To this I'd also add that the plugin creates a vlc-bittorent folder in the Downloads directory where it stores the files it downloads, and it doesn't automatically clear any downloaded files. The Debian package uses a patch to try and play the largest file in multi-file torrents.

In case you're trying to play a torrent file that has multiple files, the VLC BitTorrent plugin will play a random file from that torrent, and it may not be the correct file.

VLC can't be closed until the torrent streaming starts (you can force it to close with killall -9 vlc though).

When VLC is streaming a torrent, it's also seeding it so keep that in mind if when using it. torrent file is downloaded and not opened with VLC when clicked (but clicking on the downloaded file from the Chromium download statusbar opens VLC and starts streaming the video). In Firefox I had to select ' VLC media player (bittorrent)' when asked what application I'd like to use to open. torrent files in web browsers to stream using VLC works.

On my Ubuntu 18.10 system, this clicking on. Petter Reinholdtsen, the Debian maintainer of the VLC BitTorrent plugin package, says that since the package was first uploaded in Debian, it was improved, and the package now allows opening VLC (and start streaming) when the user clicks on torrent files or magnet links in browsers like Firefox or Chromium. The developer says the plugin may work on Windows or macOS, but it was not tested. torrent files and magnet links, and it's developed for Linux. Want to stream video torrent files with VLC media player without having to download the complete torrent and only then start playing it? There's a VLC plugin, called vlc-bittorrent, that's able to do just that, which was added to the Debian repositories about a month ago.

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