WebTorrent
Description
A streaming torrent client for the web. WebTorrent uses WebRTC for peer-to-peer transport and allows in-browser video streaming from torrents without plugins.
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- Protocols & Transport
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- Not yet classified
WebTorrent is cataloged in Protocols & Transport. Its topics include WebRTC, peer-to-peer, streaming, torrent, and web-transport.
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