BiglySoftware/BiglyBT
Feature-filled Bittorrent client based on the Azureus open source project observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 140
- age_days: 3331
- days_rel: 105
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1948 stars · 172 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
BiglyBT is a feature-filled, open-source, ad-free BitTorrent client forked from the Azureus project and maintained by original developers. It offers advanced downloading, tagging, meta-search, decentralized social features, and anonymous downloading via I2P.
Use cases
- download torrents with a full-featured client
- download anonymously over I2P
- migrate from Vuze or Azureus with settings intact
- merge swarms to complete partially-seeded torrents
- automate torrent downloads via RSS subscriptions
- control downloads remotely from an Android app
- search multiple torrent sites from one place
When to choose
- you want a free, ad-free torrent client with no bundled offers
- you need fine-grained rate limiting, tagging, and automation
- you want anonymous downloading via I2P or Tor proxying
- you need WebTorrent support or swarm merging
- you want a mature client with 20+ years of development
When to avoid
- you want a minimal, lightweight torrent client
- you only need simple command-line downloading
- you prefer a modern native UI over a Java/SWT interface
- resource usage should be as low as possible
Facets
application · maturity active
p2p rate-limiting search-engine plugin-system gui privacy media cross-platform self-hosted windows jvm cross-platform bittorrent torrent-client i2p webtorrent file-sharing ad-free azureus-fork macos linux android
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/BiglySoftware/BiglyBT · fetched 2026-08-28 · feba6885718e
- homepage: https://www.biglybt.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 57041352e532
- site_page: https://www.biglybt.com/features.php · fetched 2026-08-29 · 91bb74b6d631
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| BiglySoftware/BiglyBT | main | 86 |
For agents
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