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A Torrent Client for Google Chrome, runs everywhere in pure JavaScript
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The new and improved JSTorrent is a BitTorrent client for Chrome that downloads torrent files with ease. It can download torrents directly to your Downloads folder and can handle large files (multi-gigabyte files) with ease. It also runs fine on lower end ARM Chromebooks.
Update: Apr 23, 2016 - 2.4.3
- Add option for number of active torrents (queue functionality)
- Fix bug with downloading too much data when disk is slow
- Fix bug with changelog always showing sometimes.
Update: Apr 13, 2016 - 2.4.1
- Added the Stream page (play before download completes)
- Magnet link support (look in options)
- Improved speeds
- Refreshed user interface
- Many bugfixes. For a full list see http://jstorrent.com/#news
Update: Jan 19, 2015 - 2.3.10
- Fix magnet links not working
- Fix UDP tracker problems
Update: Jan 14, 2015 - 2.3.9
- Fix some HTTP tracker problems
- remove deprecated pushMessaging permission
Update: Sept 26 - 2.3.2
- Support for being default "magnet:" protocol handler
- Fix parsing trackers from .torrent files
- API updates for upcoming Chrome 38
- UI fixes
Update: Aug 8 - 2.3.0
- Fix for base32 magnet links
- Speed improvement using Web Crypto API
Update: June 10 - 2.2.9
- Add ETA column
- Minimized view
- Use new chrome.sockets API
- Ability to add custom trackers (right-click)
- Better messaging for when out of free disk space
- Fix utf-8 encoded text issues
- Ability to remove detached storage
Update: Mar 9 - 2.2.6
- Minor bugfixes having to do with handling detached storage
Update: Mar 7 - 2.2.2
- Identified the cause of the Fatal Disk errors, workaround implemented
- New Streaming Media Player (click on "Play" in Files view)
- Improved download speeds
Update: Feb 22 - 2.1.3
- Improved messaging for unhealthy torrents
- Fixed some add by URL bugs
- Clicking on "Add" without a URL brings up file selection
- Extended trial version in certain markets (Brazil)
Update: Feb 3 - 2.1.2
- Fix several issues with trackers
- New option (default off) to report as uTorrent
- Information in Help page to give to private tracker admins
- See detailed tracker error information in "Trackers" tab
- Sortable columns (click on column header, note not all columns are sortable)
- Improvements to setting file priority (skip file download)
- Add "General Information" pane, to see detailed information about a Torrent
Update: Jan 18 - 2.1.1 - Minor bugfixes
Update: Jan 17, 2014 - Version 2.1 release. Changes:
- Ability to select which files to download
- Private tracker support
- New works for all public trackers
- Improved UX and notifications
- Added some options to the Options page
- Number of peers per torrent
- Prevent standby
Update: Dec 21,22,25,27 2013 - Pushing small bugfixes reported by users. Please, if you have any problems with the program, report the issues and I will address them!
Update: Dec 19, 2013
Version 2.0 is released with direct downloads to your disk. If you encounter any issues, please report them here and I will work my best to fix them as soon as possible.
UPDATE: Dec 17, 2013
I'm very pleased announce that the new and MUCH improved version is nearly complete. I am making final bug fixes and testing. Expect an update within a few days!
UPDATE: Dec 5, 2013
I'm currently working full time on getting "Select download directory" support working. You'll also be able to download to external (USB) drives! This should be a huge improvement. Thank you for your continued patience and support.
UPDATE: Oct 16, 2013
The app is back. The developers have started writing a new and improved version because there seems to be good feedback. Chrome 31 will have extreme improvements to how the files can be saved (you will be able to select a download directory and save directly there) and the future version will support this.
Stream videos, download or share files using BitTorrent technology, all inside your browser. Uses chrome socket API and FileSystem API. Can download torrents on ChromeOS now! No uTorrent, no worry, JSTorrent is here!
Please report any issues/problems at https://github.com/kzahel/jstorrent/issues
If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, we'll refund you no questions asked, no exceptions! We stand by our product and hope you can enjoy it too!
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New 2013-08-25
- An extension which gives a right click context menu making it easy to add to JSTorrent (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jstorrent-helper-extensio/bnceafpojmnimbnhamaeedgomdcgnbjk)
- Handle opening .torrent files from ChromeOS file browser.
Latest reviews
- (2025-06-20) Jeremy White: Have used for many years, works great, no ads. I will be very disappointed if it disappears from my chromebook later this year
- (2025-04-27) Martin Griffiths: works well wish downloads were faster but all round very good
- (2025-02-10) Adam Marsh: Works well on my older chromebook. I just wish it had a bandwidth throttle setting for both up and download limits. Otherwise it works really well.
- (2025-01-22) justin strenth: Exactly what I needed!!!!
- (2024-07-07) Video et Taceo: Love it! Works great on my 6 year old chromebook!
- (2024-06-18) Nev Knight: Does what it says on the packet.I am running and old chromebook and its fine
- (2024-06-17) John Kelly: shuts off chromebook reandomly need it gone.
- (2024-03-28) Brody 119: Works amazing
- (2024-02-14) S Parish: it really works!!!
- (2024-01-27) keith henson: It's free and it does the job, no complaints here.
- (2024-01-25) Bryanna Chantiloupe: This is nice i approve it started giving me a bit of trouble in the beginning but it turned out alright
- (2024-01-07) Kenny Tompkins: incredible. so easy to use. downloaded from the playstore. I thought Google was going to dodge torrent-capability, the didn't .......I'm so proud of you js and googe. thank u
- (2023-12-26) Leon Yearwood: It works once you find an active torrent.
- (2023-09-11) Jorge Lopez Gonzalez: It no longer works currently, I installed it and the extension app does not start
- (2023-09-04) said nait salh: simple and efficient ! Thank you
- (2023-09-04) Ted Newt: to slow at downloading
- (2023-08-31) Christina Emory: I had loved this app for a long time but for some reason it is not working anymore. I don't know if the app has been taken down but it won't work on chrome anymore, especially when I try to do magnet links. Can someone please look into this?
- (2023-08-21) Juffrey: It works!
- (2023-08-11) Andrew Garbutt: Spot on for Chromebook. Need to enable magnet links, check that if you're having issues.
- (2023-08-11) Michael Lapusan: works well for me on my acer chromebook
- (2023-07-21) Deepak Pawaskar: Its just works awesome..!!
- (2023-07-10) Luis Lebron: works great for me on my outdated chromebook.
- (2023-06-20) Idris Khan: Does not work on chrome installed on mac anymore. this was a very good application but since the support is gone it can launch it anymore If someone can help please help and update the app so its still works
- (2023-06-11) Thomas E Mayer Jr: It is gotten very slow on download. Can seem to get through the download process with mistakes. Sad result.
- (2023-06-02) Nima: It was great while it lasted, but Chrome literally won't let me open the application anymore (claiming it's no longer supported). I think it needs an update to be able to work again? Not sure, but this happened very recently (06/01/2023). Worked perfectly before then. RIP.
- (2023-05-29) Marcel Roos: Very handy in my chromebook, the magnet handler works not always
- (2023-05-20) Errol Goetsch: Works perfectly with Chromium for a Raspberry P4
- (2023-05-12) Jamaal Brackens: really good application, works perfectly
- (2023-05-02) Marcel Venter: Great stuff!
- (2023-05-01) Cristion Kjeldgard (Frisk): does the job perfectly
- (2023-05-01) Andy Hiscock: Great fast torrent client used on my chromebook. No ads, just does the job.
- (2023-04-19) マイク: This app has kept me going in a time where nothing else has worked. I would suggest checking out this simplified version of what we all are looking for, lol. Trust and believe, this WORKS - all the OCRemix.org torrents (LEGAL!) you could dream of or ever want! THANK YOU, PROGRAMMERS!! (<3) - Love Club
- (2023-04-09) larry cooper: No adds. Very easy to use. With the jstorrent extension for chrome (i am using a chromebook) makes it even easier!
- (2023-04-05) Richard Gee: Fn Amazing its stable easy to use and slim
- (2023-04-01) undefined undefined: It's work, but very slow, I use it from Ukraine and speed under 200kb/s
- (2023-03-17) Christopher Park: This is a perfect, not-resource-hungry downloader that does exactly what it says it purports.
- (2023-03-06) Rudyanto Santoso: The best torrent client for chromeos. Simple and intuitive.
- (2023-02-24) Sindha Pari: nice and simple
- (2023-01-31) Gare Calhoun: great for downloading to ChromeOs (use VPN!) Does not seem to allow uploading/seeding Good super-light torrent downloader; easy to use
- (2023-01-30) JOLEX: The app it's really great and helpfull, but the download speed it's very slow.
- (2023-01-27) Jamaal Brackens: works great
- (2023-01-20) milquetoast: worked spectacularly for what i needed!
- (2023-01-11) Marwan Hamza: lite and easy to use without installation
- (2022-12-28) Layne Wynn: APP is awesome!
- (2022-12-24) hakim chaib: top
- (2022-12-09) Charlie Sangwine (Charlie): oh. just amazing. fast download speeds and so many settings so helpful thank you.
- (2022-12-02) Godfrey Baluku: I like this App. I've been using it for over a year now, and it has never disappointed. Thumbs up to the developers. :-)
- (2022-11-25) MIRZADA BEHRAM: the only torrent manager and downloader available for chrome os flex. absolutely amazing. no problems what soo ever.
- (2022-11-23) matthew dunnington: Works pretty dam good
- (2022-11-14) Seawater john miller: works good for me on an old unsupported chromebook where other apps have failed