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webtorrent
WebTorrent is the first torrent client that works in the browser. YEP, THAT'S RIGHT. THE BROWSER.
It's written completely in JavaScript – the language of the web – and uses WebRTC for true peer-to-peer transport. No browser plugin, extension, or installation is required.
Using open web standards, WebTorrent connects website users together to form a distributed, decentralized browser-to-browser network for efficient file transfer.
Imagine a video site like YouTube, where visitors help to host the site's content. The more people that use a WebTorrent-powered website, the faster and more resilient it becomes.
Browser-to-browser communication cuts out the middle-man and lets people communicate on their own terms. No more client/server – just a network of peers, all equal. WebTorrent is the first step in the journey to redecentralize the Web.
We'll be able to pay for hosting and domain renewal costs for webtorrent.io and instant.io, so @feross doesn't have to pay out-of-pocket!
Meet the team
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I maintain 100+ open source projects, including @webtorrent and @standard.
Featured work
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webtorrent/webtorrent
⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the webJavaScript 22,980 -
webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop
❤️ Streaming torrent app for Mac, Windows, and LinuxJavaScript 8,002 -
webtorrent/instant.io
🚀 Streaming file transfer over WebTorrent (torrents on the web)JavaScript 2,647 -
webtorrent/webtorrent-cli
WebTorrent, the streaming torrent client. For the command line.
JavaScript 601
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- Thank you tweet from @WebTorrentApp and @feross Twitter account
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- Large company logo and link on the official website and readme of WebTorrent and feross.org/thanks, which get 180K page views per month
- Priority GitHub issues, so your issues are addressed first
- Thank you tweet from @WebTorrentApp and @feross Twitter account
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