qBittorrent - open source software alternative to µTorrent

qBittorrent – cross-platform free and open source software alternative to µTorrent. BitTorrent file sharing network client. Torrent client with a built-in search engine

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Interface

The qBittorrent interface consists of several blocks in the software window:

Context menu at the top;

Just below the toolbar (you can hide it):

adding and deleting torrents,
stopping and resuming torrents,
setting priorities for downloading torrents,
search for added torrents,
button for blocking the program interface;

Below on the left (each block can be collapsed, leaving only the header):

statuses (uploaded, distributed, active, and other statuses);
categories created by you;
tags created by you;
trackers;

Lower right:

torrents: title, size, progress, and so on (you can show/hide columns);
information about the torrent: General, trackers, Pirs, web SIDS, files;

The status bar is located in the program’s basement:

displays the number of DHT hosts,
communication status,
speed limit switch,
displaying and configuring download and return speeds;

It is possible to display the speed in the program header;
It is possible to show/hide the search engine, RSS Manager, activity log (open in the program tabs).

Polished µTorrent-like User Interface;
No Ads;
qBittorrent has a built-in search engine that allows you to search on well-known search sites by category, plug-ins: github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/wiki/Unofficial-search-plugins;
You can assign a category and label to each torrent;
Support for magnet links;
It is possible to regulate the torrent download queue;
You can set the download priority for each torrent file;
There is a search for added torrents;
It is possible to download from the first and last part;
It is possible to download files sequentially to preview undocumented media files (allows you to view the media file before it is fully downloaded);
Extended support for RSS with filters for download (including regular expressions);
Support for IP filtering;
Integration with the system tray;
Proxy support;
Remote management via the web interface;
Protocol UPnP, the NAT port mapping Protocol;
Encryption support;
It is possible to create a torrent;
Remote control through Web user interface, written with AJAX;
Torrent creation tool;
And many other features.

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Installation

The software qBittorrent is available for installation on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Installation method	OS
PPA	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Deb	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
RPM	openSUSE, Rosa Linux, Mageia, ALT Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and others
GNOME/KDE Software Center	Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Snap	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Flatpak	Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
AppImage	Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, CentOS, elementaryOS, Linux Mint and others
EXE	Windows
DMG	macOS

*Ubuntu (GNOME), Kubuntu (KDE), Xubuntu (XFCE), Lubuntu (LXDE)

Install Software via PPA repository

Stable version:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qbittorrent

Unstable version:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:qbittorrent-team/qbittorrent-unstable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qbittorrent

Install Software via Deb package

Download deb package

Install Software via RPM package

Download RPM package

Install Software on Discover Software Center

Open Discover Software Center and use the search bar to enter qBittorrent, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.

Install Software on GNOME Software Center

Open GNOME Software Center and use the search bar to enter qBittorrent, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.

Install Software via Snap package

sudo snap install qbittorrent-arnatious

Install Software via Flatpak package

flatpak install flathub org.qbittorrent.qBittorrent

Install Software via AppImage package

Download AppImage package

Install Software via EXE package on Windows

Download EXE package

Install Software via DMG package for macOS

Download DMG package

Software Information

Language Interface:	English, Russian, Deutsch, Spanish, French and others
Description version:	4.2.5
Developer:	The qBittorrent project
Programming language:	C++, Qt
License:	GPL v2
Software website:	qbittorrent.org

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