rTorrent Alternatives

Apps similar to rTorrent include qBittorrent, which is free and open source. Other options are Transmission, µTorrent, Deluge and aria2. You're spoiled for choice with Torrent Clients like rTorrent: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and the web.

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  1. Download LIII BitTorrent Client latest version 0.1.0.10 : LIII is a BitTorrent Client with small resource footprint and incredibly easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Xeres icon
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    A Peer-to-Peer (Friend-to-Friend), decentralized, encrypted and secure application designed for communication and sharing.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. BitSpirit icon
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    BitSpirit is a very powerful and easy-to-use BitTorrent client that provides not only full BitTorrent protocol implementation but also many personalization features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  4. DloadBox icon
     2 likes

    DloadBox is a complete download management platform combining aria2c, Caddy, ariaNG, RPC integration, and a Telegram bot. It offers a user-friendly web interface and remote control, enabling efficient and scalable management of downloads from anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  5. TrguiNG icon
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    TrguiNG is an alternative UI for controlling transmission torrent daemon running on the same machine or any other host that has exposed transmission rpc endpoint.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Windows
    • Mac
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    BitTorrent Client written in Go. It can be run locally or be hosted in Remote Server with good resources to use that Server as SeedBox. It is Single Completely Statically Linked Binary with Zero External Dependencies .

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. ßTorrent icon
     15 likes

    ßTorrent is a fully-featured WebTorrent browser client written in Jade, CoffeeScript and Sass.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. btpd icon
     6 likes

    Suckless BitTorrent Protocol Daemon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  9. Torrex icon
     7 likes

    Using this application you can download any torrents and magnet links and start viewing media content in the built-in media player without waiting for the download completion.

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    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
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  10. Torrential icon
     3 likes

    A speedy, no-frills torrent client. Comes with a sane set of default options and none of the overwhelming information you don't need.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • elementary OS
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  11. torlink icon
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    torlink is a torrent finder that lives in your terminal, with zero setup and nothing to configure. One search checks a short, curated list of reputable sources at once, and whatever you pick downloads straight to your computer. The files are yours, saved to your downloads folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • JavaScript
    • Typescript
    • npm
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Node.JS
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  12. BitSwarm implements Bittorrent Protocol v2 from scratch to achieve best performance and to expose low-level parameters for customization. It uses a custom thread pool and part files (APF) for fast resume from previous incomplete session.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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