install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install webtorrent-cli

local Homebrew formula metadata

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install extras/webtorrent

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/webtorrent.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop -e

Windows Package Manager source index · WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line streaming torrent client

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

webtorrent

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:stream,client

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`webtorrent`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04

manager version6.0.0

manager updated2026-09-17

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:webtorrent-cli
Version	6.0.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://webtorrent.io/
Upstream docs	https://webtorrent.io/
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/webtorrent-cli/-/webtorrent-cli-6.0.0.tgz
Last updated	2026-09-17T08:41:40Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Scoop92%

extras/webtorrent

scoop install extras/webtorrent

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Webtorrent

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/webtorrent.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop

winget install --id WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Webtorrent

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install webtorrent-cli with Homebrew, scoop, winget