qBittorrent
qBittorrent BitTorrent client observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 92
- 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: 21
- age_days: 5324
- days_rel: 57
- days_push: 9
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
39720 stars · 4841 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
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
application · maturity stable
gui cli http-server search-engine plugin-system cross-platform privacy self-hosted developer-tools windows bsd cross-platform bittorrent torrent-client qt libtorrent web-ui rss-downloader magnet-links no-ads linux macos web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent · fetched 2026-08-28 · d00d1b9b5755
- homepage: https://www.qbittorrent.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f3c466bb286
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| qbittorrent/qBittorrent | main | 97 |
| qbittorrent/search-plugins | plugin | 77 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="qbittorrent/qBittorrent")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem