A multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player.
Popcorn Time is a multi-platform BitTorrent client designed to provide an easy and seamless experience for accessing and playing digital content. It integrates a media player directly into its interface, allowing users to search for, download, and play movies, TV shows, and other torrent files without the need for additional software.
Key Features:
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Integrated Media Player: Built-in support for playing a wide range of media formats with subtitle and quality settings.
Free and Open Source: Available at no cost, with full access to its source code.
User-Friendly Interface: Designed for simplicity, making it accessible even to casual torrent users.
Ideal for individuals who want to enjoy digital content without the hassle of ads or subscriptions, Popcorn Time offers a straightforward solution for accessing entertainment. It can be installed via winget, ensuring an easy setup process for users across supported platforms.
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Popcorn Time
A multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player.
Or latest dev build (for testers): check the repo's actions page
Via .deb package:
Firstly, be aware in some cases, missings dependencies packages (libatomic1, libgconf-2-4, libcanberra-gtk-module) were reported to be required for the app to works. If the app don't start for you too, in this case, try sudo apt update && sudo apt install libatomic1 libgconf-2-4 libcanberra-gtk-module to be sure your system have the required dependencies.
Via archive and command line (tested on ubuntu 18.04 and 20.04):
Download Popcorn Time archive from the github repo for the latest release :
wget -c https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop/releases/download/v0.5.1/Popcorn-Time-0.5.1-linux64.zip
Create popcorn-time folder in /opt/: sudo mkdir /opt/popcorn-time
Install unzip && dependencies (they should not be always required but some users needed them to make Popcorn Time working): sudo apt update && sudo apt install unzip libcanberra-gtk-module libgconf-2-4 libatomic1
Extract the zip in /opt/popcorn-time: sudo unzip Popcorn-Time-0.5.1-linux64.zip -d /opt/popcorn-time
Create symlink of Popcorn-Time in /usr/bin: sudo ln -sf /opt/popcorn-time/Popcorn-Time /usr/bin/popcorn-time
Create .desktop file (so the launcher): sudo nano /usr/share/applications/popcorntime.desktop
and copy paste the following text in the editor and save
[Desktop Entry]
Version = 1.0
Type = Application
Terminal = false
Name = Popcorn Time
Exec = /usr/bin/popcorn-time
Icon = /opt/popcorn-time/src/app/images/icon.png
Categories = Application;
Getting Started
If you're comfortable getting up and running from a git clone, this method is for you.
The development branch contains the latest changes.
The master branch contains the latest release.
Quickstart:
yarn start
If you encounter trouble with the above method, you can try:
yarn config set yarn-offline-mirror ./node_modules/
yarn install --ignore-engines
yarn build
yarn start
Optionally, you may simply run ./make_popcorn.sh if you are on a linux or mac based operating system.
Full instructions & troubleshooting tips can be found in the Contributing Guide.
Building redistribuable packages/installers:
yarn config set yarn-offline-mirror ./node_modules/
yarn install --ignore-engines
yarn dist --platforms=
`` can be one or more of the folowing values (separated by a comma ,):
win64, win32, linux64, linux32, osx64, all
Redistribuable packages are saved into build/ subfolder.
Getting Involved
Want to report a bug, request a feature, contribute to or translate Popcorn Time?
Check out our in-depth guide to Contributing to Popcorn Time. We need all the help we can get!
You can also join our community to keep up-to-date and meet other developers.
Community
Keep track of Popcorn Time development and community activity.
For transparency and insight into our release cycle, and for striving to maintain backward compatibility, Popcorn Time will be maintained according to the Semantic Versioning guidelines as much as possible.
Releases will be numbered with the following format:
..-
Constructed with the following guidelines:
A new major release indicates a large change where backward compatibility is broken.
A new minor release indicates a normal change that maintains backward compatibility.
A new patch release indicates a bugfix or small change which does not affect compatibility.
A new build release indicates this is a pre-release of the version.
If you distribute a copy or make a fork of the project, you have to credit this project as the source.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
