Comparison of BitTorrent clients

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The following is a general comparison of BitTorrent clients, which are computer programs designed for peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol.[1]

The BitTorrent protocol coordinates segmented file transfer among peers connected in a swarm. A BitTorrent client enables a user to exchange data as a peer in one or more swarms. Because BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer communications protocol that does not need a server, the BitTorrent definition of client differs from the conventional meaning expressed in the client–server model.[1]

Bram Cohen, author of the BitTorrent protocol, made the first BitTorrent client, which he also called BitTorrent, and published it in July 2001.[2]

Many BitTorrent programs are open-source software; others are freeware, adware or shareware. Some download managers, such as FlashGet and GetRight, are BitTorrent-ready. Opera 12, a web browser, can also transfer files via BitTorrent.

In 2013 Thunder Networking Technologies publicly revealed that some of their employees surreptitiously distributed a Trojan horse with certain releases of Xunlei, the company's BitTorrent-ready download manager.[3][4] Xunlei is included in the comparison tables.

Applications

General

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Name Developer Platform Latest release License Notes
Version Date
BiglyBT Bigly Software Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source
macOS
Windows
Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
BitComet BitComet Development Group macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary, Adware Template:Efn
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
BitLord House of Life macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary, Adware Template:Efn
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
BitTorrent BitTorrent Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary, Adware
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Deluge various BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
FlashGet Trend Media Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary Template:Efn
Free Download Manager alervd Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary
Linux
macOS
Windows
FrostWire The FrostWire Project Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source
Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
KGet KDE BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="2" Template:Open source
Linux
KTorrent Joris Guisson, Ivan Vasić BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source
Linux
macOS
Lftp Alexander V. Lukya BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source
Linux
macOS
Windows
LimeWire Lime Wire LLC Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source
macOS
Windows
Miro Participatory Culture Foundation Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source
macOS
Windows
MLDonkey MLDonkey Project BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source
Linux
macOS
MorphOS
Solaris
Windows
μTorrent BitTorrent Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary, Adware Template:Efn
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Opera 12 Opera Software FreeBSD 12.16 Proprietary Template:Efn
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows 12.17
qBittorrent Christophe Dumez BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source
Linux
Haiku
macOS
OS/2
Windows
rTorrent Jari Sundell BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="5" Template:Open source Template:Efn
Linux
macOS
Solaris
Windows
Robert Sponge, co-developer of I2P BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="4" Template:Open source
Linux
macOS
Windows
Shareaza Shareaza Development Team Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Template:Open source Template:Efn
Tixati Kevin Hearn Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary Template:Efn
Windows
Tonido CodeLathe BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary
Linux
macOS
Windows
Transmission various BSD Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="6" Template:Open source[5]
Linux
macOS
OpenWrt
Solaris
Windows
Tribler The Tribler Team Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source Template:Efn
macOS
Windows
VuzeTemplate:Efn Vuze Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary (platform)
GPL-2.0-or-later (core engine)
Adware 		Template:Efn
Linux
macOS
Windows
Xunlei Thunder Networking Technologies Android Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata Proprietary, Adware
iOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
macOS Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Windows Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata
Name Developer Platform Latest release License Notes
Version Date

Operating system support

BitTorrent client Windows macOS GNU/Linux BSD iOS Android Other
BiglyBT Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
BitComet Yes Yes No No No No No
BitLord Yes Yes No No No No No
BitTorrent Yes Yes No No No Yes[6] No
Deluge Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Solaris
FlashGet Yes No No No No No No
Free Download Manager Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
Frostwire Yes[7] Yes[7] Yes[7] Yes[7] No[7] Yes[7] Unix-like[7]
z/OS[8]
Solaris
OS/2
eComStation
ArcaOS[9]
KGet No No Yes Yes No No No
KTorrent No Yes Yes Yes No No No
Lftp Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
LimeWire Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Miro Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
MLDonkey Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Solaris
MorphOS
μTorrent Yes Yes Web No No Yes[10] No
Opera 12 YesTemplate:Efn Yes YesTemplate:Efn YesTemplate:Efn No YesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Solaris
qBittorrent Yes[11] Yes[11] Yes[11] Yes[11] No[11] No[12] OS/2Template:Efn
FreeBSD
Haiku[11]
Robert Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
rTorrent YesTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Yes No No Solaris
Shareaza Yes No No No No No No
Tixati Yes No Yes No No No No
Tonido Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Transmission Yes Template:Efn Yes Yes Yes YesTemplate:Efn Yes Solaris
Tribler Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Vuze Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes[13] No
Xunlei Yes Yes No No Yes YesScript error: No such module "Unsubst". No
Name Windows macOS GNU/Linux BSD iOS Android Other

Interface and programming

BitTorrent client GUI Remote CLI Other Programming language Based on IPv6 μTP
BiglyBT Yes Yes NoTemplate:Efn Telnet, XML over HTTP remote control API Java, SWT VuzeTemplate:Efn Yes Yes
BitComet Yes Yes Partial[14] No C++ - Yes No
BitLord Yes No No No Python, C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) Yes No
BitTorrent 5, Mainline Yes No Partial No Python - No No
Deluge Yes Yes Yes Daemon Python, C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) Yes Yes[15]
FlashGet Yes No No No ? ? No No
Free Download Manager Yes Yes Partial No C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) No No
Frostwire Yes No No No Java libtorrent (Rasterbar) No Yes[16]
KGet Yes Yes PartialTemplate:Efn No C++ - Yes No
KTorrent Yes Yes Partial No C++ - Yes Yes[17]
lftp No No Yes No C++ - Yes No
LimeWire Yes No No No Java libtorrent (Rasterbar) No No
Miro Yes No No No C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) No No
MLDonkey No Third Party[18] Partial Telnet OCaml - No No
μTorrent Yes Yes No[19] RESTful Web API[20] C++[21] - Yes[22] Yes[23]
Opera 12 Yes No No No C++ - Yes No
qBittorrent Yes Yes Partial No Python, C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) Yes Yes[24]
rTorrent No Third Party Yes SCGI C++ libTorrent (Rakshasa) Yes[25] No
Shareaza Yes Yes Partial No C++ - No No
Tixati Yes Yes No Web interface C++ - Yes Yes[26]
Tonido No Yes No No C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) No No
Transmission Yes Yes Yes Daemon, JSON-RPC over HTTP remote control API C++ (rewritten from C), Objective-C libtransmission Yes Yes[27]
Tribler Yes Partial Partial No Python, C++ libtorrent (Rasterbar) No Yes
VuzeTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Partial Telnet, XML over HTTP remote control API Java, SWT - Yes Yes[28]
Xunlei Yes No No remote control over internet[29] C++ - No No
BitTorrent client GUI Web CLI Other Programming language Based on IPv6 μTP

Features I

BitTorrent client Protocol version Magnet URI
(BEP 9) 		Preload Magnet metadataTemplate:Efn
(BEP 9) 		Super-seeding
(BEP 16) 		Embedded tracker UPnP[30] NAT Port Mapping Protocol NAT traversal[31]
(BEP 55) 		DHT protocol[32]
(BEP 5) 		Peer exchange(PEX)
(BEP 11) 		Encryption UDP tracker
(BEP 15) 		LPD
(BEP 14) 		Proxy server
BiglyBT 1, 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Template:Csl
BitComet 1, 2 Yes No Yes Separate download Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No HTTP 1.1, SOCKS4-4a-5
BitLord 1 Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HTTP 1.1, SOCKS4-4a-5
BitTorrent 5, Mainline 1 No No No YesTemplate:Efn Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Deluge 1 Yes PartialTemplate:Efn Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HTTP(S), SOCKS4-5
FlashGet 1 No No No No No No No Yes No Yes No No No
Free Download Manager 1 Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No No
KTorrent 1 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial HTTP, SOCKS4-5
LimeWire 1 Partial No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
MLDonkey 1 Yes[33] No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No No
μTorrent 1 Yes Yes[34] Yes[35] Yes[36] Yes[37] Yes Yes[38] YesTemplate:Efn YesTemplate:Efn Yes[39] Yes Yes[40] HTTP(S), SOCKS4-5
Opera 12 1 No No No Yes[41] No No No No Yes[42] No No No No
qBittorrent 1, 2[43] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes HTTP(S), SOCKS4-5Template:Efn
rTorrent 1 Yes[44] No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No[45] No
Shareaza 1 Yes No No No Yes Yes No YesTemplate:Efn Yes No YesTemplate:Efn No No
Tixati 1, 2 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Template:Efn
Tonido 1 No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No
Transmission 1[46] Yes Patch available[47][48][49] No No Yes Yes No[50] Yes YesTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Yes No[51]
Tribler 1 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No Template:Efn
VuzeTemplate:Efn 1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes YesTemplate:Efn YesTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Yes Plugin HTTP(S)?, SOCKS4-4a-5
Xunlei 1 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes HTTP, SOCKS5, FTP
BitTorrent client Protocol version Magnet URI Preload Magnet metadata Super-seeding Embedded tracker UPnP NAT Port Mapping Protocol NAT traversal DHT Peer exchange Encryption UDP tracker LPD Proxy server

Features II

BitTorrent client CacheTemplate:Efn Hash Web seeding HTTP Web seedingScript error: No such module "Unsubst". Broad-catching (RSS)
(BEP 36) 		Prioritization Selective downloads
(BEP 53) 		Sequential downloading SOCKS Tracker exchange
(BEP 7) 		Remote control via web Search engine
(BEP 18) 		Auto updates Reviews and Comments
BiglyBT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BitComet Yes No Yes[52] Beta Yes Yes YesTemplate:Efn Yes No Yes PartialTemplate:Efn Yes No
BitLord Yes No Partial Template:EfnTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No PartialTemplate:Efn Yes No
BitTorrent 5, Mainline No Yes Partial Template:Efn No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No
Deluge Yes Yes Partial Template:Efn Plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No via PMS No
FlashGet No No No No No No No No No No No No
Free Download Manager No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Optional No
KTorrent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes PartialTemplate:Efn via PMS No
LimeWire Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes No
MLDonkey Yes No 3rd party bash script Yes No No No[53] No Yes PartialTemplate:Efn via PMS No
μTorrent Yes Yes[54] Partial Template:Efn Yes[55] Yes[56] Yes YesTemplate:Efn Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Opera 12 No No YesTemplate:Efn No No No No No No PartialTemplate:Efn YesTemplate:Efn No
qBittorrent Yes Yes Partial Template:Efn Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes PartialTemplate:Efn Yes Yes via PMS No
rTorrent Partial No No 3rd party utility [57] Yes Yes No No No Yes No via PMS No
Shareaza Yes Yes No No Yes YesTemplate:Efn in mod client No Yes
Template:Efn[58]Template:Efn 		Yes Yes Yes No
Tixati Yes Yes Yes[59] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Tonido No No No Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes No
Transmission Yes No Partial Template:EfnTemplate:Efn No Yes No[60] No No No Yes No Yes No
Tribler Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No Partial Yes (DHT)[61] Yes No
VuzeTemplate:Efn Yes Yes[62] Yes Yes Yes in paid version [63] Yes No PluginTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Yes[64]
Xunlei Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
BitTorrent client Cache Hash Web seeding HTTP Web seeding Broad-catching (RSS) Prioritization Selective downloads Sequential downloading SOCKS Tracker exchange Remote control via web Search engine Auto updates Reviews and Comments

Libraries

General
BitTorrent library Initial release Platform Latest release License Notes
Version Date
libtorrent (Rasterbar) September 8, 2005; Template:Time ago (2005-Error: Invalid time.-08)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[65] Linux Template:Wikidata
Template:Wikidata 		Template:Wikidata
Template:Wikidata 		rowspan="3" Template:Open source
macOS
Windows
MonoTorrent September 2006; Template:Years or months ago (2006-Error: Invalid time.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="3" Template:Open source
macOS
Windows
rTorrent (libTorrent Rakshasa) July 15, 2004; Template:Time ago (2004-Error: Invalid time.-15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[66] Linux Template:Wikidata Template:Wikidata rowspan="2" Template:Open sourceTemplate:Efn Template:Efn
macOS
BitTorrent library Initial release Platform Latest release License Notes
Version Date
Operating system support and programming language
BitTorrent library GNU/Linux Windows macOS API Programming language
libtorrent (Rasterbar) Yes Yes Yes Yes C++
MonoTorrent Yes Yes Yes Yes C#
rTorrent (libTorrent Rakshasa) Yes No Yes Yes C++
BitTorrent library Linux Windows macOS API Programming language
Supported features 1
BitTorrent library Protocol version Super-seeding Tracker UPnPTemplate:Efn NAT Port Mapping Protocol NAT traversalTemplate:Efn DHTTemplate:Efn Peer exchange Encryption UDP tracker LPD Fast extensions Magnet URI μTP
libtorrent (Rasterbar) 1, 2[67] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[68] Yes Yes Yes[69]
MonoTorrent 1, 2 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
rTorrent (libTorrent Rakshasa) 1 Yes Yes No ? ? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
BitTorrent library Protocol version Super-seeding Tracker UPnP NAT Port Mapping Protocol NAT traversal DHT Peer exchange Encryption UDP tracker LPD Fast extensions Magnet URI μTP
Supported features 2
BitTorrent library CacheTemplate:Efn Web seedingTemplate:Efn WebTorrent Broadcatching (RSS) Prioritization Selective downloads SOCKS Remote control via web Engine
libtorrent (Rasterbar) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes ?
MonoTorrent Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
rTorrent (libTorrent Rakshasa) Partial No No No Yes Yes No Yes No
BitTorrent library Cache Web seeding WebTorrent Broadcatching (RSS) Prioritization Selective downloads SOCKS Remote control via web Engine

See also

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  3. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  4. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ a b c d e f g Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ a b c d e f Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ BitComet command line interface see BitComet Command Line – BitComet Wiki Template:Webarchive
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  30. ↑ Automatically configure port forwarding (requires Router with UPnP support)
  31. ↑ Many clients claim to support this, but just UPnP calls for opening a TCP port is not effective and disabled by factory default in most new hardware. "UDP NAT Traversal" is the proper working solution, supported by just a few.
  32. ↑ DHT permits use of trackerless torrents (with supporting clients) to resume normal torrents when their tracker is down. However, some trackers that register their users for keeping tabs on fair usage (such as a ratio of bytes downloaded to uploaded) may not reliably measure and update usage for users employing DHT.
  33. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  34. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  35. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  36. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  37. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  38. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  39. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  40. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  43. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. ↑ Aided with a shell script documented in Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  45. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. ↑ unofficial build transmission daemon cygwin Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  48. ↑ unofficial build Transmission-Qt Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. ↑ unofficial build cfpp2p GitHub transmission Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  51. ↑ Proxy support was removed in version 2.12: Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  52. ↑ Supports the Getright Webseeding spec Template:Webarchive since v1.14, see BitComet Wiki Template:Webarchive
  53. ↑ See task #4401 SOCKS proxy Template:Webarchive; however, http proxy is supported.
  54. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  56. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. ↑ 3rd party utility RSSDler Template:Webarchive
  58. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  59. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  60. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  61. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  62. ↑ Supports the Getright Webseeding spec Template:Webarchive in addition to the Bittornado spec Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  63. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  64. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  65. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  66. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  67. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  68. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  69. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Use dmy dates

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