# BiglySoftware/BiglyBT

Feature-filled Bittorrent client based on the Azureus open source project

Repository: https://github.com/BiglySoftware/BiglyBT
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/biglybt
Homepage: https://www.biglybt.com
Language: Java
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: p2p, bittorrent-client, bittorrent, torrent-client, torrent-downloader, torrent, torrent-management, i2p
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:29:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3331, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 105, "gap_med": 140, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1948, forks 172 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.874579+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: p2p, rate-limiting, search-engine, plugin-system, gui
- domain: privacy, media, cross-platform, self-hosted
- platform: windows, jvm, cross-platform
- tags: bittorrent, torrent-client, i2p, webtorrent, file-sharing, ad-free, azureus-fork, macos, linux, android

## Member repositories
- BiglySoftware/BiglyBT (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.874579+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:06:58.366140+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BiglySoftware/BiglyBT (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.874579+00:00, sha feba6885718e)
  - homepage: https://www.biglybt.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:41.924265+00:00, sha 57041352e532)
  - site_page: https://www.biglybt.com/features.php (fetched 2026-08-29T10:46:41.926695+00:00, sha 91bb74b6d631)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.