TAZ Kodi Addon on Firestick/Android – Is It Safe & Legal?

This in-depth report of the Taz Kodi Addon will provide you with everything you need to know about this add-on on Firestick, Fire TV, Android TV Box, or any other device.

Is Taz Kodi safe to use?  Is Taz Kodi Addon legal? How do I install Taz Kodi Addon?  We will answer those questions and more in this article.

The reason why we ask legal questions is due to the fact that Taz isn’t available in Kodi’s official repository. This is oftentimes a warning sign.

Since this add-on can’t be installed through the official Kodi repository, it must be installed from an external provider which we display in the screenshot guide below.

Taz is a video add-on within the Octopus Repository, which also contains other quality video add-ons such as Alvin.

Taz is also a newer fork of the very popular Exodus Kodi add-on. Taz features a very similar interface as Exodus and contains a great collection of Movies and TV Shows.

For these reasons and more Taz is one of TROYPOINT’s Best Kodi Add-ons available today.

For best results, TROYPOINT recommends integrating a real-debrid account within TAZ. This will provide you with tons of high quality links including torrenting options for buffer-free streaming.

We will provide you with instructions on how to integrate Real-Debrid within this add-on after the installation tutorial.

NOTE: After testing we found that TAZ does include torrent links when real-debrid is integrated. If you decide to use this option, a VPN is needed to ensure your privacy.

VPN Installation Guides

Is Taz Kodi Addon Safe to Use?

Before I install this, I first want to scan their repository URL with VirusTotal.

Here is the screenshot of the scan results.

VirusTotal did not find any suspicious files or malware within the Taz repository URL.

However, this does not mean we shouldn’t protect ourselves when streaming content from this unverified 3rd party add-on.

The best way to protect yourself when using Taz Kodi is with IPVanish VPN.

IPVanish will provide you with an anonymous connection while streaming or downloading while using questionable add-ons such as this.

How to Install Best VPN on Firestick/Android

Now, here are the steps we went through to install the Taz Kodi Addon through their repository.

Taz Kodi Add-On Installation Process

• Launch Kodi
• Click the settings icon  

• Click System

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

• Click Yes

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

• Click Add source

• Click <None>

• Type the following URL exactly how it is listed here – http://octopus246.esy.es/octopus/

• Highlight the box under the source that you just typed in and enter a name for this media source
• Type “octopus” 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 “octopus” or whatever you named the media source in the previous step

• Click the zip file URL – repository.octopus-0.1.51.zip

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

• Next click Install from repository

• Click Octopus Repository

• Scroll down and select Video add-ons

• Select Taz

• Click Install

• When prompted with the following message, Click OK

• Once the Taz Video add-on has been installed go back to the Home screen of Kodi. Click Add-ons

• Select Video add-ons

• Click Taz

• That’s it! The Taz Kodi Add-on is now successfully installed.

Taz Kodi Addon Features & Description

As mentioned previously, Taz is a newer fork of the Exodus addon that has a user friendly interface and works very well. Especially for those familiar with Exodus.

Also similar to Exodus, Taz features the following Categories: Movies, TV Shows, My Movies, My TV Shows, New Movies, New Episodes, Tools, and Search.

If you are a Trakt user, you can also integrate your account within Taz which will keep all your content in sync.

How To Set Up Trakt on Kodi

Overall, Taz is a reliable Kodi addon that works very well on several devices including the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4k.

Many cord-cutters jailbreak their Fire TV Sticks & Fire TVs and this is one of the most popular Kodi addons used.

Jailbreak Firestick Guide

Is The Taz Kodi Addon Legal?

It’s impossible for TROYPOINT to determine whether these unverified addons/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 Taz is distributing copyrighted works without consent.

Users can always access titles that are available for free in the public domain.

Works such as this are not protected by copyright laws and may be downloaded, streamed, and shared without any legal ramifications.

In conclusion, the end-user is responsible for all content accessed through add-ons such as the Taz Kodi Addon.

TAZ Kodi Addon FAQ

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