TorrentStream 0.2.0

Magnet links now stream through TorrentStream's own engine, and the queue keeps what you play in order.

Download

System	File
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)	TorrentStream_0.2.0_x64-setup.exe (or the .msi)
macOS 13+ on Apple silicon	TorrentStream_0.2.0_aarch64.dmg
macOS 13+ on Intel	TorrentStream_0.2.0_x64.dmg
Linux (x64)	TorrentStream_0.2.0_amd64.AppImage, .deb, or .rpm

These builds are not code-signed yet:

• Windows: SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC". Choose More info → Run anyway.
• macOS: the first time, macOS refuses to open it. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and choose Open Anyway (on macOS 14 and earlier, right-click the app and choose Open also works). If macOS says the app is damaged, run xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/TorrentStream.app in Terminal.
• Linux: make the AppImage executable (chmod +x). On Ubuntu 22.04 and later it needs libfuse2 (libfuse2t64 on 24.04).

What's new

• Magnet links stream through TorrentStream's engine. Once their metadata is in (librqbit still fetches it), they skip like .torrent files: on our public-swarm test a skip took about 2.7 s with librqbit and 0.7 s (median) with TorrentStream's engine.
• Magnets find peers through the DHT, so a magnet whose trackers are dead or missing keeps finding peers (Direct mode; protected modes keep the DHT off).
• Play from search puts the video first in the queue and makes it current, instead of playing outside the queue.
• Search results show when a video is playing, up next, or already queued, and the Queue button is disabled for queued entries.
• Played and skipped videos are told apart in the queue, and Clear played keeps skipped ones.
• Removing a whole torrent from the queue has its own trash-and-count control and asks first.
• Background downloads pause only briefly when playback runs low, and keep going (limited) when the video's own swarm is the bottleneck.

Known limitations

• TorrentStream's engine does not upload yet, so magnet torrents no longer share pieces while they play (in 0.1.0 librqbit did). Seeding is being built (#9).
• The built-in player cannot decode Dolby (AC-3, E-AC-3, TrueHD) or DTS audio; the app warns instead of playing silently.
• Desktop only.

Verify your download

SHA256SUMS.txt lists the checksum of every installer, torrentstream.cdx.json is the software bill of materials, and each installer has a build provenance attestation:

gh attestation verify TorrentStream_0.2.0_x64-setup.exe --repo torrent-stream/torrentstream

Full list of changes: CHANGELOG.md.

TorrentStream 0.1.0

The first public preview of TorrentStream: stream any torrent, video or audio, and skip to any moment.

Download

System	File
Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)	TorrentStream_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe (or the .msi)
macOS 13+ on Apple silicon	TorrentStream_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg
macOS 13+ on Intel	TorrentStream_0.1.0_x64.dmg
Linux (x64)	TorrentStream_0.1.0_amd64.AppImage, .deb, or .rpm

These builds are not code-signed yet. Windows SmartScreen shows "Windows protected your PC": choose More info → Run anyway. On macOS, right-click the app and choose Open the first time.

Highlights

• Streaming built for skipping: TorrentStream's own engine fetches the playhead first and, when you skip, the exact spot you jump to, from the fastest peers.
• Paste a magnet link, drop a .torrent file, or search public torrent indexers with a "Best pick" that preloads so it starts at once.
• A queue that downloads ahead while you watch, with live speed, peers, progress, and time left for every item; what plays always comes first.
• Video, music, podcasts, and audiobooks in one player, with subtitles and keyboard controls.
• Private by design: no telemetry or accounts. Direct, VPN adapter, built-in WireGuard, or SOCKS5 modes, with a kill switch.

Known limitations

• Magnet links use the embedded librqbit engine by default (Settings → Advanced → Engine switches them to TorrentStream's engine); .torrent files use TorrentStream's engine.
• The built-in player cannot decode Dolby (AC-3, E-AC-3, TrueHD) or DTS audio; the app warns instead of playing silently.
• Desktop only; no seeding controls yet.

Verify your download

SHA256SUMS.txt lists every file's checksum, torrentstream.cdx.json is the software bill of materials, and every file has a build provenance attestation:

gh attestation verify TorrentStream_0.1.0_x64-setup.exe --repo torrent-stream/torrentstream

Full list of changes: CHANGELOG.md.