Streamline

A lightweight GTK-based BitTorrent client written in Python using libtorrent. Streamline provides a simple graphical interface for downloading torrents directly from magnet links while displaying live download statistics.

Features

• Clean GTK3 interface
• Paste and download magnet links
• Automatic metadata retrieval
• Live download progress
• Download speed monitor
• Upload speed monitor
• ETA calculation
• Peer count display
• Upload statistics
• Seeding after completion
• Supports opening magnet links from the command line

Screenshot

Requirements

• Python 3
• GTK 3
• PyGObject
• libtorrent (Python bindings)

Installation

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt install python3-gi gir1.2-gtk-3.0 python3-libtorrent

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/streamline.git
cd streamline

Run:

python3 streamline.py

Usage

Open normally

python3 streamline.py

Paste a magnet link into the text box and click Open Link.

Open from a magnet link

python3 streamline.py "magnet:?xt=urn:btih:..."

The download will start automatically.

Download Location

By default torrents are saved to:

/mnt/home/data/torrent

You can change the download directory by editing:

params.save_path = "/mnt/home/data/torrent"

Project Structure

streamline/
├── streamline.py
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

Built With

• Python
• GTK3 (PyGObject)
• libtorrent

Current Features

• ✅ Magnet URI support
• ✅ Metadata fetching
• ✅ Progress bar
• ✅ Download statistics
• ✅ Upload statistics
• ✅ ETA estimation
• ✅ Peer counter
• ✅ Automatic seeding
• ✅ Command-line magnet support

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions, bug reports, and feature requests are welcome.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Open a Pull Request.

Acknowledgements

• libtorrent
• GTK
• PyGObject