of your watched movies and episodes on the cloud.
[6] Resume Point source: Set to Trakt scrobbles to synchronize the status across devices. Use Local if you use Kodi on a single device.
4.8. Accounts
Account settings from the following services: AllDebrid, Premiumize, Real-Debrid, Fanart.tv, TMDb, IMDb and Furk. All accounts are managed by an external add-on called My Accounts.
| Open My Accounts Addon [1] | |
| sync(re) with My Accounts [2] | |
| — Help — | |
| Account info from My Accounts | |
| AllDebrid [3] | |
| Please visit My Account for setup | |
| Premiumize.me [4] | |
| Please visit My Accounts for setup | |
| Real-Debrid [5] | |
| Enable | (On) |
| username | (Your username will appear here once you authorize your account) |
| Priority | 10 |
| Sored resolved items in cloud [6] | (Off) |
| Enable cloud scraper [7] | (Off) |
| Server Notifications | (On) |
| Account Info | |
| FANART.TV [8] | |
| Please visit My Accounts for setup | |
| Fanart API | |
| TMDb [9] | |
| Please visit My Accounts for setup | |
| TMDb API | |
| TMDb username | |
| TMDb password | |
| — Help — | |
| IMDb [10] | |
| Please visit My Accounts for setup | |
| User | |
| Furk.net [11] | |
| Please visit My Accounts for setup | |
| Furk Username | |
| Furk Password | |
| Furk API key | |
[1] Open My Accounts Addon: All accounts are managed by the My Accounts add-on.
[2] Sync(re) with My Accounts: Re-synchronize Venom with My Accounts. Use this option if you made changes to your accounts. If you open My Accounts via Venom -> Tools -> Open my Account Addon, the synchronization will occur automatically.
[3] AllDebrid: Authorize Venom with AllDebrid.
[4] Premiumize: Authorize Venom with Premiumize.
[5] Real-Debrid: Authorize Venom with Real Debrid. The settings are very similar to the ones for AllDebrid and Premiumize.
[6] Store Resolved items in cloud: Keep played files on your personal cloud.
[7] Enable cloud scraper: Search for matching video files on your personal cloud. Enable this option if you manually add torrents to your cloud.
[8] Fanart.tv: Using a fanart account can speed up the meta-data retrieval process.
[9] TMDb: Use your personal TMDb lists on Venom.
[10] IMDb: Using an IMDb account can speed up the meta-data retrieval process.
[11] Furk.net: Furk is another popular cloud storage service.
4.9. Library
Venom can integrate with Kodi’s Library.
| Movies [1] | (kodi_installation_folder) / userdata / addon_data / plugin.video.venom / Movies |
| TV [2] | (kodi_installation_folder) / userdata / addon_data / plugin.video.venom / TVShows |
| – Add folders to Kodi Sources Now… [3] | |
| folders will be imported to the library if they are added to media sources. | |
| Auto Update Service [4] | (Off) |
| Show service notification during update | (On) |
| Show general notifications | (Off) |
| Update library after adding content | (On) |
| Avoid creating duplicate content | (On) |
| 24HR delay before import [5] | (On) |
| Include Special Episodes (Season 0) | (Off) |
| Include episodes with unknown air dates | (On) |
| Create .strm files for TMDB Helper [6] | (Off) |
[1] Movies: Select a folder to store .srtm files for movies.
[2] TV: Select a folder to store .strm files for TV shows.
[3] Add folders to Kodi Sources Now: Set the specified folders as Kodi media sources. You need to restart Kodi after this for the changes to take effect.
[4] Auto Update Service: The automatic update service will periodically check for new episodes of your shows.
[5] 24HR delay before import: Allow enough time for new episode meta-data to be available.
[6] Create .strm filed for TMDB Helper: Use this option if you’re using TheMovieDBHelper add-on.
4.10. Downloads
Venom can also download files. You must set up separate folders for your downloaded movies and shows.
| Enable Downloads [1] | (Off) |
| Movies [2] | |
| TV [3] | |
| – File Name Format | torrent file name |
[1] Enable Downloads: Downloading features are disabled by default. Activate this option to enable downloads.
[2] Movies: Set a folder for your downloaded movies.
[3] TV: Set a folder for your downloaded TV shows.
4.11. Subtitles
Venom can automatically download subtitles for your videos. If you need more control over the downloaded subtitles, please read How to enable subtitles on Kodi.
| Enable Subtitles [1] | (Off) |
| Enable notifications of subtitle downloads | (On) |
| Convert subtitles to UTF-8 [2] | (Off) |
| Primary Language [3] | English |
| Secondary Language [3] | English |
[1] Enable Subtitles: Activate to enable automatic subtitle download.
[2] Convert to UTF-8: This can help with subtitles in languages with extra character sets.
[3] Languages: Select primary and secondary language for subtitles.
4.12. Debugging
Developer settings used for troubleshooting. It’s best not to mess with these settings.
4.13. Shortcuts
Shortcuts to clear cache and show changelog.
5. Venom Kodi add-on FAQ
Yes. Venom requires a premium account from Real Debrid, Premiumize or All Debrid.
No. When using a Debrid account your traffic is already encrypted using HTTPS.
First, make sure your Debrid account is authorized and it hasn’t expired. Then, try clearing Venom’s cache. Follow these steps:
1. Select Tools on Venom’s main menu.
2. Select Cache Options.
3. Press Clear all caches.
4. Confirm by pressing Yes.
5. Restart Kodi.
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.
6. Alternatives to Venom
Looking for more add-ons? These are some of our favorite Kodi add-ons for September 2021.
Please visit our list of the best Kodi add-ons for more information.
 | The Crew: Free and premium sources. Very popular add-on with many extra features like live sports and more. (Kodi 19 Matrix & 18 Leia) |
 | The Oath: Free and premium sources. Great add-on based on Exodus. (Kodi 19 Matrix & 18 Leia) |
 | Seren: Premium sources. Excellent add-on with great user interface and many innovative features. (Kodi 19 Matrix & 18 Leia) |
 | Venom: Premium sources. Very popular add-on with great features. (Kodi 19 Matrix & 18 Leia) |
 | Elementum: P2P sources. An excellent add-on that offers high-quality streams using torrents. (Kodi 19 Matrix & 18 Leia) |
No matter what i do i get tge message No debrid account setup, account is required, if i go to my account, my real debrid account is there and active, i have revoked it several times, still the same message, all other addons like the crew working fine with my real debrid accounten tried removing venom and adding it again.
Hi. After authorizing Real Debrid on My Accounts, you need to synchronize Venom with My Accounts so it can recognize the new settings.
Open Venom > go to Tools > select Settings: Accounts > and press sync(re) with My Accounts.
If you open My Accounts via Venom (using Tools > My Accounts Settings), the synchronization will occur automatically.
Hi, You might’ve authorized the RD account only in My Account Settings. After authorizing RD account in My account settings in Venom tools menu, scroll down to SETTINGS: Account, then go to Real-Debrid and Enable it. This solved my problem with this authentication error. Hope this helps.
Venom doesn’t work, even when the debrid account has been purchased and set up. Same message, same problem.
Thanks, everything is working fine. But i hate the thumbnail – icon of this add on. Can you please tell me how to change it?
I’ve just followed all to install, I’ve deleted all caches, I’ve just registered a Debrid account, but I’m getting always the message “permission-denied” and “unknown_resource”
Hi, I reinstalled Venom on Windows and Android a couple of times, but I couldn’t reproduce the error.
I also checked the source code to see if I could get some insights on the problem but those error messages are not hardcoded on Venom nor MyAccounts so they are probably coming directly from the Debrid service.
It seems like maybe an error occurred when authorizing your account. Could you please try to re-authorize your account and report back?
Thanx for fast answering. Well I’ve just seen that I should buy the real debrid service to use it, I was supposed to use it for free. Actually I’m not interested in buying this service.
Same. I tried everything for this “permission-denied” and “unknown_resource” and it’s not working. My account is still on and nothing seems to work. Surely you must have done something that you forgot to annotate.
Also, I would like to input that you commented, “When using cached torrents, your device won’t connect to the p2p network directly,” yet everything that I see for any movie or show literally has nothing but Cached Torrents.
Help? Explain?
Debrid services let you download torrents using their servers, those files are then stored on the server so users can download them without connecting to the torrent network. This is why they are called “cached” torrents, the Debrid server acts as a file cache. Most add-ons give preference to cached torrents as those files tend to be more reliable and have better quality than files from hosters.
The reason you’re only getting cached torrents is that Hosters are disabled by default on FenomScrapers, if you want to enable them, open FenomScrapers, select the Premium Hosters tab, and click on Enable All Hoster Providers. Be aware that this will increase your search time when finding sources.
All of this worked, but when I choose a movie, I just keep getting, “Permission_Denied, Unknown_Ressource”
Please verify that your Debrid account has not expired and try to reauthorize it using My Accounts. Also, try clearing the cache following the steps in the FAQ. When restarting Kodi, use the Power button in the upper left corner of the Home Screen and select Exit, if you just kill the process, some settings may not be saved.
Same here, have you been able to figure how to make it work?