popcorn-time/popcorn-app
An experiment using the peerflix module of nodejs and connecting a bunch of APIs. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4578
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2162
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5149 stars · 1631 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Popcorn Time was a desktop application that let users stream movies directly from torrent sources (via YIFY and the peerflix Node.js module) with metadata from TheMovieDB and subtitles from OpenSubtitles. It was built on node-webkit and was officially discontinued in March 2014.
Use cases
- stream movies from torrents without downloading first
- watch movies with a simple desktop UI
- automatically fetch subtitles for streamed films
- browse popular movies with metadata and posters
- build a node-webkit media streaming app
When to choose
- you want to study the original Popcorn Time codebase for historical or research purposes
- you need a reference for streaming torrents in a node-webkit desktop app
When to avoid
- you want a working movie streaming app - the project is abandoned and its APIs are dead
- you need maintained software with support or security updates
- you want a legally safe streaming solution
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
video-processing http-client gui media entertainment desktop-applications cross-platform windows cross-platform torrent-streaming movies node-webkit peerflix subtitles yts discontinued macos linux desktop nodejs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/popcorn-time/popcorn-app · fetched 2026-08-28 · b67c0e2fe303
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| popcorn-time/popcorn-app | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="popcorn-time/popcorn-app")
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