Getting started
Setting up Quvito
From download to your first stream in about five minutes. Quvito runs on your Windows PC and on Android phones & TV — with Mac, iPhone and Apple TV to follow — all free in the alpha. You just bring a source it can play.
Quvito is a player and library manager. It ships with no channels, streams or content — you connect your own legally-authorized source (a TV subscription, playlist, portal, or your own files). Have those details handy before you start.
First, where does your library live?
Quvito has one moving part worth understanding before you install anything. One device holds your library — your sources, recordings, favorites and watch history — and every other screen connects to it. That device is your server.
A computer hosts it — recommended. Install Quvito on your Windows PC and it becomes the server. Phones and TVs then pair to it and share everything: the same library, the same Continue Watching, on every screen.
Or a single device runs on its own. No computer to leave on? An Android phone or TV can run Quvito by itself — add your sources on the device and watch them right there. This is self-contained: that device serves only its own screen, and other phones or TVs cannot connect to it. Two devices set up this way keep two separate libraries.
So if you want one shared library across the house — the same Continue Watching wherever you sit down — a PC has to hold it. Set that device up first, then pair the others to it.
Pick your platform
iPhone and Apple TV apps are on the way.
On your Windows PC
The PC becomes your server: it holds the library and serves every other screen in the house.
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Download the installer
Grab Quvito Setup from the download page. It's a single Windows installer, just over 200 MB — the download page shows the exact size for the current build.
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Run it
Double-click the downloaded
.exe. You can choose the install folder and whether to add desktop / Start-menu shortcuts. It installs for your user only — no admin rights needed.If Windows warns youThis alpha isn't code-signed yet, so Windows SmartScreen may show “Windows protected your PC.” Click More info → Run anyway to continue. Signing is on the roadmap for a later build.
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Launch Quvito
Open it from the desktop shortcut or Start menu. The first launch sets up a local library and opens the welcome screen — carry on at First run below.
On your Mac
The Mac can host your library exactly like a PC — or pair to a PC that already does.
The Mac app is built for macOS 26 (Tahoe). On an older macOS it won't open at all, so check Apple menu → About This Mac before you download.
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Download the disk image
Grab the Mac download from the download page. It's a
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Drag Quvito to Applications
Open the downloaded
.dmgand drag Quvito into your Applications folder, then eject the disk image. The app is signed and notarized by Apple, so it opens without any security warnings. -
Host your library — or pair to a PC
Hosting: add your sources on the Mac and it becomes the server — phones and TVs pair to it just as they would to a PC.
Pairing: on the PC that already holds your library, open Settings → Share & Devices, turn on “Allow devices on my Wi-Fi to connect,” and show the pairing code. Enter it on the Mac and your library, favorites and history come across.
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Updates install themselves
The Mac app checks for a new version once a day and offers it in Settings → About & Legal, where there is also a Check for Updates button — it downloads, verifies the build is genuinely ours, and restarts into the new version.
On your Android phone or tablet
Pair it to the computer holding your library, or run it on its own. Either way it doubles as a remote for the TV.
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Join the beta, then install · Open beta
Quvito is on Google Play as a public beta. Join the beta first — until you do, the app won't show up in the Play Store for your account.
- On the phone, signed in with the Google account it uses, open the beta opt-in page and press Become a tester.
- Then open Quvito on Google Play and install it like any other app.
“Item not found”?That means the account on the device hasn't joined the beta. Check the account in Play Store → profile picture matches the one you opted in with, then give it a few minutes to appear.
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Pair it — or run it on its own
Paired (recommended): on the PC holding your library, open Settings → Share & Devices, turn on “Allow devices on my Wi-Fi to connect,” and show the QR. Scan it in the app and your whole library, favorites and history appear on the phone.
On its own: no computer running? The app can run Quvito on the phone by itself — add your sources right there and carry on at First run. Note this library is the phone’s alone: nothing else can connect to it, and it will not sync with a PC you set up later.
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Use it as a remote
A paired phone doubles as a second-screen remote: browse on the phone and fling a title or channel to your PC or TV, or play, pause and seek what's already on screen.
On your Android TV, Google TV or Fire TV
Same app, laid out for a remote control. The one wrinkle is that a TV has no web browser, so a couple of steps start on another device.
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Join the beta from your phone or computer · Open beta
The opt-in page is a web page and your TV can't open one, so do this part elsewhere — using the same Google account your TV is signed in with.
- On a phone or computer, open the beta opt-in page and press Become a tester.
- Check the account matches: on the TV, Play Store → profile picture shows which one it is signed in with.
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Install it on the TV
Open the Play Store on the TV, search for Quvito, and install. Give it a few minutes after opting in if it doesn't appear yet.
On Fire TVFire TV devices with the Google Play Store follow the same steps. Quvito appears in the launcher once installed.
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Pair it with a code — or run it on its own
Paired (recommended): on the PC holding your library, open Settings → Share & Devices, turn on “Allow devices on my Wi-Fi to connect,” and show the pairing code. A TV has no camera to scan a QR, so type the code on the TV instead — your library appears as soon as it is accepted.
On its own: with no computer to pair with, the TV can run Quvito by itself. The library then belongs to that TV alone — no other device can connect to it, and a phone cannot pair with it. Budget a little patience for typing provider details with the remote.
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Find your way around with the remote
The D-pad moves between rows and tiles; back steps out of a screen. Press and hold select on a tile for its shortcuts — record, add to favorites, mark watched.
First run
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Create your profile
Pick a name and an avatar. Profiles keep favorites, watch history and Continue Watching separate for each person — you can add more later.
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Connect your content
On “Connect your content”, press Connect a provider and choose the type that matches your source:
- Xtream Codes — a TV-service login: server URL, username and password.
- M3U Playlist — a playlist link (URL) or a local
.m3ufile. - Local Folder — a folder of your own movies / shows on the device holding your library, or on your network storage.
- Stalker / Ministra portal — a portal URL plus its MAC address.
Enter the details and press Test, then Save. Quvito reloads with your library — Live TV, Movies and Series appear as tabs depending on what your source provides.
TipYou can skip this and look around first, then connect any time from Settings → Providers. You can also connect several sources and merge them into one combined library.
Optional but recommended
All of these live under Settings → Integrations. None are required to start watching.
Metadata & artwork (TMDB) (nothing to set up)
Posters, descriptions, cast and the Home discovery rows (Popular & Trending) come from TMDB, and they work out of the box — there is no key to sign up for. Quvito looks titles up through its own metadata service, which holds the shared key and caches results.
There is nothing to configure and no key field to fill in — it is simply on. What that service sees, and what it does not, is set out in the privacy policy.
Ratings (OMDb)
Adds IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic rating chips to title pages. Get a free key at omdbapi.com and paste it in.
Subtitles (OpenSubtitles)
Fetches subtitles in your chosen languages while you watch. Get a free API key at opensubtitles.com, paste it in, and pick your languages.
Add-ons (under Settings → Providers → Stream add-on (advanced))
Off by default. Paste a Stremio-compatible add-on’s URL and Quvito uses whatever it offers: a stream add-on contributes playable links on title pages, and a catalog add-on contributes its own shelves to your Home. Many add-ons do both, and either kind works on its own. Quvito ships no sources — you're responsible for anything you add and its terms.
Downloads & recordings
Pick the folder under Settings → Download location — one folder covers everything saved on this PC. Movies and episodes go into Movies / Series subfolders, and recordings into Recordings. Point it wherever you have space.
A scheduled recording only runs while Quvito is open at its start time. Leaving the app running (it minimizes to the tray) keeps timers reliable.
Add profiles & kids
In Settings → Profiles you can add profiles for other people. A kids profile gets an exit PIN, an optional daily time limit and allowed viewing hours; Search and Settings stay hidden while it's active. When a limit is reached the screen locks with a friendly message until a parent enters the PIN.