ikatson/rqbit
A bittorrent client in Rust observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 74
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 149
- age_days: 1895
- days_rel: 13
- days_push: 13
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1817 stars · 188 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
rqbit is a BitTorrent client written in Rust, available as a CLI tool, a server with an HTTP API and Web UI, a desktop app built with Tauri, and a reusable library (librqbit). It supports streaming torrents with piece prioritization, an integrated UPnP media server, mDNS advertising, IPv6, SOCKS proxy, and folder watching.
Use cases
- download torrents from magnet links or .torrent files from the command line
- run a self-hosted torrent server with a web UI and HTTP API
- stream video torrents directly to VLC or other players while downloading
- serve torrents to LAN devices like TVs via an integrated UPnP media server
- embed torrent downloading into a Rust application as a library
- automatically add torrents by watching a folder for .torrent files
When to choose
- you want a fast, lightweight torrent client written in Rust
- you need torrent streaming with seeking support for media playback
- you want a self-hosted torrent server with a web UI and HTTP API
- you need a programmable torrent library for Rust projects
- you want to stream torrents to UPnP-compatible devices on your LAN
When to avoid
- you need a full-featured GUI torrent client with extensive plugin ecosystems like qBittorrent or Deluge
- you require transcoding when streaming to media devices
- you need Windows-only or highly specialized torrent client features not supported by rqbit
Facets
application · maturity active
http-server web-framework cli streaming sdk developer-tools media self-hosted cross-platform windows rust cli self-hosted bittorrent torrent-client web-ui upnp mdns streaming magnet-links tauri-desktop-app linux macos desktop tauri
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/ikatson/rqbit · fetched 2026-08-28 · f9ecae11feba
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/rqbit · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1c4df17b14e3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ikatson/rqbit | main | 90 |
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