butterproject/butter-desktop
All the free parts of Popcorn Time observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 3971
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2131
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4256 stars · 1056 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Butter Desktop is an Electron-based desktop application that lets users stream and watch movies and TV shows via torrent streaming, built with React and Redux. It is the free/open-source continuation of the Popcorn Time project.
Use cases
- watch movies via torrent streaming on desktop
- stream TV shows without downloading first
- browse a catalog of films and play them instantly
- self-host a Popcorn Time-like media app
- contribute to an open-source torrent streaming client
When to choose
- you want a free desktop app to stream video content over torrents
- you want to fork or build on Popcorn Time's open-source codebase
- you need a cross-platform Electron media streaming client
When to avoid
- you need a maintained project with active bug fixes and security updates
- you want legal, licensed streaming services instead of torrent-based sources
- you need a lightweight CLI or server-side media tool
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
video-processing gui developer-tools media entertainment desktop-applications cross-platform torrent-streaming popcorn-time video-player electron-app movies unmaintained desktop electron javascript
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/butterproject/butter-desktop · fetched 2026-08-28 · b02c2755be78
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| butterproject/butter-desktop | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="butterproject/butter-desktop")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem