PicoTorrent 0.10 released – WebSocket API included

In plain words

PicoTorrent 0.10 is a lightweight, customizable BitTorrent client designed for developers and users who want a simple torrent solution. The latest release adds a WebSocket API that lets developers build remote clients to monitor torrents in real-time, though currently read-only. It features a cross-platform core for improved code validation and requires the Visual C++ 2015 runtime to run on Windows.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

A month in the works, this release of PicoTorrent brings a whole lot to the table. Most notably the WebSocket API which allows developers to write remote clients to monitor PicoTorrent. The API is read-only for now, which means you cannot pause/resume/add/remove torrents, just observe. Other features includes a cross-platform core, which is always nice to have. This means we get warnings and validation from another compiler, in this case GCC. ℹ️ To run the portable version of PicoTorrent v0.10, you will need the Visual C++ 2015 runtimefrom github.com

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