µTorrent Alternatives for Mac

Alternatives to µTorrent for Mac with any license

qBittorrent

The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to µTorrent. Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features on all major platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, OS/2, FreeBSD). qBittorrent is based on the Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar library.
- Open source alternative, actively maintain, and doesn't use your machine as a Bitcoin miner. InsaneFromEarth • Jun 2016 • 37 agrees and 6 disagrees
- Its Free and with ZERO Ads. Simply torrent download nothing else. LeGenDKinG • Jul 2019 • 18 agrees and 3 disagrees
- After uTorrent pulling all kinds of crap, I decided to switch over to qBit. It's basically what uTorrent was back in the day. Neither does it have ads and supports wide range of configuration. If you to get as far as you can from commercialism, this is it. imh1kiko • Sep 2019 • 12 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is lighter but with the same features minus the ads. Guest • Sep 2020
- free, open source, fast, private with NO malware or spyware. Guest • Jul 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- No ads, better with lots of torrents. Guest • Sep 2019 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Identical interface. Without advertising. jwassen • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Free, open source, no ads *and* it comes with a built-in search engine? Color me impressed! glitchy • Jan 2020
- It's the best torrent client ever I used, much better than Transmission, in addition, it's way better than the commercial utorrent and bittorrent Guest • Dec 2019
- Easy to use, ad-free, supports "sequential downloading", remote control (e.g. via Web UI or the 'qBittorrent Controller' app by Luis Gallordo), etc. dreamski21 • Jan 2020 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- No ads, just as good - if not better - functionality. Guest • Dec 2019
- Being a freeware and open source, it has almost all the features a torrent client should have. Guest • Nov 2019
- Free of adware, open source, fast, simple and very efficient. No doubt. The best. fosfatonitroso • Jan 2017 • 12 agrees and 3 disagrees
- qBittorrent is far better than uTorrent for the following reasons: 1) It's open source (more trustworthy - you can check the code that it's not reporting/data-mining what you're downloading; 2) Works on all platforms; 3) It's got all the same functionality, perhaps even more. No reason to stay with uTorrent and trust them blindly. JohnFastman • Dec 2016 • 12 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Absolutely better than µTorrent. Faster, lighter and more secure. gioce90 • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Simple. No ads, No trackers, It's free for ever Akino • Sep 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- qBittorrent is the way uTorrent used to be. It hasn't gotten bloated like uTorrent but still has a fair amount of advanced features that you'd want in a torrent program (i.e web interface, torrent feeds, etc). TastyWheat • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- No ads. No bloatware. No hidden bitcoin mining. No crash. OPEN SOURCE! alexandredarochacelestino • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is very fast and has a torrent search from within the application itself ahmad360 • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Much lighter, no ads/spyware, open source! kelzebub • Jan 2018
- Works pretty good, still thinks uTorrent is prettier UI wise but gets the job done. Ola • Dec 2017
- It can do almost all the things µTorrent does and it's open source! Guest • Oct 2017
- it's ad-free, open source, has many options, and a clean interface Guest • Oct 2017
- User friendly interface, fast, stable, a lots of options. Guest • Sep 2017
- I have maaaany problems with GUI, logic, etc. and they will never be fixed. The devs just don't listen to it, but we have no another choice. TristisOris • Aug 2017
- Simply the best. Has everything you want in a ligtweight torrent client. hassantayyab • Jul 2017
- open source, no bloatware, maintained, Guest • Apr 2017
- qBittorrent: GPL, no adware and malware, Linux, BSD, and iOS versions, CLI, HTTP Web seeding, and tracker exchange. Korwin • Jan 2017
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku
Ad-free Lightweight Download torrents Integrated Search ... Support for MAGNET links Sequential downloading Simple installation User interface Categories Cross-platform Encrypted Connection Portable Tagging WebUI Management Built-in RSS reader Disable Subfolder Download Queue Download Scheduling Drag n drop Extensible by Plugins/Extensions File sharing HTTP Web seeding Multiple languages Peer-To-Peer RSS Downloader Torrent search Speed charts Add a feature

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Transmission

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.
- Fast, light and no ads. Why would u use something else? Works perfectly Guest • Feb 2020 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Transmission is an easy-to-use, open source torrent client. It's an excellent alternative to uTorrent because it is open source, which means you can have higher confidence in it not violating your privacy, e.g. through reporting what you're downloading. Transmission is as good an alternative as qBittorrent, but has a simpler interface. JohnFastman • Nov 2016 • 11 agrees and 1 disagrees
- best all-around for multiple os Guest • May 2019 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Built-in in many linux distro. Simple and excellent. It does not display any advertising. It has speed control and queue manager thallisphp • Oct 2016 • 8 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Elegant interface design, simple and efficient. Deviated • Apr 2017 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It's FOSS, which means that you can be more confident that it isn't tracking you. It's also easy to use, with a simple UI. Buster_Blue • Oct 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees
- All Windows clients are awful, but this is well-ported from *nix. minerpro3 • Dec 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Doesn't contain a virus and is easy to use. Guest • Jan 2017 • 1 agrees and 2 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku Xfce
Lightweight Advert blocking Command Line support File sharing ... File-sync Portable Remote Management Add a feature

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Deluge

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 facility. Deluge features a rich plugin collection; in fact, most of Deluge's functionality is available in the form of plugins. Deluge was created with the intention of being lightweight and unobtrusive.
- Yes It is very Good alternative Guest • Apr 2019
- I had issues both with uTorrent and qBittorrent. Deluge just works Guest • Dec 2016 • 5 agrees and 0 disagrees
- Very lightweight and fast, reliable, similar interface and general user scenarios to µTorrent but ads/adware drama-free, transparent, true open-source. Guest • Mar 2019 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
- It's free, doesn't have ads, works great, and it's gorgeous. Guest • Nov 2016 • 4 agrees and 2 disagrees
- Similar looks, functionality and speed. A breeze! Guest • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees
- It is supported for Raspberry Pi, it is simple and good headphoneamp • Feb 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD libtorrent Python
Ad-free Built-in Torrent client Configurable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions ... IP Address Blacklist Web client Windows Compatible Ad-free Portable Add a feature

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Free Download Manager

FDM accelerates downloads by splitting files into sections and then downloading them simultaneously. In addition, Free Download Manager allows you to adjust traffic usage, organize downloads, control file priorities for torrents, efficiently download large files and resume broken downloads.
- FDM has a BitTorrent plugin that allows you to download torrents Danilo_Venom • Oct 2016
Free Mac Windows Linux Android PortableApps.com
Browser integration Built-in Torrent client Clean design File management ... Support for MAGNET links User friendly Youtube downloader Ad-free BitTorrent support Download Accelerators Downloader Download YouTube Playlist Firefox Extensions Support for MEGA Multiple languages Music Library Portable Resume interrupted downloads Torrent search Video Download Add a feature

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WebTorrent

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. It is the first torrent client built for the web. No browser plugins, extensions, or installation is required to use WebTorrent in your browser. Easy to use. On option is you can drop a torrent file or paste a magnet link in the box at the bottom of the app. Then enjoy instant playback. Alternatively you can drop a torrent file in it.
- Torrent streamer. Not a downloader. Guest • Mar 2019 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees
- its just torrent streamer, not file downloader. altersoft • Dec 2017 • 4 agrees and 14 disagrees
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted Chrome ... Safari Opera Node.JS Chromium Firefox
Electron based Torrent player Torrent Streaming Web-Based ... Browser based DNLA Server Media Streaming Peer-To-Peer WebRTC Add a feature

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aria2

aria2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility. The supported protocols are HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent (DHT, PEX, MSE/PE), and Metalink. aria2 can download a file from multiple sources/protocols and tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth. It supports downloading a file from HTTP(S)/FTP and BitTorrent at the same time, while the data downloaded from HTTP(S)/FTP is uploaded to the BitTorrent swarm.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Xfce
Command line interface Ad-free Command line Downloader ... Lightweight Support for Multiple protocols Support for Remote Control Resume interrupted downloads Add a feature

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BitTorrent

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. It is often nicknamed Mainline by developers denoting its official origins. Since version 6.0 the BitTorrent client has been a rebranded version of µTorrent. It's currently available for Microsoft Windows, Mac
- Bundleware
  Like uTorrent, installs other applications. See https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6133c9233d45f8db8cfb4daf5af84abb3bacae89601939b6ffcf02921d85bebe/detection
Freemium Mac Windows Android Android Tablet
Built-in Antivirus Built-in Media converter Built-in player File sharing ... Gapless Playback Peer-To-Peer Remote desktop Add a feature

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Vuze

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. Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows, music videos, movies, video games and others.
- Discontinued
  Vuze that hasn’t been updated since 2017. https://fossbytes.com/best-torrent-client-windows-free-torrent-downloaders/
- Bundleware
  Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android BSD ... Chrome
Built-in Antivirus Built-in player Built-in Video Converter Dvd burning ... Integrated Chat Integrated Search Add a feature

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BiglyBT

BiglyBT is a feature filled, open source, bittorrent client based on the Azureus open source project, now Vuze . Features: Swarm merging across torrents that share the common files. BiglyBT detects similar files in multiple torrents automatically, and merges swarms to download files faster and, if possible, fix incomplete torrents. Rate limiting to limit rates globally, by download, by tag, peer-set (e.g.
- Laggy, bad programming using operating system windows to search metadata for magnets, will kill your system when pasting too many magnets. Guest • Jun 2020
- Coz it's totally FOSS and there's a good Android vers. of it. Wladrote • Sep 2019
- BiglyBT is a fork of Vuze with the same rich feature set, plugin support (i.e. webtorrent, decentralized chat, and even TOR), and no ad/malware. Being Java based makes it compatible with most platforms, but resource usage is still light, especially with tweaking. Guest • Jan 2019
Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD
i2P integration Swarm Merging Download torrents Torrenting ... Ad-free Built-in Media converter Built-in player Support for DLNA Integrated Chat Meta-Search Media Streaming Support for TOR Support for WebTorrent Add a feature

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rTorrent

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.

Free Open Source Mac Linux BSD
Command Line support Add a feature

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