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I’ve been building Webtor — a fully open-source torrent streaming engine that lets you play video/audio from magnet links or .torrent files directly in the browser.

No downloads, no extensions. Just paste a link and hit play.

🔧 Core Features

  • Instant streaming from torrents (magnet / .torrent)
  • In-browser player with HLS, subtitles, and iframe embedding
  • OpenSubtitles integration
  • Progressive downloads with resume support
  • SDK for embedding into your own site/app

📦 GitHub

⚙️ Under the Hood

  • Go backend
  • FFmpeg-based HLS transcoding

💡 Why I Built It

I wanted to make torrent-based content as easy to consume as a YouTube video — no clients, no waiting, no weird software.

It’s been especially useful for:

  • Archives & indie media
  • Private media libraries
  • Decentralized projects

💬 Feedback Welcome

  • Would you use this?
  • What do you think of the SDK / API?
  • Anything missing / unclear?

🔗 Links