Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Build custom P2P messaging protocol over BitTorrent in 10 minutes launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Bt – BitTorrent library in Java 8▲254

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

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   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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   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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   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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   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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   Btapp.js▲56

   BitTorrent's Torque powered javascript library

   2014 · btappjs.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 →

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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 →

9. 9
   Itty bitty▲374

   A tool to create websites contained within their own link

   2018 · itty.bitty.site · its alternatives →

10. 10
    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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    Decentralized, Mutable, Serverless Torrent Swarm Websites▲433

    Access files on the decentralized, unblockable torrent swarm and visit links using Handshake domains. Decentralized internet is here. - publiusfederalist/federalist

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bleep▲77

    BitTorrent's encrypted P2P chat app

    2015 · joinbleep.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Sync by BitTorrent▲131

    Fast, private file sharing for teams and individuals

    2015 · resilio.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    BitTorrent Live▲254

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

    2016 · 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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    Bitcast.io – A marketplace for web development tutorials▲82

    2013 · bitcast.io · 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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    Bleep from BitTorrent▲75

    Like Bitcoin for chat (Alpha signup)

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19PJ
    Pure JavaScript P2P file sharing in the browser▲59

    2013 · whatareyoudownloading.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I Made a Decentralized Web Browser Built Built on BitTorrent Sync▲59

    2014 · jack.minardi.org · 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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    BinaryRPC – Lightweight WebSocket-based RPC framework in modern C++▲78

    Hi HN, I’m a recent CS graduate. During the past few months I wrote BinaryRPC, an open-source RPC framework in modern C++20 focused on low-latency, binary WebSocket messaging. Why I built it * Wanted first-class session support, pluggable QoS levels and a simple middleware chain (global, specific, multi handler) without extra JSON/XML parsing. * Easy developer experience A quick feature list * Binary WebSocket frames – minimal overhead * Built-in session layer (login / reconnect / heartbeat) * QoS1 / QoS2 with automatic ACK & retry * Plugin system – rooms, msgpack, etc.…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hashbase▲71

    Hosting for the peer-to-peer Web.

    2018 · hashbase.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    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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