feross/simple-peer

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7803 stars · 981 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A JavaScript library providing a simple, node.js-style API for WebRTC peer-to-peer video, voice, and data channels. It works in both the browser and Node.js and is used by projects like WebTorrent.

Use cases

• build peer-to-peer video calls in the browser
• send data between two browsers without a server
• create a WebRTC data channel with a stream interface
• add voice chat to a web app
• stream video between peers in node and browser

When to choose

• you want a minimal, promise-free, node-style wrapper around raw WebRTC APIs
• you need one-to-one peer connections for video, voice, or data
• you want the same code to run in Node.js and the browser

When to avoid

• you need multi-party mesh or SFU-based conferencing out of the box
• you need a full signaling server solution included
• you need a library with frequent recent releases and active development

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

websocket p2p http-client web-development networking browser webrtc peer-to-peer data-channels video-calling voice duplex-stream real-time-communication real-time nodejs javascript

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