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librats/rats-search

rats-search: BitTorrent P2P multi-platform search engine for Desktop and Web servers with integrated torrent client observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/librats/rats-search · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 99
  • 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: 1.0
  • age_days: 3138
  • days_rel: 10
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 45

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1960 stars · 188 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A cross-platform BitTorrent search engine for desktop and web servers that crawls the DHT network and indexes torrents for full-text search. It includes an integrated torrent client, encrypted P2P search between clients, and a REST/WebSocket API for headless server use.

Use cases

  • search for torrents without trackers
  • index torrents from the DHT network
  • run a self-hosted torrent search server
  • full-text search across torrent names and files
  • download torrents with a built-in client
  • share torrent indexes between peers over P2P
  • filter torrent search results by size and seeders

When to choose

  • you want a desktop torrent search tool that works without central trackers
  • you need a self-hosted torrent search server with an API
  • you want encrypted P2P search across multiple Rats clients
  • you need a portable torrent database you can export and merge

When to avoid

  • you only need a regular torrent client without search
  • you want to search private tracker sites
  • you need a lightweight CLI-only indexer with no GUI
  • your platform is not Windows, Linux, or macOS

Facets

application · maturity active

search-engine p2p http-server websocket networking desktop-applications self-hosted windows cross-platform bittorrent dht torrent-search torrent-client manticore-search qt full-text-search p2p-network search linux macos desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
librats/rats-searchmain99

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="librats/rats-search")

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