Download torrent easily with browser

Torrent is a file format. A torrent file does not contain the content that you will download, but contains metadata about the content to be downloaded and the download location (e.g. file name, file size, folder structure). Usually, large files (music, movies, games, software installers, or documents) are shared as torrent files.

With torrent file sharing method, everyone can easily connect and share large files with others. Higher probability of successful downloads and no need to redownload files despite internet issues. Conveniently pause, resume your downloads any time you like.

Torrent files are mainly used in peer-to-peer (P2P) network. When you download a torrent file, the torrent downloader will obtain various small parts of the file from other computers on the network, and then assemble them into one single file with complete content. At the same time, your computer will also send the parts you have to others.

Thanks to torrent file sharing method, people can easily connect with others to exchange large files. More successful downloads, less downloading time. In addition, sometimes you can even easily download data that many traditional sources do not have or no longer store.

Therefore, creating torrent files for sharing is also an ultimate solution that significantly reduces the load on servers in terms of data storage.

- Torrent client: A program that allows you to open torrent files (.torrent) or torrent magnet links to download and upload large files via P2P network.

- Peer: A person who is downloading the file and at the same time uploading the small parts of the file that they have so that others can download it as well.

- Share ratio: A ratio of the amount of data that the user uploads over the amount of data that they download. When this ratio is greater than 1.0, it means the user uploads more data for others rather than download data just for themselves, and this has a positive connotation in the torrent sharing community. In contrast, when this ratio is less than 1.0, it can create a negative effect on maintaining the torrent for other peers and new downloaders.

- Seed: Upload a file after having downloaded the complete file. When uploading, user is called a seeder.

- Leech (1): Download a file and only have parts of it. When downloading, user is called a leecher. Normally, when downloading, user also uploads the small parts of the file that they have. Therefore, leecher might be synonymous with a peer.

- Leech (2): Download a file with a very poor share ratio, or download a file and stop seeding as soon as the download completes. Thus, leecher can also mean a person who only downloads and does not upload for others.

- Swarm: All peers (including seeders) that share a torrent.

- Tracker: A server that finds and connects peers, seeders in the swarm to help increase the torrent download speed. This server does not actually host any content or directly involved in the data transfer, and only receives information from the torrent client.

Torrent download feature is ready to use on Cốc Cốc desktop browser, allowing you to download torrent more conveniently:
- Download torrent directly with browser, no need for torrent download software.
- Download torrent simply in a click.
- Easily set up advanced customizations to save network resources, for example: Download and upload speed limit, Share ratio limit, Peers listening port, Max active downloads, Max active seeding...

The more seeders a file has, the quicker the download speed is. If a file has no seeder, then nobody else can continue to download it.

Although seeding completed torrents may not offer you any benefit, it helps maintain the files on the P2P network, allowing many others to be able to download them.

To change the setting for seeding completed torrents, please follow these steps:
1. Open Cốc Cốc on your computer.
2. At the top left corner, click Cốc Cốc icon.
3. Click Settings > Downloads and torrent.
4. Turn on/off Automatically stop seeding completed torrents.

Files downloaded from the internet always carry risks, even when you download them normally or use torrent file sharing method.

Some reminders for safe torrent download:
- Only download torrent from reliable sources.
- Only download torrent with lots of seeders. Although it is not a complete guarantee, a file with lots of seeders usually does not carry viruses because many people have successfully downloaded and continued to share it.
- Avoid downloading executable files (.exe, .bat) because they are likely to be malicious software.
- Install or update the antivirus program on your computer and scan the downloaded file before opening it.