# ikatson/rqbit

A bittorrent client in Rust

Repository: https://github.com/ikatson/rqbit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rqbit
Language: Rust
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-20T18:12:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 74, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1895, "days_push": 13, "days_rel": 13, "gap_med": 149, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- 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 1817, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:40.092958+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, web-framework, cli, streaming, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, media, self-hosted, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust, cli, self-hosted
- tags: bittorrent, torrent-client, web-ui, upnp, mdns, streaming, magnet-links, tauri-desktop-app, linux, macos, desktop, tauri

## Member repositories
- ikatson/rqbit (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.092958+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 2026-08-30T03:20:11.564005+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ikatson/rqbit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:40.092958+00:00, sha f9ecae11feba)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/rqbit (fetched 2026-08-29T10:59:12.674657+00:00, sha 1c4df17b14e3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.