Popcorn Time

The original Popcorn Time software was a multi-platform, open source BitTorrent client which included an integrated media player. The program and its forks of the same name are free alternatives to subscription-based video streaming services (such as Netflix). Popcorn Time used sequential downloading to play copies of films listed by the website yts.to (earlier yify-torrents.com & yts.re), also known as YIFY (although other trackers can be added and used manually).[4]

Following its inception, Popcorn Time quickly received positive media attention, with some comparing the app to Netflix due to its ease of use. After this increase in popularity, the program was abruptly taken down by its original developers on March 14, 2014 due to pressure from the MPAA. Since then, Popcorn Time has been forked by several other development teams to maintain the program and produce new features.