The following tutorial shows how to install The Gears Addon on the latest version of Kodi.

The Gears is a premium add-on that provides on-demand movies and TV series, but only works when paired with debrid services and an external provider source.

This means users must integrate a platform such as TorBox or Premiumize to access content. We provide instructions for TorBox integration following the installation steps.

The Gears is a fork of FEN Light AM which is no longer being supported. If you used FEN/FEN Light in the past, make sure to give The Gears a try!

You can find this addon within The Chains Repository which hosts several other quality Kodi add-ons that Kodi users enjoy.

In the tutorial below we are using an Amazon Firestick to install The Gears add-on. These same steps also work for those using Fire TVs, Android TV/Google TV boxes, and any device compatible with the Kodi software.

How to Install The Gears Kodi Addon

• Launch Kodi
• Click the settings icon  

• Hover over Add-ons menu item and turn on Unknown sources if not already on

• Click back on remote to go back to the System page
• Select File Manager

• Type the following URL exactly how it is listed here – https://unhingedthemes.github.io and click OK

• Type “gears” or any other name you would like to identify this source as and click OK

• Click the back button on your remote until you are on the System screen. Then click Add-ons

• Click Install from zip file

• Select “gears” or whatever you named the media source in the previous step

• Click the zip file URL – repository.chainsrepo.zip

• Wait for the “Chains Repository Add-on installed” message to appear

• Next click Install from repository

• Scroll down and select Video add-ons

• Wait a minute or two for the add-on to fully install

• Then go back to the Home screen of Kodi and select Add-ons, then choose The Gears

• Read the ChangeLog if you prefer and click the back button on your remote

• You have successfully installed The Gears add-on!

Installation is now complete but we are not done yet. As noted above, users must add an external provider source.

Add External Provider Source

Like many other popular addon choices, The Gears requires users to input an external provider source to find streaming links.

For our guide, we will use CocoScrapers. If you don’t already have it installed follow our CocoScrapers Installation Tutorial before integrating into the addon.

1. Open Tools from the home menu.

2. Click Settings.

3. Hover over Premium Accounts and at the top, click Enable for External Scrapers.

4. Choose CocoScrapers.

5. Click OK.

How to Pair Debrid Services

In order to stream content from The Gears, we must also authorize a debrid service. In this example we are pairing our TorBox account but this process will also work for Real-Debrid, AllDebrid, Premiumize, etc.

1. From the main menu, select Tools.

2. Click Settings.

3. Hover over Premium Accounts on the left menu and click Authorize under TorBox.

4. Input your TorBox API Key and click OK.

5. Return to Kodi and you should receive a “Success” message. Your debrid service is now integrated for use and setup is complete.

The Gears Add-on Categories & Details

As you may notice after installing, The Gears add-on works very well on almost any Kodi device after you’ve integrated a debrid service.

There are several categories available which includes: Movie Section, Shows Section, Anime Section, Trakt Movies, Trakt Shows, Search, and Tools.

Is The Gears Addon Legal?

It’s impossible for TROYPOINT to determine whether these unverified add-ons/apps hold the proper licensing.

If and when an add-on is deemed illegal, we notify our users immediately and update reports on our Website to reflect that information.

At first glance, it would appear that The Gears is distributing copyrighted works without consent.

The end-user is responsible for all content accessed through unverified add-ons. For verified options, see our list of legal streaming apps.

Is it Safe to Use?

Before using this add-on it is important to scan their repository URL with VirusTotal. Here is the screenshot of the scan results.

While VirusTotal did not find any suspicious files within The Gears repository URL, we should always protect ourselves when streaming content from unverified 3rd party add-ons.

The best way to protect yourself is with our #1 Ranked VPN Provider. A VPN will provide you with an anonymous connection while using questionable add-ons such as this. See our VPN on Firestick tutorial for more information.

The Gears Review

Here is what we like and don’t like about The Gears Kodi Addon.

What We Like

• Premium links only
• FEN Clone
• Works with numerous debrid providers
• Included Anime Content

What We Don’t Like

• Extra setup steps required

Have you tried installing The Gears add-on? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!