Popcorn Time Lite

Popcorn Time Lite is a TUI-based (terminal user interface) alternative to Popcorn Time. It allows you to browse, search, and stream torrents directly from your terminal, leveraging qBittorrent as the backend for torrent management.

Popcorn Time Lite uses almost no RAM or CPU, making it extremely lightweight. It uses mpv as the default video player for seamless playback.

1. Install qBittorrent

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
   sudo apt install qbittorrent

2. Enable the qBittorrent Web UI

   • Open qBittorrent and enable the Web UI in the application settings.
   • Make sure qBittorrent is running.

3. Configure Preferences

   • Copy the template preferences file:

     cp qb_pref.template.json qb_pref.json

   • Edit qb_pref.json to include only the preferences you wish to change.

4. Install Python Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run Popcorn Time Lite

   python main.py