# qBittorrent

qBittorrent BitTorrent client

Repository: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qbittorrent
Homepage: https://www.qbittorrent.org
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: c-plus-plus, bittorrent, torrent, crossplatform, bittorrent-client, torrent-client
Last push: 2026-08-24T11:11:44+00:00
Link (homepage): https://www.qbittorrent.org

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5324, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 39720, forks 4841 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:07.986035+00:00)

## What it is
qBittorrent is an open-source BitTorrent client written in C++/Qt on top of libtorrent-rasterbar, aiming to be a free alternative to µTorrent. It offers a polished GUI, an integrated torrent search engine, RSS download automation, and a remote-controllable web UI across all major platforms.

## Use cases
- download torrents with a free µTorrent alternative
- search multiple torrent sites from one app
- automate TV show downloads via RSS feeds
- remotely manage downloads through a web interface
- run a headless torrent client on a home server
- create and seed my own torrent files
- filter peers by IP blocklists

## When to choose
- you want a free, ad-free torrent client on Windows, Linux, or macOS
- you need a headless torrent daemon with a web UI for a NAS or server
- you want built-in torrent search and RSS automation without plugins
- you need fine-grained control over bandwidth, queueing, and per-torrent priorities

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight command-line-only torrent tool with minimal footprint
- you want a client scriptable primarily in Python or another high-level language
- you require integration into a media server ecosystem like Sonarr/Radarr with native API-first design

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, cli, http-server, search-engine, plugin-system
- domain: cross-platform, privacy, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform
- tags: bittorrent, torrent-client, qt, libtorrent, web-ui, rss-downloader, magnet-links, no-ads, linux, macos, web-server

## Member repositories
- qbittorrent/qBittorrent (main) score 97
- qbittorrent/search-plugins (plugin) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.986035+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 2026-08-29T16:24:06.402688+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:07.986035+00:00, sha d00d1b9b5755)
  - homepage: https://www.qbittorrent.org (fetched 2026-08-29T07:46:39.192412+00:00, sha 1f3c466bb286)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.