Popcorn Time is now back to serve torrent downloaders, but it now comes with a new web version called Popcorn Time Online.
Users can now stream TV shows and movies through Popcorn Time's online browser with the help of a plugin from Torrents Time. Of course, streaming this way is still considered illegal.
Popcorn Time has been a popular program for pirating content, but pressure from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) forced the project to end in March 2014. More forks were created in an attempt to maintain the project, but one of its most popular forks, popcorntime.io was recently shutdown by MPAA.
However, it appears that Hollywood has just started its nightmare. According to Popcorn Time Online's blog post on Monday, the app is a "real revolution of the original Popcorn Time." Users can enjoy all the favorite features found in the original software, but the new app offers more directly from the browser.
The web version of the app is not the first for Popcorn Time, but it is considered to likely stay longer compared to its predecessors because creators have come up with an open source code that anyone can use when they need to create their own app version.
Popcorn Time Online is also one of the first apps to have used the technology offered by Torrents Time. The plugin can play any video format without compromising video quality — a feature that is considered to be impossible with the original Popcorn Time.
Furthermore, Popcorn Time Online creators have made it clear that the app is here to stay.
"By sticking to anonymity, we are not cowards who hide from righteous content monopolies, but content freedom fighters who respect the law but do not trust the law enforcers to play the law fair," a statement from the blog reads.
Popcorn Time Online, with the plugin Torrents Time, is compatible with browsers Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox on Windows 7 and higher, and also OS X 10.8 and higher. The program is still being tested on Safari, according to developers who told VentureBeat.
