WebTorrent
WebTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) streaming torrent client written in JavaScript, from the same author, Feross Aboukhadijeh, of YouTube Instant, and the team at WebTorrent and on GitHub, for use in web browsers, as well as a WebTorrent Desktop stand alone version able to bridge WebTorrent and BitTorrent serverless networks.
The WebTorrent logo | |
| Original author(s) | Feross Aboukhadijeh |
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| Developer(s) | WebTorrent |
| Initial release | 22 October 2013 |
| Repository | github |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | JavaScript |
| Type | Communications protocol, distributed file system, content delivery network |
| License | MIT |
| Website | WebTorrent.io |
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| File sharing |
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