Frequently Asked Questions

Popcorn Time! is the result of many developers and designers putting a bunch of APIs together to make the experience of watching torrent movies as simple as possible.

We are an open source project. We are from all over the world. We love our movies. And boy, do we love popcorn.

Is this legal?

Depends on where you're from, really. Once again: we're using torrents, so if you really care, you'd better google what the legal situation around these protocol is where you live.

Popcorn Time works using torrents, fair enough. Am I seeding while watching a movie?

Indeed, you are. You're going to be uploading bits and bits of the movie for as long as you're watching it on Popcorn Time.

What happens to the movies after I'm done?

Your movies will stay buried in a secret folder somewhere in your drive until you restart your computer. Then it will be gone for good.

Will there be a new version?

Most definitely. You're going to have to download it manually though. But fear not! If you're on version Beta 2, you'll be notified within the app. Other than that, we'll let you know through Facebook and/or Twitter.

How come you've got the latest movies?

We search for movies uploaded by YIFY. Better ask them how they are handling this!

Will you be adding movies in my language?

Chances are that most (if not all) of the movies available in Popcorn Time will be in English. However, languages for subtitles and the app itself are constantly being added by our lovely contributors.

Why can't I launch Popcorn Time?

Your system may prevent unsigned apps from being run
Go to System Preferences > Security > Allow Apps downloaded from > Anywhere and try to launch Popcorn Time! again.

You may have not have enough User Priviliges
Open a Terminal, and type:

• $ chmod +x /Applications/Popcorn\ Time.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit
• $ chmod +x /Applications/Popcorn\ Time.app/Contents/Frameworks/crash_inspector
• $ chmod +x /Applications/Popcorn\ Time.app/Contents/Frameworks/node-webkit\ Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit\ Helper
• $ chmod +x /Applications/Popcorn\ Time.app/Contents/Frameworks/node-webkit\ Helper\ EH.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit\ Helper\ EH
• $ chmod +x /Applications/Popcorn\ Time.app/Contents/Frameworks/node-webkit\ Helper\ NP.app/Contents/MacOS/node-webkit\ Helper\ NP

I can't get past the initial "Please wait..." screen :(

Living on Queen Elizabeth's realm, and using old verion (<2.8) aren't you? There is an workaround for it from the 2.8 version, but is no guarantee it will work. Check out the Black list

Why can't I select subtitles?

You may have to wait until all of the movie data (cover, summary, length, etc...) is retrieved. Sometimes it may be something else!

Thinking about launching for Android/iOS/Chromecast/Smart TVs/Commodore 64?

Our efforts are currently towards making the best desktop app for watching torrent movies. So launching versions for other devices is not in our inmediate roadmap.

Is the app works on Raspberry Pi/ChomeBook/BeagleBone?

Currently the App compiled only for Win/Linux32/Linux64/Mac but if you want to try it on ARM go for it!

You are changing site/repo more often than some underwear, which is the best place to start with?

Well yes,the App had difficult times, the best place for the latest info yet is the IRC channel.