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[SOLVED] Linux app which downloads torrent from begginning to end and allows me to watch the torrent as I am downloading it. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Subject6051@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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You lovely people have given me a lot of great FOSS apps and I thank you for your suggestions

Although this feature is available in new Transmission 4, I am using Transmission 3 and I can use flatpak to download the latest and the greatest, but yeah, I choose to just go for other apps for now. If you are looking to make transmission work, this comment is for you, again to repeat, flatpak transmission is the best transmission if you want to stick to it.

  1. Deluge you are as beautiful as I first found you 😇 comment [Installing this next time I distrohop]
  2. qb which also has this functionality.
  3. steamio
  4. btfs
  5. webtorrent installing now
  6. kodi + elementum I don't like KODI :( So, I don't think so

edit: I am using Debian Stable, so though I have Transmission the transmission I have is the older one released in 2020. So, unfortunately, I can't use the latest greatest thing (unless I use flatpaks), I have however chosen to use qb and I like it as well! Thank you all

Two uses I think I would have from this app

  1. I can see the quality of the file as I am downloading it and I can remove it if I don't like it.
  2. I can obviously watch the movie or show I want to watch without waiting for it to be downloaded.

I am using Transmission now and I love it, but yeah, this would be a good addition.

PS: I do realize this would most likely work only for torrents with good number of seeders. ****

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[-] vreraan@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 year ago

Webtorrent desktop or qbittorrent with sequential order download + VLC

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

thank you!

[-] neveraskedforthis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Sequential order just means downloads files in sequential orders, you can't for instance watch a 2 hour Linux ISO documentary until the file is downloaded.

There is a plugin for VLC which does allow this though, but I don't remember the name of it. No need for external torrent software, just plop a magnet link in VLC, or a torrent file, and it'll start streaming the legal Linux ISO documentary.

[-] p5f20w18k@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I found the gentoo iso really hard to watch, couldn’t really finish is

Debian was good though, 10/10 would watch again

[-] 3laws@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Stremio. Hands down the best. It has so many plug-ins for all types of content, yes furry porn and hentai included.

You can add items to your library w/o downloading, I use it as a watchlist.

I open Stremio if I know it'll be one off, for my actual library good ol' Jellyfin.

[-] downhomechunk@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Stremio is what finally got me to cut the cord.

[-] Ocelot@lemmies.world 20 points 1 year ago

https://github.com/johang/btfs btfs lets you straight up mount a torrent as a directory and stream it. Most torrent clients also have an option to download parts in order so you can stream.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

that's wicked! thank you!

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

qBittorrent, and turn sequential download on.

[-] hollyberries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago

Deluge has sequential download.

a screenshot of a checked list. the options are: prioritize first and lace pieces of torrent, sequential download, add torrents in paused state, and pre-allocate disk space

Check 3/4 of them and you can use whatever player you want.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

ohh yes deluge! of c! my first ever open source torrent downloader. This is where I remember it sequential download from

I love Deluge, but rn I have qb and it has great functionality as well, so imma stick with it. Thank you tho

[-] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

You are searching for WebTorrent

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

seems pretty good, thank you

[-] LaggyKar@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

Ktorrent can do it. It's got a built in media player, and if you watch a file in it, it will try to download it sequentially.

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Stremio? Not sure if it's foss/open, though. Most likely not.

[-] uzay@infosec.pub 4 points 1 year ago

According to their website it's open source

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Cool, thank you! I had never bothered to check, to be honest.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

always use foss if you have a choice :'0

[-] Engywuck@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a pragmatic approach. I prefer to always use the app/program that works best for me and choose FOSS everything else being equal.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

everything else being equal is almost never the case. I like the fact that FOSS code is openly available, gives me a sense of peace of mind like none other. But yeah, I get your point

[-] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey this is exactly what I was looking for some days ago. Then an app was published on flathub called Muktiplex. It allows you to download and stream torrents directly through mpv. I watched Ahsoka only through this but I have to warn you: it is very new and it can crash sometimes but other than that it just fills this usage gap perfectly!

Edit: I have seen all the other comments and they either propose no solution at all ("just download the torrent") or they name some proprietary websites which also didn't really work for me. So I really think Multiplex comming as a nice looking gtk flatpak has a great potential.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

hey, thank you!

[-] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Have you found it?

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

yeah, one I can vouch for is qbittorrent, it works. Just choose download the first and last pieces first and open destination folder, play like a normal file, except you won't be able to fast forward, I am pretty sure there are apps which can do this though, but for the time being this is enough for me. Also, look at the post again, I have summarized the comments, you probably will find it very helpful

[-] PropaGandalf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Well you can do just that with Multiplex lol

[-] sim642@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Sequential downloads are bad for torrents.

[-] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

In settings untick append .part to incomplete files Then find enable sequential download and tick it.

I think this is a global setting rather than per torrent

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

In settings untick append .part to incomplete files Then find enable sequential download and tick it.

I think this is a global setting rather than per torrent

I unticked it just now, I wasn't able to find sequential download :(

[-] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like it was added march this year https://github.com/transmission/transmission/pull/4795

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

yeah, that's it. I am using transmission 3.00-1 so I can't use this until debian stable team decides to add it in.

I can use flatpaks but I won't bother rn

[-] flubba86@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I use stremio. I have a Real-Debrid account, I log into that in Stremio for cached torrents.

[-] vic@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I've been using Peerlix for years. While there might be better alternatives nowadays, have not had any need for them.

[-] tuto193@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Popcorn time

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

hey, do you use popcorn.pro

https://popcorntime.pro/movie/the-nun-2

seems like there are a lot of ads and bugs, I am pretty sure you have a better setup, care to share?

[-] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Kodi + Elementum

Both are open source and Elementum has a setting to keep your downloads.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

thank you mate!

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

thanks for the links. those came in handy. I probably will go for elementum

wait elementum is an addon han? I am not sure if I like kodi, let's see this would be a choice as well.

[-] TimeMuncher2@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

just select only one episode if its a series. after the episode downloads, watch it to see if the quality is good or not. if it's good, you can select the rest of the files to download. you can do this in transmission, qbittorrent or deluge.

[-] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

that's the way I do business rn and it's not enough. I don't have much data to do that too

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