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    qBittorrent Alternatives for Mac

    There are many alternatives to qBittorrent for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Transmission, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to qBittorrent and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to qBittorrent are Deluge (Free, Open Source), µTorrent (Freemium), WebTorrent (Free, Open Source) and Free Download Manager (Free).

    This page was last updated Mar 26, 2022
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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
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    1. 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.
      Transmission vs qBittorrent opinions
      Almost everyone thinks Transmission is a great alternative to qBittorrent.
      ZajferX it has the very basics for torrent downloads but because it is so light it is almost a bit to light on features in my opinion
      Top positive comment  over 5 years ago

      12
      alexprange Qbittorrent is the best however if you must use alternative then Transmission is the way to go for it simplicity and ease of use.
      Top positive comment  about 3 years ago

      3
      Lacks basic features like tagging and categories, has issues with seeding torrents
      Top negative comment  almost 2 years ago

      0
      isisstelling It has a very simple interface, which can be helpful for people that don't know much about peer-to-peer technologies.
      Positive comment • 11 months ago

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      Similar functionality to qBittorrent, no ads unlike BitTorrent, uTorrent, BitLord or Vuze
      Positive comment • about 2 years ago

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      TristisOris windows build does not develop.
      Negative comment • almost 4 years ago

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    2. Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses .
      Deluge vs qBittorrent opinions
      Almost everyone thinks Deluge is a great alternative to qBittorrent.
      Similar functionality, more user friendly, but less features.
      Positive comment • almost 3 years ago

      5
      yofaw78034 Provides an excellent web client
      Positive comment • almost 2 years ago

      0

    4. µTorrent

      • Freemium • Proprietary
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Online
      • Android
      • PortableApps.com
      • Wine
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      µTorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent client that includes standard features such as bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT. Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification and peer exchange.

      Bundleware

      Contains adware and bundleware: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/2111a4cf740c377f0d7ae7e80c0a0d718bcf473706b2b4363453c0efea3e0109?nocache=1

      µTorrent vs qBittorrent opinions
      Some users think µTorrent is a great alternative to qBittorrent, some don't.
      It's an alternative to download torrents but it includes ads.
      Positive comment • over 6 years ago

      6
      Akid0uu Includes ads and contained adware in the past. Closed source as well.
      Negative comment • 5 months ago

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      OKTAYMERCAN Most famous and small bittorent cilen(micro torrent thats name). Not open source and not free. Have security bug but I not trust this program I try free and open source alternatives.
      Positive comment • about 3 years ago

      0

    5. WebTorrent

      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux
      • Self-Hosted
      • Google Chrome
      • Safari
      • Opera
      • Node.JS
      • Chromium
      • Firefox
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      WebTorrent Desktop is able to instantly stream and play right away video and audio. You don't have to wait for it to finish downloading.
      WebTorrent vs qBittorrent opinions
      Most users think WebTorrent is a great alternative to qBittorrent.
      WebTorrent is a good alternative because of the streaming it produces
      Positive comment • about 3 years ago

      0
      Supports instant streaming!
      Positive comment • 11 months ago

      0
      ugurozturk Doesn't has speed limit feature. Bad for whoever has low upload speed network.
      Negative comment • about 2 months ago

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    6. FDM accelerates downloads by splitting files into sections and then downloading them simultaneously.
    8. aria2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.
    9. BiglyBT is a feature filled, open source, bittorrent client based on the Azureus open source project, now Vuze .
      BiglyBT vs qBittorrent opinions
      pros, cons and recent comments
      chinobis It works straight out of the box frequently updated and is really feature packed.
      Positive comment • 6 months ago

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    10. Vuze (formerly Azureus) is a free BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to bittorrenting, Vuze allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content.

      Bundleware

      Be careful during the installation: Forum

      Discontinued

      Vuze that hasn’t been updated since 2017.
      https://fossbytes.com/best-torrent-client-windows-free-torrent-downloaders/

      Most users think Vuze is a great alternative to qBittorrent.
    11. 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 the first client written for the protocol.

      Bundleware

      Like uTorrent, installs other applications. See https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6133c9233d45f8db8cfb4daf5af84abb3bacae89601939b6ffcf02921d85bebe/detection

      Some users think BitTorrent is a great alternative to qBittorrent, some don't.

    12. rTorrent

      • Free • Open Source
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      • Linux
      • BSD
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      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 delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client.
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