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Top 17 JavaScript Webtorrent Projects
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Project mention: WebTorrent: Fast Streaming Torrent Client for the Web | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-08-05
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Project mention: LocalSend: Open-source, cross-platform file sharing to nearby devices | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-10
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Project mention: Sharedrop: Easy P2P file transfer powered by WebRTC – inspired by Apple AirDrop | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-07-07
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Project mention: PrivTracker – Private BitTorrent tracker for everyone | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-01-11
How about webtorrent's tracker? There is no Docker file but it should be doable https://github.com/webtorrent/bittorrent-tracker
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trystero
✨🤝✨ Build instant multiplayer webapps, no server required — Magic WebRTC matchmaking over BitTorrent, Nostr, MQTT, IPFS, Supabase, and Firebase
I am also curious about the progress on this feature: https://github.com/dmotz/trystero/issues/24 for more info
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I think the closest you might get is something like the bittorrent dht. There are still bootstrap servers for the first few connections, but there's really no getting away from that, right?
https://github.com/webtorrent/bittorrent-dht
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p2pt
Simple WebRTC Peer 2 Peer connections using WebTorrent trackers as the signalling server. Use WebTorrent trackers for any kind of WebRTC app ! 🔥 Make WebRTC apps fast & easy ! 🚀⭐
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Project mention: Netflix: Piracy Is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-05
Not sure - did Popcorn Time ever allow streaming torrents through the browser itself? Some torrent sites today have a streaming section where you can watch torrent videos right in the browser itself. Check out https://ferrolho.github.io/magnet-player/ for an example of this.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
JavaScript Webtorrent discussion
JavaScript Webtorrent related posts
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PrivTracker – Private BitTorrent tracker for everyone
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WebTorrent: Fast Streaming Torrent Client for the Web
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Peerfetch – Peer-to-Peer HTTP over WebRTC
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Streaming file transfer over WebTorrent (torrents on the web)
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Netflix: Piracy Is Difficult to Compete Against and Growing Rapidly
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Ask HN: What could make torrenting more popular again?
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WebTorrent – JavaScript torrent Streaming In browser
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Webtorrent projects in JavaScript? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | webtorrent | 29,855 |
| 2 | webtorrent-desktop | 9,764 |
| 3 | instant.io | 3,482 |
| 4 | blaze | 2,311 |
| 5 | bittorrent-tracker | 1,807 |
| 6 | moovie.js | 1,713 |
| 7 | trystero | 1,389 |
| 8 | bittorrent-dht | 1,235 |
| 9 | webtorrent-cli | 1,196 |
| 10 | CacheP2P | 863 |
| 11 | p2pt | 584 |
| 12 | magnet-player | 521 |
| 13 | magnet-uri | 225 |
| 14 | torrent-discovery | 217 |
| 15 | Crawfish | 68 |
| 16 | bittorrent-lsd | 35 |
| 17 | webtorrent-with-speed-limits | 7 |
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