Streaming and sources

VortX plays whatever your add-ons return: direct HTTP streams, debrid links, and torrents.

Direct and debrid links

If an add-on or your debrid service returns an http(s) link, VortX plays it directly through libmpv. This is the lightest path and works on every build, including the Lite Apple TV build.

Torrents

The full Apple TV build, the iPhone/iPad build, and the Mac build embed a small streaming server that turns a torrent into a playable stream on the fly. Paste a magnet or pick one from an add-on and it plays. A multi-file torrent (a season pack) shows a file picker so you choose what to play. You can also save a magnet or link from the “Play a link” sheet and replay it later.

The Lite Apple TV build has no embedded server and cannot play torrents; use debrid or direct links there.

Quality and size caps

In Settings → Streams you can set:

• A max quality cap (for example 1080p), so VortX skips higher tiers.
• A max file size cap, so you can ask for “1080p but not a 20 GB file.” Sources that do not advertise a size are kept, so nothing useful is hidden.

Keep playing in background (iOS)

By default VortX keeps audio playing when you lock the screen or background the app, which also keeps the streaming server alive so a torrent does not die mid play. To save battery and data you can turn this off in Settings → Playback → Keep playing in background.

Bring your own server

Power users can point VortX at their own streaming server over http(s), including a server reached over a private network such as Tailscale.