The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent.
Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features on all major platforms (FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2, Windows).
qBittorrent Features
Polished µTorrent-like User Interface
No Ads
Well-integrated and extensible Search Engine
Simultaneous search in many Torrent search sites
Category-specific search requests (e.g. Books, Music, Software)
RSS feed support with advanced download filters (incl. regex)
Many Bittorrent extensions supported:
Magnet links
Distributed hash table (DHT), peer exchange protocol (PEX), local peer discovery (LSD)
Private torrents
Encrypted connections
and many more…
Remote control through Web user interface, written with AJAX
Nearly identical to the regular GUI
Sequential downloading (Download in order)
Advanced control over torrents, trackers and peers
Torrents queueing and prioritizing
Torrent content selection and prioritizing
Bandwidth scheduler
Torrent creation tool
IP Filtering (eMule & PeerGuardian format compatible)
IPv6 compliant
UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding support
Available on all platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OS/2
Available in ~70 languages
Sun May 26th 2024 – qBittorrent v4.6.5 release
qBittorrent v4.6.5 was released.
Check back in a week for an RC of v5.0.0.
Library versions
v4.6.5 changelog:
- BUGFIX: Prevent app from being closed when disabling system tray icon (glassez)
- BUGFIX: Fix Enter key behavior in Add new torrent dialog (glassez)
- BUGFIX: Prevent invalid status filter index from being used (glassez)
- BUGFIX: Add extra offset for dialog frame (glassez)
- BUGFIX: Don’t overwrite stored layout of main window with incorrect one (glassez)
- BUGFIX: Don’t forget to resume “missing files” torrent when rechecking (glassez)
- WEBUI: Restore ability to use server-side translation by custom WebUI (glassez)
- WEBUI: Fix wrong peer number (Chocobo1)
- LINUX: Improve AppStream metadata (Chocobo1)