JSTorrent

What JSTorrent is

JSTorrent is a free, open-source BitTorrent client for downloading torrent files, offered as standalone software for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android, as well as an optional Chrome extension. A download can be added by opening a .torrent file, clicking or pasting a magnet link, or pasting a torrent URL. The client supports selective downloads and DHT, and can stream video from torrents, including MKV keyframe-aware seeking. It also supports concurrent HTTP downloads from web seeds with keep-alive, rate limiting, and redirect handling. The extension can handle magnet links and add torrents from the browser context menu. On ChromeOS, it can pair with an Android companion app for file and network operations; Chromebooks without Play Store access can use a background daemon in Linux (Crostini). JSTorrent can load private-tracker torrent files, though some trackers may need to whitelist it. The maker says releases are built by GitHub Actions CI and signed for supported platforms, and desktop auto-updates are signature-verified. Downloads may be slow or unavailable when a torrent has few seeders or peers.