Popcorn Time uses the torrent tracking service provided by YTS to stream high-definition video files, and uses OpenSubtitles to provide add-on subtitles in different languages. That way, we don’t have to spend a lot of time and energy on the Internet struggling to find various film sources. Its original intention of design is very simple: builds a free version of Netflix.

Popcorn Time is essentially an open-source, cross-platform BitTorrent client that contains an integrated media player and has access to the API of YTS (AKA: YIFY Torrents), originally developed by Federico Abad (leader from Argentina), Matias Fork, and a bunch of geeks from all over the world. Their main feature is that they allow users to play video files directly from BT seed file without having to download the entire video file first, for free. Of course, the BitTorrent community finally fought back, and BitTorrent based streaming media apps like WebTorrent and Popcorn Time began to fight. The popularity of legitimate video services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu has reduced consumer’s demand for BitTorrent protocol based file-sharing services.

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