Alternatives to Acquisition for all platforms with any license

qBittorrent

The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to µTorrent . Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku
Lightweight Integrated Search Ad-free Built-in RSS reader ... Drag n drop Extensible by Plugins/Extensions HTTP Web seeding Multiple languages Peer-To-Peer Portable Torrent search Sequential downloading Shutdown after completing Option Speed charts Add a feature

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Transmission

Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku Xfce
Command Line support File-sync Lightweight Portable ... Remote desktop Remote Management Add a feature

1308 Like
µTorrent

µTorrent is an ad-supported, proprietary BitTorrent client owned and developed by BitTorrent, Inc.

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android PortableApps.com ... Wine
Anonymity Lightweight Peer-To-Peer Portable ... Shutdown after completing Option Add a feature

2589 Like
Deluge

Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD libtorrent ... Python
Ad-free Ad-free Built-in Torrent client Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... Portable Add a feature

628 Like
Tixati

Tixati is a peer-to-peer file sharing program that uses the popular BitTorrent protocol. This protocol allows many peers to form a cooperative swarm and download very...

Free Personal Windows Linux
Customizable Decentralized Group chat Media Streaming ... Peer-To-Peer Portable Remote Management Torrent search Stream audio Sync iTunes Libraries Tag based Add a feature

189 Like
RetroShare

RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD OpenSSL ... OpenPGP
Serverless Anonymous Secure Filesharing Decentralized Apps with End-to-End Encryption ... Gpg encryption Add a feature

97 Like
Vuze

Vuze is a free BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol.
- Bundleware Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android BSD ... Chrome
Built-in Antivirus Built-in player Built-in Video Converter Integrated Chat ... Integrated Search Add a feature

262 Like
BitTorrent

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was...

Freemium Mac Windows Android Android Tablet
Built-in Antivirus Built-in Media converter Built-in player Peer-To-Peer ... Remote desktop Add a feature

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rTorrent

rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while...

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
Command Line support Add a feature

85 Like
PicoTorrent

PicoTorrent is designed to be a tiny, easy-to-use BitTorrent client with low memory usage.

Free Open Source Windows
Lightweight Support for MAGNET links Portable Add a feature

45 Like
Tribler

Tribler is an application that enables its users to find, enjoy and share content. With content we mean video, audio, pictures, and much more. Tribler has three goals in...
- Warning Host's IP can be used as exit nodes: it means that if some other user downloads something illegal, you could be prosecuted because your IP appears! Even on Tribler official website, a Disclaimer states: "Do not put yourself in danger. Our anonymity is not yet mature. Tribler does not protect you against spooks and government agencies."
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux
Decentralized Distributed Integrated File Sharing Integrated Search ... Peer-To-Peer Add a feature

62 Like
Miro

Miro (formerly Democracy Player) is a free and open source internet TV application, media library, and video player. Through Miro, you can subscribe to any RSS feed...
- Discontinued No updates since 2013. Youtube intergration broken because of no updates since youtube API changed. See changelog: http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/pculture.org/Miro/
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD
Android Sync Built-in Media converter Built-in Torrent client Create PlayList ... Fullscreen support Music Library Music store Add a feature

238 Like
FrostWire

Easy to use BitTorrent Client and YouTube Downloader in one, with built-in search and music library.
- Discontinued In September 2018 after the Android app was removed from the Play Store by Google, the team has decided to close the FrostWire project: https://frostwire.wordpress.com/2018/09/27/frostwire-for-android-is-no-longer-available-on-google-play/ Last version, 6.7.4, released on September 26, 2018, can be still downloaded from GitHub.
- Bundleware As reported on VirusTotal, the installer contains Opencandy. Be careful during installation. https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/60a309e91ba1039c3527053867e0e210ff2e18628a01acc264d82430e6436889/analysis/
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... Kindle Fire
Built-in player Integrated Search iTunes integration Media Streaming ... Peer-To-Peer Torrent search Large File Transfer Download from Soundcloud Add a feature

122 Like
Halite

Halite (named after the mineral) is a C++ BitTorrent client based on the excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The program also relies heavily on the...
- Discontinued Last version was released on 19/12/2015, as of 2017 app is still stable and working.
Free Open Source Windows libtorrent
No features added Add a feature

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KTorrent

KTorrent is a bittorrent application for KDE Plasma which allows you to download files using the BitTorrent protocol.

Free Open Source Linux BSD
No features added Add a feature

83 Like