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24 alternatives to Bt – BitTorrent library in Java 8

BitTorrent library and client with DHT, magnet links, encryption and more - bt/README.md at master · atomashpolskiy/bt

Bt is a Java 8 library for working with BitTorrent protocol. It enables developers to build BitTorrent applications by providing core functionality for peer-to-peer file sharing. The library is designed for programmers… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bt – BitTorrent library in Java 8 launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bt – 0-hassle BitTorrent for Java 8▲8

   BitTorrent library and client with DHT, magnet links, encryption and more - atomashpolskiy/bt

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Bt is approaching 1.0 – The next step in Java torrents▲8

   BitTorrent library and client with DHT, magnet links, encryption and more - bt/README.md at master · atomashpolskiy/bt

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3BC
   Build custom P2P messaging protocol over BitTorrent in 10 minutes▲6

   Bt is a BitTorrent framework for Java 8 and higher. It offers good performance, reliability and is highly customizable.

   2017 · atomashpolskiy.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Exatorrent – Self-hostable Torrent client written in Go▲179

   🧲 Easy to Use Torrent Client. Can be hosted in Cloud. Files can be streamed in Browser/Media Player. - varbhat/exatorrent

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I wrote a BitTorrent Client from scratch▲211

   I picked up programming in late 2023 and been enjoying it now. Wanted to challenge myself and set a stretch goal, so set out to build a bittorrent client.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   TorrentPeek – Distributed search engines using BitTorrent and SQLite▲184

   Distributed search engines using BitTorrent and SQLite - torrent-net/README.md at master · lmatteis/torrent-net

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Simple BitTorrent Magnet Link search▲57

   2012 · moviemagnet.net · its alternatives →

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   Btapp.js▲56

   BitTorrent's Torque powered javascript library

   2014 · btappjs.com · its alternatives →

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   Magnetico – self-hosted BitTorrent DHT search engine suite▲95

   Autonomous (self-hosted) BitTorrent DHT search engine suite. - boramalper/magnetico

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    I wrote a new BitTorrent tracker in Elixir▲394

    Hello everyone! I'm currently in a journey to learn and improve my Elixir and Go skills (my daily job uses C++) and looking through my backlog for projects to take on I decided Elixir is the perfect language to write a highly-parallel BitTorrent tracker. So I have spent my free time these last 3 months writing one! Now I think it has enough features to present it to the world (and a docker image to give it a quick try). I know some people see trackers as relics of the past now that DHT and PEX are common but I think they still serve a purpose in today's Internet (purely talking about public…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    hTorrent – A HTTP to BitTorrent gateway with seeking written in Go▲46

    Hey HN! I just released hTorrent, a gateway that allows for retrieving torrents through a plain HTTP interface. It supports seeking, which means that it can be used to stream media directly using e.g. MPV without having to wait for the download to complete. I'd love to get your feedback :)

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Synapse, a full featured BitTorrent client in Rust▲195

    Synapse BitTorrent Daemon. Contribute to Luminarys/synapse development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ht – HTTPie Clone in Rust▲251

    Friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. Contribute to ducaale/xh development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PicoTorrent 0.10 released – WebSocket API included▲38

    A tiny, hackable BitTorrent client. Contribute to picotorrent/picotorrent development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    BitTorrent Live▲254

    Live streaming video. iPhone, Apple TV, MacOS. Android soon.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    WebTorrent Desktop▲289

    Stream torrents

    2016 · webtorrent.io · its alternatives →

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    “hello world” over Bittorrent▲22

    "Hello world" example for Bittorrent. Contribute to twobucks/bittorrent-example development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Peer-to-Peer data transfer tool based on libp2p▲129

    📦 Command line peer-to-peer data transfer tool based on libp2p. - dennis-tra/pcp

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bitcast.io – A marketplace for web development tutorials▲82

    2013 · bitcast.io · its alternatives →

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    Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser▲59

    2013 · whatareyoudownloading.com · its alternatives →

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    Super fast BitTorrent DHT index – ralyodio/dht_indexer▲26

    Contribute to ralyodio/dht_indexer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Rqbit – bittorent CLI and desktop app written in Rust▲78

    A bittorrent client in Rust. Contribute to ikatson/rqbit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    🐵 MotionMonkey 1.3.0▲92

    Streamlined Web + BitTorrent player from a VLC developer

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Rain – BitTorrent Client in Go (Running in production at put.io)▲17

    🌧 BitTorrent client and library in Go. Contribute to cenkalti/rain development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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