Since then, the program has been forked several times with several other development teams such as Time4Popcorn and the Butter Project to maintain the program and produce new features.

After this increase in popularity, the program was abruptly taken down by its original developers on March 14, 2014, due to pressure from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The legality of the software depends on the jurisdiction.įollowing its creation, Popcorn Time quickly received positive media attention, with some comparing the app to Netflix for its ease of use. Popcorn Time uses sequential downloading to stream video listed by several torrent websites, and third-party trackers can also be added manually. The application provides a piracy-based alternative to subscription-based video streaming services such as Netflix. Popcorn Time is a multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player. Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients.

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