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Popcorn Time
Original author(s)
Federico Abad, Matías Fork, et al.
Stable release
0.3.6[1]
/ 12 July 2022
Repository
github.com/popcorn-official
Written in
HTML, JavaScript, NodeJS, CSS
Engine
NW.js
V8
Google Native Client
Operating system
Linux, macOS, Windows, Android
Platform
Node.js
Available in
44 languages[2]
Type
BitTorrent client / Peer-to-peer
License
GPL v3
Website
popcorntime.app at the Wayback Machine (archived April 2, 2021)
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Popcorn Time is a multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player. The application provides a piracy-based alternative to subscription-based video streaming services such as Netflix. Popcorn Time uses sequential downloading to stream video listed by several torrent websites, and third-party trackers can also be added manually. The legality of the software depends on the jurisdiction.
Following its creation, Popcorn Time quickly received positive media attention, with some comparing the app to Netflix for its ease of use.[3] After this increase in popularity, the program was abruptly taken down by its original developers on March 14, 2014, due to pressure from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).[4] Since then, the program has been forked several times with several other development teams such as Time4Popcorn and the Butter Project to maintain the program and produce new features. Time4Popcorn reportedly gained millions of users within four months of launching in 2014 and became the first fork to bring Popcorn Time to Android devices.[5] In September 2014, Time4Popcorn became available on jailbroken Apple devices, and eventually non-jailbroken iOS devices via a Windows installation tool.[6] The iOS version of Popcorn Time is no longer maintained.[7]
On January 5, 2022, a popular copy of Popcorn Time was shut down due to "a lack of use".[8]
^"Release 0.3.6". 12 July 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^"Transifex". transifex.com.
^"Music group threatens popcorn times blog platform". Torrent Freak. Retrieved January 31, 2015. when the 'Netflix for Pirates' celebrates
^"Hollywood Tries to Crush Popcorn Time, Again - TorrentFreak". December 19, 2014.
^Kastrenakes, Jacob; Vincent, James (October 23, 2015). "A brief history of Popcorn Time, the piracy service everyone's watching". The Verge. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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