KTorrent

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Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)

Application type

Torrent Client

Origin

Germany
EU

Platforms

Linux
BSD
KDE Plasma
Flathub
Snapcraft

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Themba Ngobeni added KTorrent as alternative to Apex Download Manager
17 days ago
hackerboost added KTorrent as alternative to RatioBooster Plus
3 months ago
Emin added KTorrent as alternative to Aria2 Next
5 months ago
kultegin added KTorrent as alternative to BATorrent
6 months ago
MrbenMed-official added KTorrent as alternative to Gettorr
8 months ago
Paul added KTorrent as alternative to qui
9 months ago
Sebastian Paczoski updated KTorrent
10 months ago
Alaik updated KTorrent
11 months ago

Comments and Reviews

Top Positive Comment

AbsenteeSurgeon

★★★★★

May 22, 2012

Fastest by far, best feature set, most stable. I'm in love!

Marjana

CommentJun 17, 2011

The best torrent client for Linux. Fast and a lot of features.

monkeybear

CommentMay 15, 2009

I didn't even know this was available for windows. The linux version is great though, lite and fast as well.

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Install from the command line

flatpak install flathub org.kde.ktorrent

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What is KTorrent?

KTorrent is a bittorrent application for KDE Plasma which allows you to download files using the BitTorrent protocol. It enables you to run multiple torrents at the same time and comes with extended features to make it a full-featured client for BitTorrent. KTorrent offers advanced configuration options, plenty of features and a wealth of useful plugins, like the Search plugin which will allow you to search for torrents directly from within KTorrent.