BitTorrent Alternatives

BitTorrent is described as 'Peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was the first client written for the protocol' and is a very popular Torrent Client in the file sharing category. There are more than 50 alternatives to BitTorrent for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best BitTorrent alternative is qBittorrent, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BitTorrent are Transmission, µTorrent, Deluge and Free Download Manager.

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  1. Nicotine icon
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    SoulSeek client written in Python which uses the PyGTK2 toolkit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Emule Beba icon
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    Originally beba was concepted as a "light" eMule version.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. Torrento icon
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    Torrento is not just another remote controller; it is a powerful aggregator that lets you manage multiple torrent clients from a single, beautiful interface.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. Acqlite icon
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    Acqlite is Gnutella file sharing program based on LimeWire, Acquisition and Cabos. It is free software and contains no spyware or adware. It provides a simple interface, multiple language support, and iTunes + iPod integration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. A BitTorrent client implementation in Go that supports downloading files using the BitTorrent protocol. This project implements the core functionality of a BitTorrent client, including torrent file parsing, peer discovery, and file downloading.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  6. A unified download manager for aMule and rTorrent: manage both ED2K and BitTorrent downloads from a single modern web interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
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