johang/btfs
A bittorrent filesystem based on FUSE. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4056
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3950 stars · 146 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
BTFS is a FUSE-based filesystem that mounts .torrent files or magnet links as read-only directories. File contents are downloaded on demand as they are read, so standard tools and media players work without modification.
Use cases
- stream a video from a torrent with vlc without downloading it fully
- mount a magnet link as a directory and browse its files
- extract a single file from a large torrent with cp
- list torrent contents with ls before deciding to download
- preview files inside a torrent on-demand
When to choose
- you want on-demand access to torrent contents without downloading everything
- you want to use normal Unix tools and media players on torrent data
- you need a lightweight command-line torrent mounting tool on Linux or macOS
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured torrent client with seeding and queue management
- you are on Windows or another platform without FUSE support
- you need write access to mounted torrent data
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
file-system cli files developer-tools cli bittorrent fuse on-demand-download streaming magnet-links command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/johang/btfs · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3d70c3793396
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| johang/btfs | main | 77 |
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