# popcorn-time/popcorn-app

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5,159 stars · 1,637 forks · CSS

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/popcorn-time/popcorn-app
- Homepage: getpopcornti.me
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/popcorn-time-popcorn-app.md

## Description

This project is a BitTorrent media streamer and peer-to-peer movie player built on Node.js. It functions as a torrent-based video client that delivers media content without requiring full file downloads.

The application integrates external movie databases and subtitle repositories to provide a streaming interface. It aggregates film descriptions, cast details, and posters to organize a media library and syncs multi-language captions during playback.

The system handles peer-to-peer video playback by streaming content directly from torrent providers in real time.

## Tags

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Torrent Streaming](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/media-processing-analysis/media-manipulation/media-processing-workflows/stream-content-distribution/torrent-streaming.md) — Provides real-time playback of media content directly from torrents using a sequential playback buffer.
- [Peer-to-Peer](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/video-production/video-players/peer-to-peer.md) — Buffers and plays video content directly from decentralized BitTorrent network sources.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Streaming Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/media/torrent-clients/streaming-clients.md) — Integrates torrent providers with movie metadata APIs to provide a seamless video streaming experience.

### Networking & Communication

- [BitTorrent Clients](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/bittorrent-clients.md) — Functions as a BitTorrent client designed for streaming and playing media files.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Node.js Media Integration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/node-js-media-integration.md) — Integrates media streaming and sequential torrent downloading capabilities within the Node.js runtime environment.

### Content Management & Publishing

- [External Metadata Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/external-content-integrations/external-metadata-integrations.md) — Pulls cinematic metadata and credits from third-party databases into a unified streaming interface.
- [Movie and Show Metadata](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/metadata-tagging/bookmark-metadata-managers/automated-metadata-fetching/media-metadata-fetching/movie-and-show-metadata.md) — Retrieves detailed cinematic information such as titles, plot summaries, and cast lists from external databases. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/popcorn-time/popcorn-app@master/README.md))

### Web Development

- [Media Metadata Retrievers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/web-page-retrievers/asynchronous-fetching/media-metadata-retrievers.md) — Implements non-blocking network requests to fetch movie ratings and details from remote APIs to keep the UI responsive.