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24 alternatives to Aether, bittorrent for text

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Aether, bittorrent for text launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   JSTorrent▲69

   a Torrent Client for Google Chrome

   2014 · jstorrent.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BitCannon▲69

   A torrent index archiving, browsing, and backup tool

   2015 · anlatted.in.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Sync by BitTorrent▲131

   Fast, private file sharing for teams and individuals

   2015 · resilio.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Bleep from BitTorrent▲75

   Like Bitcoin for chat (Alpha signup)

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bleep▲77

   BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app

   2015 · joinbleep.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Btapp.js▲56

   BitTorrent's Torque powered javascript library

   2014 · btappjs.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bitport Torrents▲118

   Download torrents to your cloud and stream them securely :)

   2015 · bitport.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Transmission▲5

   A fast, easy and free bittorrent client for Mac

   2017 · transmissionbt.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Torpedo▲12

    Short-term File Sharing

    2014 · usetorpedo.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MovBucket▲93

    Instantly stream torrents in the browser for free.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Syncthing▲75

    Open Source Dropbox and BitTorrent Sync Replacement

    2014 · syncthing.net · its alternatives →

13. 13ST
    Stream Torrent from Yours Browser▲9

    2020 · popcorntime.tube · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Put.io▲8

    Hassle-free torrenting in the cloud

    2014 · put.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BitTorrent Shoot▲20

    Sync easily moves anything, anywhere.

    2015 · resilio.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Data Torrent▲62

    Real-time data streaming (1B events/second)

    2015 · datatorrent.com · its alternatives →

17. 17EE
    E2E encrypted “multiplayer” text editor on the web in 6kb▲9

    2022 · picnic.lecaro.me · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Magnetar, a high-perf BitTorrent parsing and manipulation library▲7

    It provides zero-dependency, memory-safe operations for working with torrent files, bencode data, and magnet links.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19TP
    TorrentNet – Peer-To-Peer Sites Using BitTorrent and SQLite▲5

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Zif, peer-to-peer torrent indexing in Go▲9

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21FM
    Filelove – minimal P2P file transfer right in the browser▲9

    2022 · file.love · its alternatives →

22. 22
    qBittorrent▲8

    Free and reliable P2P Bittorrent client

    2017 · qbittorrent.org · its alternatives →

23. 23EB
    Ethereum Blockchain Based URL Shortener▲6

    2018 · 0x.now.sh · its alternatives →

24. 24AW
    A web-browser to web-browser file sharing app (uses WebSockets, no DB)▲9

    2020 · easy-file-share.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →