µTorrent Alternatives for Mac

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.

• Its Free and with ZERO Ads. Simply torrent download nothing else. LeGenDKinG • Jul 2019 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• 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 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• No ads, better with lots of torrents. Guest • Sep 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Identical interface. Without advertising. jwassen • Apr 2019 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Open source alternative, actively maintain, and doesn't use your machine as a Bitcoin miner. InsaneFromEarth • Jun 2016 • 27 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• 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 Disagree   Agree
• Free of adware, open source, fast, simple and very efficient. No doubt. The best. fosfatonitroso • Jan 2017 • 12 agrees and 3 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Absolutely better than µTorrent. Faster, lighter and more secure. gioce90 • Apr 2018 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Simple. No ads, No trackers, It's free for ever Akino • Sep 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• 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 Disagree   Agree
• No ads. No bloatware. No hidden bitcoin mining. No crash. OPEN SOURCE! alexandredarochacelestino • Sep 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Much lighter, no ads/spyware, open source! kelzebub • Jan 2018 Disagree   Agree
• Works pretty good, still thinks uTorrent is prettier UI wise but gets the job done. Ola • Dec 2017 Disagree   Agree
• It is very fast and has a torrent search from within the application itself ahmad360 • Jan 2017 • 2 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• It can do almost all the things µTorrent does and it's open source! Guest • Oct 2017 Disagree   Agree
• it's ad-free, open source, has many options, and a clean interface Guest • Oct 2017 Disagree   Agree
• User friendly interface, fast, stable, a lots of options. Guest • Sep 2017 Disagree   Agree
• 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 Disagree   Agree
• Simply the best. Has everything you want in a ligtweight torrent client. hassantayyab • Jul 2017 Disagree   Agree
• open source, no bloatware, maintained, Guest • Apr 2017 Disagree   Agree
• qBittorrent: GPL, no adware and malware, Linux, BSD, and iOS versions, CLI, HTTP Web seeding, and tracker exchange. Korwin • Jan 2017 Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku

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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.

• best all-around for multiple os Guest • May 2019 Disagree   Agree
• 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 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• 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 • 7 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• All Windows clients are awful, but this is well-ported from *nix. minerpro3 • Dec 2017 Disagree   Agree
• 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 Disagree   Agree
• Elegant interface design, simple and efficient. Deviated • Apr 2017 • 3 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Doesn't contain a virus and is easy to use. Guest • Jan 2017 • 0 agrees and 2 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD PortableApps.com ... Haiku Xfce

1347 Like

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 Disagree   Agree
• 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 Disagree   Agree
• I had issues both with uTorrent and qBittorrent. Deluge just works Guest • Dec 2016 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• It's free, doesn't have ads, works great, and it's gorgeous. Guest • Nov 2016 • 4 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• Similar looks, functionality and speed. A breeze! Guest • Apr 2017 • 1 agrees and 0 disagrees Disagree   Agree
• It is supported for Raspberry Pi, it is simple and good headphoneamp • Feb 2017 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD libtorrent ... Python

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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 Disagree   Agree

Free Mac Windows PortableApps.com

380 Like

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

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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 Disagree   Agree
• its just torrent streamer, not file downloader. altersoft • Dec 2017 • 2 agrees and 6 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted Chrome ... Safari Opera Node.JS Chromium Firefox

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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

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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.

• Bundleware Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

Freemium Mac Windows Linux Android BSD ... Chrome

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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

85 Like

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.

• Coz it's totally FOSS and there's a good Android vers. of it. Wladrote • Sep 2019 Disagree   Agree
• 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 Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android BSD

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FrostWire

FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire . Unlike other BitTorrent clients, FrostWire allows users to query both BitTorrent Search engines & Cloud sources from within the application (YouTube, SoundCloud and Archive.

• Bundleware As reported on VirusTotal, the installer contains Opencandy. Be careful during installation. https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/60a309e91ba1039c3527053867e0e210ff2e18628a01acc264d82430e6436889/analysis/

• FrostWire is an P2P software like eMule. Guest • Jan 2016 Disagree   Agree

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Android Android Tablet ... Kindle Fire

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Tribler

Tribler is an application that enables its users to find, enjoy and share content. With content we mean video, audio, pictures, and much more. Tribler has three goals in helping you, the user: find, consume and share content. We aim to show just how easy file-sharing can be. We now added anti-spam measures using channels. Search box with suggestions Anti-spam features Video-on-demand support Fully distributed

• Warning Host's IP can be used as exit nodes: it means that if some other user downloads something illegal, you could be prosecuted because your IP appears! Even on Tribler official website, a Disclaimer states: "Do not put yourself in danger. Our anonymity is not yet mature. Tribler does not protect you against spooks and government agencies."

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

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libtorrent

libtorrent is a feature complete C++ bittorrent implementation focusing on efficiency and scalability. It runs on embedded devices as well as desktops. It boasts a well documented library interface that is easy to use. It comes with a simple BitTorrent client demonstrating the use of the library.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD OpenSolaris

WireShare

WireShare is a fork of the original LimeWire open source project. Features Ease of use. Just install, run, and search. Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other meta-information. Elegant multiple search tabbed interface. "Swarm" downloads from multiple hosts help you get files faster. Utilizes "ultrapeer" technology that reduces bandwidth requirements for most users. Integrated chat.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

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BitLord

BitLord is a BitTorrent client written in C++ for Microsoft Windows. Features include the below: Automatic optimization for different connections. Automatic optimization of uploads to achieve the maximum possible download rate. Eliminates the wait for disk allocation, while also reducing fragmentation on the drive. Eliminates the time-consuming hashing when seeding / resume. Allows some firewalled or "NAT'd" users to connect to each other.

• Bundleware Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/

• i think it is the best torrent client because it is fast and so easy osamafox • Dec 2016 • 0 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree   Agree

Free Mac Windows

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OneSwarm

Supports both bittorrent protocol and a friend-to-friend version of the same protocol which in most situations makes you anonymous.

• Discontinued The last code commit on GitHub was on May 25th, 2012.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux

21 Like

Torrent Tornado

Torrent Tornado is a BitTorrent client for Firefox and SeaMonkey that allows users to download Torrents directly from their browser without any additional software. Torrent Tornado can download Torrents directly to your Downloads folder and can handle large files (multi-gigabyte files) with ease. Hint! * Magnet-URI association * .torrent file-type association * drag&drop torrent-link (or magnet-link or local file or file from statusbar of https://alternativeto .

• Discontinued Unfortunately, WebExtensions does not have the functionality for the correct operation of this addon, so it will no longer work with the release of Firefox 57 in November 2017. The extension still works on XUL-based Firefox forks like https://alternativeto.net/software/waterfox/ and https://alternativeto.net/software/palemoon/

Free Mac Windows Linux SeaMonkey Firefox

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Downpour

Downpour is a web-based BitTorrent client. It supports auto-downloading from RSS feeds and automatic importing and renaming of downloads into a media library, making it ideal for use on a home media server.

• Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.2.1, released on April 2012, can be still downloaded from Github.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Self-Hosted

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Folx

Folx is a free application that combines two functionalities - of download manager and torrent client for Mac. Folx makes downloading extremely easy: just open the page with the file to be downloaded, click the link in your browser and Folx will start the download for you. Its auto resume option comes handy when the downloading gets interrupted. You can also assign a tag or a few to the downloaded content for accurate and easy search through the downloaded files.

Freemium Mac

27 Like

btpd

The BitTorrent Protocol Daemon Btpd is a utility for sharing files over the BitTorrent network protocol. It runs in daemon mode, thus needing no controlling terminal or gui. Instead, the daemon is controlled by btcli, its command line utility, or other programs capable of sending commands and queries on the control socket. The goal is to provide a healthy alternative to the still prevailing ftp/http servers for file distribution sites and a good BitTorrent client for the casual user.

• Discontinued The project is no longer developed since 2012. Last version, 0.16, released in August 2010, can be still downloaded from GitHub.

Free Open Source Mac Linux

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NTorrent

A graphical user interface client to rTorrent (a cli torrent client) written in java. nTorrent can administer a rtorrent process over a network and allows several clients.

• Discontinued The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.5.1, released in November 2009, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux rTorrent

4 Like

LittleShoot

The P2P Browser Plugin for integrating file sharing anywhere on the web. LittleShoot is: Easy File Sharing in your Browser Streaming P2P Downloads Searches of YouTube, BitTorrent, LimeWire, Flickr, and More BitTorrent Downloads in your Browser Open Source

Free Open Source Mac Windows Internet Explorer Chrome Safari ... Opera Firefox

3 Like

Xtorrent

Xtorrent makes torrents super easy. Enter your keywords and Xtorrent instantly searches torrent sites all across the web. It's that simple. Results begin popping up immediately in a simple table view, ranked by quality. You can even browse the contents of search results before you download. Once you've found your torrent, just click 'download'. Search and download within a single app - pioneered by Xtorrent.

• Discontinued Last update from 2011, see http://www.newsfirex.com/blog/?p=675

Commercial Mac

5 Like

Phex

Phex is a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Gnutella network. It is free software and without spyware or adware. Phex is released under the GNU General Public License. Phex is based on Java technology and therefore available for many different systems that offer a Java 1.4 runtime environment, such as Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and others.

• Discontinued Last stable update was in Feb 2009. See http://www.phex.org/mambo/

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Java Mobile

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zget

Peer file to file transfer using command line interface.

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux Windows Mobile Python