The Best Open Source BitTorrent AlternativesTop Torrent Clients and other similar apps like BitTorrent

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   qBittorrent

    1813 likes

   Open-source torrent client offering polished, ad-free UI, cross-platform compatibility on desktop operating systems, advanced integrated search, remote web control, category-based queries, RSS filtering, protocol extension support, bandwidth scheduling, and IP filtering.

   79 qBittorrent alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • Cloudron

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment

   Oktay Mercan

   May 4, 2021

   1

   The best alternative for BitTorrent and uTorrent.

   linuxplayer

   Positive comment•Oct 28, 2023

   0

   No reason to use BitTorrent when qBittorrent exists

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jul 17, 2021

   1

   No ads anywhere in sight, with a very familiar interface for those switching from bittorrent or the ad ridden bundleware that is utorrent. I've been using qBittorrent for more than a year, and it's shown itself to be very reliable, downloading torrents with no issues.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

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   • qBittorrent is Free and Open SourceBitTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • qBittorrent is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBitTorrent is not according to our users
2. 

   

   Transmission

    1570 likes

   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, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

   77 Transmission alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • Cloudron
   • Xfce
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   Oktay Mercan

   Positive comment•May 4, 2021

   0

   its lightweight and small size and GUI is simple.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Dec 26, 2019

   -1

   Trusted by the Linux community.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Transmission is Free and Open SourceBitTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Transmission is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBitTorrent is not according to our users
4. 

   

   Deluge

    712 likes

   Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its core and GTK for the main user interface along with web and console interfaces for advanced client/server...

   75 Deluge alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • libtorrent
   • Flathub
   • Python
   • FreeBSD
   • Flatpak
   • MacPorts
   • Docker

   

   

   

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   aria2

    236 likes

   Multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

   118 aria2 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Torrent Client
   • Download Manager

   Origin

   • Japan

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Xfce

   

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   Kris Regina

   Positive comment•Jul 10, 2022

   0

   Much faster than BitTorrent. It's also very lightweight on CPU and Memory usage.

   

   

   • aria2 is Free and Open SourceBitTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • aria2 is LightweightBitTorrent is not according to our users
6. 

   

   LibreTorrent

    99 likes

   LibreTorrent is a Free as in Freedom torrent client for Android 4 and later, based on libtorrent. Download and share files directly on your device.

   35 LibreTorrent alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • Belarus

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid

   

   

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   RetroShare

    163 likes

   Open source, decentralized platform enabling encrypted chat, secure voice and video calls, anonymous file sharing with swarming, censorship-resistant forums, channels, link sharing, and offline messaging. Uses OpenPGP and OpenSSL for robust privacy and security.

   142 RetroShare alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Instant Messenger
   • Video Calling

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • OpenPGP

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Dec 13, 2015

   -1

   RetroShare is not a bitorrent too !

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   • RetroShare is Free and Open SourceBitTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • RetroShare is Decentralized and Privacy focusedBitTorrent is not according to our users
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   qui

    19 likes

   A fast, single-binary qBittorrent web UI: manage multiple instances, automate torrent workflows, and cross-seed across trackers.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Docker
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

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    eMule

     147 likes

    Successor to the classic, iconic eDonkey2000 peer-to-peer file sharing application that helped popularize P2P file sharing.

    21 eMule alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    PicoTorrent

     90 likes

    PicoTorrent is a tiny BitTorrent client for Windows with low memory usage, high performance and a native user interface. No ads, carefully selected features, and a native user interface integrating seamlessly with your desktop.

    67 PicoTorrent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • Sweden
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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    BiglyBT

     76 likes

    BiglyBT is a feature filled, open source, bittorrent client based on the Azureus open source project, now Vuze .

    75 BiglyBT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD

    

    

    

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    Nicotine+

     45 likes

    Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network.

    27 Nicotine+ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
    • Gentoo
    • Manjaro Linux
    • OpenBSD

    

    

    

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    PikaTorrent

     20 likes

    A modern, simple, connected, and electric BitTorrent app. For mobile, desktop & server.

    63 PikaTorrent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • Mac

    

    

    

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