# 使用 Homebrew, scoop, winget 安装 webtorrent-cli

查看 webtorrent-cli 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:webtorrent-cli
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install webtorrent-cli
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/webtorrent
```

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

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop -e
```

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

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:webtorrent-cli
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 6.0.0
- **来源摘要:** Command-line streaming torrent client
- **主页:** <https://webtorrent.io/>
- **最后更新:** 2026-05-23T21:07:31Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- webtorrent (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 6.0.0
## 项目历史与用法

WebTorrent CLI is the command-line front end for WebTorrent, the JavaScript BitTorrent implementation that brought WebRTC peers into the BitTorrent world. The CLI package exposes the same streaming-oriented torrent client as a `webtorrent` terminal command for Node.js users.

### 项目历史

The broader WebTorrent project started earlier as a browser-first BitTorrent client using WebRTC data channels and open web standards. The CLI repository and npm package were created in March 2016 to make that ecosystem available outside the browser while keeping the familiar WebTorrent streaming model.

The README states the package's boundary clearly: WebTorrent itself is the browser-capable client, while `webtorrent-cli` is for using WebTorrent from the command line. It uses TCP, UDP, and WebRTC, so it can talk to traditional BitTorrent peers as well as web peers where the protocol bridge is available.

### 采用历史

WebTorrent CLI became useful to package-manager users who wanted a scriptable streaming torrent client rather than a desktop GUI. Its npm registry metadata shows continuous package history from 2016 through the 6.x line in 2026, and the GitHub repository remained active with releases through 2026.

Adoption followed WebTorrent's larger pitch: media can begin playing before the whole torrent is downloaded, and seeking can fetch needed pieces on demand. The CLI made those traits available to terminal workflows, media-player handoff, and lightweight servers.

### 使用方式

Typical usage is `webtorrent <torrent-id>` where the torrent id is a magnet URI, info hash, torrent file, or HTTP(S) URL. The CLI can download, seed, create torrents, and stream media to players or devices such as VLC, IINA, Chromecast, and AirPlay targets.

In package-nerd contexts, WebTorrent CLI is a bridge between the Node.js P2P ecosystem and Unix shell habits: it lets users test WebTorrent behavior, seed files, stream public-domain media, or wire torrent downloads into scripts without opening a full desktop client.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

The package is notable because it packaged the WebTorrent idea as a single terminal command. That made WebRTC-aware torrenting inspectable and automatable in the same way older BitTorrent clients exposed daemon or CLI modes.

### 时间线

- 2013-10: Core `webtorrent` npm package created.
- 2016-03: `webtorrent-cli` GitHub repository and npm package created.
- 2024-06: 5.1.x releases published.
- 2026-04: v6.0.0 published to npm and GitHub releases.

### Related projects

- WebTorrent CLI is part of the WebTorrent family alongside the core `webtorrent` library, WebTorrent Desktop, Instant.io, and related WebRTC/BitTorrent tooling. It is a CLI counterpart to GUI clients such as WebTorrent Desktop and traditional BitTorrent clients such as Transmission or uTorrent.

### 来源

- <https://api.github.com/repos/webtorrent/webtorrent-cli>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/webtorrent/webtorrent-cli/releases?per_page=5>
- <https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent>
- <https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-cli>
- <https://registry.npmjs.org/webtorrent-cli>
- <https://webtorrent.io/desktop/>
- <https://webtorrent.io/intro>


## 安全说明

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

- **Geiger 风险:** blue / 中
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Scoop - extras/webtorrent: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/webtorrent.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: WebTorrent.WebTorrentDesktop from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/webtorrent-cli.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/webtorrent-cli.yml)


## 来源

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