webtorrent

webtorrent/webtorrent

Streaming torrent client for Node.js and the browser

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At a glance

stars on GitHub
31k
contributors
182+
last commit
latest release, 3 months ago
v3.0.21
license
MIT

About

WebTorrent is a streaming BitTorrent client written in JavaScript for Node.js and web browsers. It uses WebRTC data channels for peer-to-peer transfers in browser environments without plugins and standard TCP/UDP networking in Node.js. It can be integrated into applications as a library or run via a standalone command-line tool.

From the repository: “⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the web”

Latest release: v3.0.21,

Source code only: this release has no files to download.

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