The best WebTorrent alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to WebTorrent, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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WebTorrentA torrent client for Node.js and the browser that can stream video while it downloads.
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WebTorrent Desktop
Open source · MIT · ★ 10.1k
A desktop app that plays torrent video while it downloads, for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
Best for: People who want to stream torrent video without waiting for a full download; Users on Mac, Windows, or Linux who want a desktop app rather than a command-line tool
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PeerJS
Open source · MIT · ★ 13.5k
A JavaScript library that lets browsers connect directly to each other for data and video/audio calls.
Best for: Web developers adding real-time chat or file-style data exchange between browsers; Developers building simple video or audio call features in a web app
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DPlayer
Open source · MIT · ★ 16.5k
A JavaScript video player for web pages that shows scrolling comments (danmaku) over video.
Best for: Web developers who want an embeddable video player with scrolling comments; Sites that stream HLS, FLV, DASH or WebTorrent video and want one player for all of them
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to WebTorrent. We don't take payment for placement.