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Libtorrent Adds WebTorrent Support, Expanding the Reach of Browser Torrenting

posted by martyb on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:35PM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

Libtorrent Adds WebTorrent Support, Expanding the Reach of Browser Torrenting

Libtorrent has bridged the gap between WebTorrent and traditional torrent clients. The open-source BitTorrent library, used by clients including Deluge, qBittorrent, and Tribler, will help to widely expand the reach of browser-based WebTorrent tools and services.

[...] Over the past few years, several tools and services have been built on WebTorrent's technology. These include Instant.io, βTorrent, as well as the popular Brave browser, which comes with a built-in torrent client based on WebTorrent. These apps and services all work as advertised. However, WebTorrent-based implementations typically come with a major drawback. Since communication between WebTorrent peers relies on WebRTC, it can't share files with standard torrent clients by default.

This rift between WebTorrent and traditional torrent clients is now starting to close. Libtorrent has just created a bridge between the two 'worlds' by implementing official WebTorrent support.

[...] Right now, WebTorrent and traditional torrent clients can't talk to each other. However, the libtorrent peers will soon act as a hybrid, bridging the gap between these two ecosystems.

WebTorrent support #4123

Previously: WebTorrent, a BitTorrent Client Running Within the Web Browser

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by RamiK on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:31PM (4 children)

    by RamiK (1813) on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:31PM (#1019517)

    https://ipfs.io/ [ipfs.io]

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  • (Score: 2) by leon_the_cat on Saturday July 11 2020, @05:23PM (2 children)

    by leon_the_cat (10052) on Saturday July 11 2020, @05:23PM (#1019604) Journal

    Never heard of it but the reply was pretty predictable.

    • (Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday July 11 2020, @07:44PM

      by fustakrakich (6150) on Saturday July 11 2020, @07:44PM (#1019640) Journal

      You're not opposed to the idea, are you?

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 13 2020, @10:02PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 13 2020, @10:02PM (#1020758)

      found the windows user.

  • (Score: 1) by Pseudoanonymous Coward on Sunday July 12 2020, @02:19AM

    by Pseudoanonymous Coward (10234) on Sunday July 12 2020, @02:19AM (#1019704)

    or Zeronet

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