https://github.com/astro/bitford

BitTorrent Client in a Chrome Packaged App
https://github.com/astro/bitford

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BitTorrent Client in a Chrome Packaged App

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/astro/bitford
• Owner: astro
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2013-07-26T23:26:54.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-04-13T22:17:32.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-01T22:01:33.300Z (7 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 396 KB
• Stars: 97
• Watchers: 24
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 10
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Bitford

A BitTorrent client as a Chrome Packaged App.

Contrary to other implementations, this one talks the native

BitTorrent protocol 100% in JavaScript.

**New:** install from the Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitford/agjcpjkkccmhfopfciohkkfolnjbbdoh

## Try it

* Go to `chrome://extensions/`

* ☑ Developer mode

* Load unpacked extension...

* Choose this directory

* Launch

* Keep an eye on the console of the background page

## Roadmap

### UI

### Background

* seeder peers dropping

* cancellable file saving

* Priorities

* Error handling

* store-backend: unify open bitford-store

* Smarter request selection, based on downRate * requestedChunks.length

* Profiling, profiling, optimization

### Unsolved

* Intercept .torrent files that users download

  * https://github.com/Rob--W/pdf.js/commit/e181a3c902485a5c3e155c555abb6d686604457b

### Torrent Features

* Peer limits

  * by IP

  * Upload slots

* Extension protocol

* Magnet Links

* DHT

* Encryption

* uTP