How to Install Pluto TV on Roku Devices

How to get Pluto TV on Roku devices? Pluto TV happens to be one of the best live TV streaming services that also offers on-demand titles. On the Pluto TV website, you have to choose between watching live TV programming or browsing through a massive library of on-demand classic titles across different genres.

Just like Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, HBO Max, and other popular streaming services, you can get Pluto TV on any device you own. This includes gaming consoles such as PS4 and PS5, smart TVs from specific brands, smartphones (Android and iOS), and streaming devices such as Roku, Firestick, and the likes.

This article focuses on how to install and activate the Pluto TV app on any Roku streaming device you've got.

1. What can you stream on Pluto TV?

Pluto TV surprisingly offers 200+ live TV channels for free for its users - and the network does not feature any premium plan that requires a paid subscription. Once you register an account with Pluto TV, you instantly gain access to its massive library of on-demand classics and hundreds of Live TV channels.

Due to the several free offerings of Pluto TV, a lot of people have ditched regular cable TV subscriptions to start streaming their favorite channels for free on the Pluto TV network. However, Pluto TV is not available worldwide; it is only available in select regions - mostly American regions.

If you live outside the supported regions, you’d need to use a VPN to access the service. Now, without saying much, here’s how to get the app on your Roku device.

2. How to get Pluto TV on Roku devices?

Roku has an official app store where you can download the channels/apps it supports. Yes, Roku refers to apps as “Channels.” For example, if you want to get Netflix on your Roku device, you have to install Netflix Channel from Roku Channel Store.

Similarly, to get the Pluto TV app on any Roku device, you have to search for the Pluto TV channel on Channel Store and add it to your device. Channel Store is Roku's official app store, just as Google has Play Store and Apple has App Store. Hereunder are the steps on how to go about the channel addition procedure.

• First Step:

Power on your Roku device and your TV; press the Home button on your Roku device to get on the home screen.

• Second Step:

On the Home Screen interface, select “Streaming Channels.” This will take you to Roku Channel Store; search for Pluto TV using the search bar, and when the app appears on the search result, select the “Add Channel” button. The Pluto TV app would be installed on your device immediately.

On the other hand, if you're on a PC, simply open https://channelstore.roku.com/ on any browser; log in to your Roku account (the one active on your Roku device), and install the Pluto TV app right away. Once installed, it'd sync across all your Roku devices where the account is logged in.

But there's one thing to take note of; after installing the Pluto TV app on your Roku device, you need to activate it; the activate won't take much of your time, and it's necessary if you must access the Pluto TV app on your Roku device.

• Third Step:

Get back to the home screen of your Roku device, find the newly installed Pluto TV app and launch it.

• Fourth Step:

Log in to your Pluto TV account; an activation code would appear on your screen, write it out or cram it. Now, visit the Pluto TV activation site, where you’d be required to enter the activation code.

• Fifth Step:

Select your Roku device and enter the activation that was shown on your screen when you launch the Pluto TV app on your Roku device. Once the code is entered correctly, Pluto TV would be activated on your device and you can start streaming the several free contents available on the network.

But one more thing, you can download TV shows and movies from Pluto TV. If you find an interesting show you love so much, you can download it off Pluto TV. However, this can only be possible when you use a Pluto TV downloader.

3. How to download Pluto TV movies and shows

Using StreamFab Pluto TV Downloader, you can save live TV programming and on-demand titles from Pluto TV. The procedure is quite straightforward and easy to follow.

To get started, you need to download and install StreamFab Pluto TV Downloader on your MacBook or Windows PC. Then, launch the program and follow the steps hereunder.

• First Step:

On the main interface, click on “VIP Services.” Look out for Pluto TV from the cards of supported service. Double-click on the Pluto TV card - when you find it - and sign in to your account (optional).

• Second Step:

Search for the content you wish to download to your PC and click the Play button. As the movie or show starts playing, a download button would pop up at the top-left corner, click on the button to add the "Playing" show/movie to your "Download Queue."

• Third Step:

As the first video starts downloading, you can proceed to download other videos you like by playing them and clicking the download button to add them to the queue. Notwithstanding, StreamFab Pluto TV Downloader can detect all episodes of a series and download all of them at once.

To view the download progress, navigate to the “Downloading” tab from the left pane. You can pause and resume ongoing downloads at any time.

Final words

This article has explained the procedures to install the Pluto TV app on any Roku device, as well as highlighted how to download shows from the streaming service using StreamFab Pluto TV Downloader.

You should have the best offline viewing experience with this streaming video downloader software when it happens when you are on the go and still want to enjoy your favorite shows and movies from Pluto TV.