rakshasa/rtorrent
rTorrent BitTorrent client 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 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 16.5
- age_days: 5448
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 29
Adoption not part of the score
4849 stars · 480 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
rTorrent is a ncurses-based BitTorrent client written in C++ for high-performance torrent downloading and seeding. It can run interactively in a terminal (ideal with tmux/screen) or as a daemon controlled via XMLRPC.
Use cases
- download torrents from the command line
- run a headless torrent daemon on a server controlled via XMLRPC
- seed torrents inside tmux or screen sessions
- automate torrent downloads with watch directories
- manage torrents remotely over RPC
- tune torrent performance on a low-resource box
When to choose
- you want a lightweight, high-performance terminal torrent client
- you need a headless torrent daemon on a Linux server
- you prefer keyboard-driven ncurses interfaces over GUI clients
- you want scriptable torrent management via XMLRPC
When to avoid
- you want a graphical point-and-click torrent client
- you need a simple one-click downloader on the desktop
- you are unwilling to build against a version-matched libtorrent dependency
Facets
application · maturity active
cli gui developer-tools networking cross-platform cli bittorrent torrent-client ncurses file-sharing xmlrpc daemon command-line linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent · fetched 2026-08-28 · d60e47c59fc8
- homepage: https://github.com/rakshasa/rtorrent/wiki · fetched 2026-08-29 · 37df6ca42e60
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rakshasa/rtorrent | main | 99 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rakshasa/rtorrent")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem