5 Ways to Stream Torrent Without Waiting for Complete Downloading

[Wilhelm]

BitTorrent has been around for so many years and it’s still widely being used today. You can find a lot of things including the latest movies to download on a popular BitTorrent tracker website such as “The Pirate Bay” which the authorities can’t seem to permanently shut down. Downloading files using BitTorrent requires a client software such as uTorrent, Vuze, Deluge, Tixati, and etc to do the job.

Every BitTorrent client software has its own distinct advantages and one very useful feature that is not commonly found is the ability to “stream” which is to start the playback without waiting for the whole file to complete downloading. Just like viewing online videos in YouTube, you get to start watching right away and that saves you a lot of time. Actually streaming videos is supported in uTorrent Pro ($19.95 per year) and Vuze+ ($29.99 per year) but both require a valid annual subscription to use this feature.

If you’d like to stream a video or movie file from torrent, here we have 10 different software that can do it for free.

1. 

Hola

Not only does Hola offer a free VPN to allow access on geo-restricted website such as Pandora, it also comes with a unique media player that is able to stream a torrent and play the video directly from your web browser. After installing the Hola extension, simply move your mouse cursor to any magnet or .torrent link on a website and a small Hola box will appear.

Clicking the Watch Now button will overlay a media player that automatically starts downloading the torrent for streaming. You can add subtitles to the movie by dragging and dropping the subtitle file or click the Upload button to browse for it.

Hola can be installed in Chrome and Firefox as an extension but their download page automatically offers to download an installation package for the Windows operating system that runs Hola independently on a portable Firefox. You can cancel the download and click on the “Show all downloads” link to reveal the direct download links for Hola.

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2. ROX Player

ROX Player may look like just another media player that comes with built in codec to support playback of all common video file formats, but it stands out because it has the ability to stream a torrent through .torrent files or magnet links.

It is possible to associate ROX Player with .torrent files and magnet links from the program configuration so that you can easily and quickly start streaming by clicking on the hyperlink from a BitTorrent tracker website.

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3. TorrentStreaming

TorrentStreaming is an easy to use program that is created just for streaming torrents. All you need to do is either drag a .torrent file and drop it on the program’s interface, or alternatively you can paste the direct .torrent link or magnet link to the box located at the top right and click Stream.

Some statistics on the download progress are shown at the top of the window showing the number of connected peers, the current download speed and also the amount of file size that has been downloaded so far. TorrentStreaming can be installed and run in Windows, Linux and Mac.

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4. Tribler

Tribler is a BitTorrent client application that focuses on anonymity downloading using a custom Tor-like network. Do take note that the anonymity feature is still in an experimental state which means that anonymous downloading is not guaranteed. If you only care about streaming torrents, simply click the “Cancel” button during installation when the program ask if you’d like to use the experimental anonymity feature.

To stream a torrent, simply click on the plus icon located at top right, and you can either browse for the .torrent file or paste the magnet link.

After adding the external torrent, go to Downloads, select the torrent that you’ve just added and click the Play button located at the top. You’ll be automatically transferred to the Videoplayer and the movie will start streaming.

Tribler is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

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5. Fetchr

Fetchr is actually a paid online service that helps you download any files from BitTorrent and store it under your account which is only accessible by you. Technically speaking, Fetchr is not able to immediately stream movies from torrent to you because the file needs to be fully downloaded and stored in their server first. When Fetchr finishes downloading the requested torrent file to their server, then you can start streaming.

Although it is a 2 step process, it shouldn’t take long for you to start streaming because Fetchr servers are extremely fast to grab the files from BitTorrent if they are well seeded and you can enjoy a more stable stream directly from Fetchr servers. Moreover, if the file has been previously requested by another Fetchr member, it will be instantly available for you to stream.

Another advantage in using Fetchr is you no longer need a VPN to bypass your ISP blocking BitTorrenttraffic or to avoid a warning letter by your ISP for illegally torrenting a movie. There are quite a number of other websites that offer similar service as Fetchr but Fetchr is the only one that is generous enough to offer a free 60 minutes trial. Although it is a very short trial duration, it is enough to stream an episode of a TV series, or very useful to preview the quality of the movie that you want to stream from a torrent.