This lets Popcorn Time give the appearance of streaming, even though it is actually handling the file as any other torrent client would. This means others trying to access that file will be able to download and watch it more quickly because they can grab pieces of it from your computer, as well as from the machines of other Popcorn Time users. While you are watching the content, you are also 'seeding,' or re-uploading, parts of the media file you've just downloaded. When you select and watch a movie or TV show on Popcorn Time, that media is downloaded to a 'secret folder' on your computer, which is deleted the next time you restart your computer, Popcorn Time says. That is why some TV shows appear to be missing episodes,' the main Popcorn Time service wrote on its FAQ.įinding and playing movies via Popcorn Time is much easier than using a torrent directly, but that doesn't mean users aren't torrenting.

'Due to video and audio codec limitations, we are very selective on what releases we grab via the API. however, are added through EZTV, a torrent site dedicated to TV. YTS reformatted Popcorn Time to work on its own interface, so that Popcorn Time now streams movies directly from YTS's website. Torrenting website YTS picked up the project and made it open source, letting anyone view and modify the source code.

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