Quasar Addon on Kodi – What is Quasar, Whether and How to Use it

Quasar is a video addon on Kodi that uses BitTorrent and P2P (peer-to-peer) file transfer protocol for direct torrent streaming. With it, you can access unlimited free movies and TV shows in impressive video quality and download them at fast speed.

Just like Elementum powered by Elementum Burst, Quasar needs the installation of Quasar Burst for full functionality. While Quasar serves as a torrent browser and streaming engine, Quasar Burst does all the torrent searching and downloading works backstage.

Quasar doesn't need nor work with debrid services like Real-Debrid and Premiumize that defeat the purpose of direct torrent streaming, which leads to the fact that a VPN is a must during use.

Quasar or Elementum? Quasar is no longer updated, or rather no longer officially updated (if you find any unofficial Quasar version we do not recommend the use of these unofficial updates due to safety concerns nor will we test any of those versions). The only trusted and safe Quasar addon available now is version 0.9.78 from the official source (with which we'll demonstrate the installation below). No update and no maintenance result in the various unfixable problems during the use of Quasar.

There're a lot of downsides about Quasar. There're numerous bugs pop up during the use of Quasar, Quasar freezes Kodi from time to time, and Quasar doesn't support FAT32 download path as Elementum does. On account of these and more, Quasar does seem outperformed by its fork Elementum, which is continuously updated and well-liked by the community.

However, Quasar is compatible with Kodi versions before Krypton, which sounds perfect to many build users. And for some users Quasar puts up a steadier and faster download speed and more responsive using experience, so there are still reasons to use Quasar.

Quasar is not fully compatible with Kodi Leia, regardless of devices. If you find Quasar freezes Kodi when you're trying to select torrents in search function returned by Quasar Burst from the main Quasar menu or access Quasar information panel, the only solution is as follows.

Step 1. First let's uninstall Quasar. Here's how to uninstall the existing Quasar if you can't access its information panel to do so.

Delete Quasar addon data folder from your device. For Windows the path is like %APPDATA%\Kodi\addons\plugin.video.quasar.

Not using Kodi on Windows? Click here to check the path for other operating systems.

Step 2. Move Kodi to internal storage, if you've installed Kodi on external storage.

Step 3. Then use your device feature to clear Kodi cache.

For instance, on Fire Stick: Go to Fire TV Settings > Applications > Manage Installed Applications > Kodi > click Clear Cache and Clear Data here (you might want to backup Kodi prior to that).

Step 4. Downgrade Kodi to the versions before Leia, Krypton 17.6 would be best.

Step 5. Reinstall Quasar on your Kodi. That should work like a charm.

Try Quasar on your device to see if it works better for you. If not, Elementum, Seren and Gaia are always your go to place for torrent streaming. Also, we advise you take a look at our best Kodi addons picks to find out more working streaming choices.