Open Source BitTorrent Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to BitTorrent for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is qBittorrent. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to BitTorrent and many of them are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to BitTorrent are Transmission, Deluge, aria2 and RetroShare.

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  1. qBittorrent icon

    qBittorrent

     1810 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.

    78 qBittorrent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Cloudron
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    qBittorrent vs BitTorrent Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    Oktay Mercan
    1

    The best alternative for BitTorrent and uTorrent.

    linuxplayer
    Positive
    0

    No reason to use BitTorrent when qBittorrent exists

    Guest
    Positive
    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.
    3 of 5 comments
    • qBittorrent is Free and Open SourceBitTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
    • qBittorrent is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBitTorrent is not according to our users
  2. Transmission icon

    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.

    76 Transmission alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Cloudron
    • Xfce
    • Snapcraft
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    Transmission vs BitTorrent Comments
    Oktay Mercan
    Positive
    0

    its lightweight and small size and GUI is simple.

    Guest
    Positive
    -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 icon

    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...

    74 Deluge alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • libtorrent
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    • MacPorts
    • Docker
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  5. aria2 icon

    aria2

     236 likes

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

    118 aria2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Xfce
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    aria2 vs BitTorrent Comments
    Kris Regina
    Positive
    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. RetroShare icon

    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.

    141 RetroShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • OpenPGP
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    RetroShare vs BitTorrent Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    -1

    RetroShare is not a bitorrent too !

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • RetroShare is Free and Open SourceBitTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
    • RetroShare is Decentralized and Privacy focusedBitTorrent is not according to our users
  7. eMule icon

    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. PicoTorrent icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. BiglyBT icon

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  11. Nicotine+ icon

    Nicotine+

     45 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • Haiku
    • Gentoo
    • Manjaro Linux
    • OpenBSD
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  13. FrostWire icon

    FrostWire

     133 likes

    FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .

    63 FrostWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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