But does it mean one can not stream torrents without downloading them? The answer to the question is "Hell No"! There are many different ways which one can use to stream movies from torrent sites without downloading. On this post, we are going to show you three possible ways to archive that.
Normally, we will have to download our favourite torrent movies or TV shows from the torrent site before watching. Unlike most online streaming websites where we can choose to stream directly or download to watch later. This could be quite discouraging at times. You may prefer watching the movie directly may be because you do not have the time to download and watch after, especially if you have a slow internet connection.
But does it mean one can not stream torrents without downloading them? The answer to the question is "Hell No"! There are many different ways which one can use to stream movies from torrent sites without downloading. On this post, we are going to show you three possible ways to archive that.
Watching torrent movies without downloading
To watch torrent movies without downloading, you can archive that via third-party sites that give you the possibility of downloading the torrent file from the magnet link. Also, some torrent clients come with the built-in torrent streaming feature. Discover below, the three possible ways amongst others which you can use to stream videos from torrent sites without downloading.
1. Stream videos from torrent sites without downloading using Rox Player
In order to use RoxPlayer to stream your favourite TV shows from torrent sites, proceed thus;
- Download and install Rox Player on your computer.
- Now visit the torrent site of your choice and grab the magnet link of the video in question
- Now, open Rox Player and click on "File" at the top-left corner. Next, from the menu, select "Open .torrent" and choose "Torrent Magnet link"
- Paste the magnet link of the torrent video and hit the Enter key.
- Rox Player will then start to process the torrent. Once it is done with the buffering, the video will start playing.
- Enjoy!
2. Using WebTorrent
WebTorrent is a streaming torrent client for the web browser and the desktop.
WebTorrent is written completely in JavaScript – the language of the web – and uses WebRTC for peer-to-peer transport whenever possible. No browser plugins, extensions, or installation is required to use WebTorrent in your browser.
To stream from torrent sites without downloading using WebTorrent, follow the steps below:
- Download and install WebTorrent for PC. It will require you have .net framework 4.5 installed. If it doesn't exist, WebTorrent will give you the possibility to download and install directly.
- Now open the WebTorrent once installed.
- Go to the torrent site and locate the video you want to stream online.
- Left-click and drag the Magnet link of the torrent to WebTorrent.
- WebTorrent will then start to download the torrent. Hover over it and click "Start Streaming". It will open another Windows and the streaming will start.
- When WebTorrent opens the popup, in order to stream, you will need to choose "Open in VLC". Meaning you will need to have VLC installed.
One thing about WebTorrent is that it also keeps the video which you can watch later as well.
3. Stram torrents without downloading using Seedr.cc
Seedr.cc is a website that permits you to capture torrent files using the Magnet link either download using IDM or stream directly without downloading.
To stream directly without downloading, follow these steps;
- Go to seedr.cc
- If you do not have an account yet, then simply just sign up for a new account or login with your Facebook account.
- Now you will be taken to the seedr.cc dashboard. By default, there will be a movie file in your Seedr.cc account, simply click on the delete button and delete it.
- Go to any torrent website and search for the file. From the result go to the torrent file website
- Now, copy the Magnet Download Link, Direct Torrent Link or just download the .torrent file
- Go back to Seedr.cc and paste any link and hit Enter.
- Seedr.cc will then start collecting all the Seeds for the torrent. Once it is done, click on the folder(which will contain the name of the video from the torrent side).
- You will now see the option "Convert and play".
- Double-click on it and Seedr.cc will now open a video player and the video will start playing.
Final say
All the above methods are pretty good for streaming Videos online from Torrent sites. For those who do not intend to install any software on their computer, then they should go for the method with Seedr.cc. Using webTorrent does not only allow you to stream directly, but you can as well watch later since it also downloads the video to your PC. Rox Player just like Seedr.cc allows you to stream directly.
While streaming with Seedr.cc, you can also choose to download with IDM whenever the need arises.
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