Additional Information
Amazing free streaming torrent client for Mac Desktop!
| Latest Version | WebTorrent 0.24.0 |
| Requirements |
Mac OS X 10.9 or later |
| Updated | June 25, 2023 |
| Author | Feross Aboukhadijeh |
| Category | File Transfer and Networking |
| License | Open Source |
| Language | English |
| Download | 130 |
Overview
WebTorrent Desktop for Mac is for streaming torrents. Whether it's video from the Internet Archive, music from Creative Commons, or audiobooks from Librivox, you can play it right away. You don't have to wait for it to finish downloading.
WebTorrent Desktop for macOS is fast, free, non-commercial & open source. The program is an amazing streaming torrent client for the web browser and the desktop! WebTorrent Mac Desktop connects to both BitTorrent and the app peers.
The tool is written completely in JavaScript – the language of the web – and uses WebRTC for peer-to-peer transport whenever possible. No browser plugins, extensions, or installation is required to use the app in your internet browser. Whether it's video from the Internet Archive, music from Creative Commons, or audiobooks from Librivox, you can play it right away. You don't have to wait for it to finish downloading.
Why?
Imagine a peer-to-peer YouTube where viewers help to host the site's content. By making BitTorrent easier to use, we can get more people to participate and take the first steps to re-decentralizing the Internet.
How do I try it out?
See the tool in action on the Web at Instant.io. Send a file to a friend using BitTorrent! Or, install WebTorrent Desktop for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Try out a fast, lightweight, new torrent client today!
Features and Highlights
WebTorrent Desktop for macOS is fast, free, non-commercial & open source. The program is an amazing streaming torrent client for the web browser and the desktop! WebTorrent Mac Desktop connects to both BitTorrent and the app peers.
The tool is written completely in JavaScript – the language of the web – and uses WebRTC for peer-to-peer transport whenever possible. No browser plugins, extensions, or installation is required to use the app in your internet browser. Whether it's video from the Internet Archive, music from Creative Commons, or audiobooks from Librivox, you can play it right away. You don't have to wait for it to finish downloading.
Why?
Imagine a peer-to-peer YouTube where viewers help to host the site's content. By making BitTorrent easier to use, we can get more people to participate and take the first steps to re-decentralizing the Internet.
How do I try it out?
See the tool in action on the Web at Instant.io. Send a file to a friend using BitTorrent! Or, install WebTorrent Desktop for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Try out a fast, lightweight, new torrent client today!
Features and Highlights
- Lightweight, fast torrent app
- Beautiful user experience
- Free, non-commercial, ad-free, and open source
- Instantly stream video and audio
- The app fetches file pieces from the network on demand for instant playback.
- Even when the file isn't fully downloaded, seeking still works.
- (Seeking just reprioritizes which pieces are fetched from the network.)
- Stream videos to AirPlay, Chromecast, and DLNA
- Based on the most popular and comprehensive torrent package in Node.js, webtorrent
- Full-featured, but bloat free
- Opens magnet links and .torrent files
- Drag-and-drop makes adding or creating torrents easy
- Discovers peers via tracker servers, DHT (Distributed Hash Table), and peer exchange
- Supports the Web Torrent protocol for connecting to WebRTC peers (i.e. web browsers)
