rTorrent Alternatives

rTorrent is described as 'Rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client' and is a popular Torrent Client in the file sharing category. There are more than 50 alternatives to rTorrent for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best rTorrent alternative is qBittorrent, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rTorrent are Transmission, µTorrent, Deluge and aria2.

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  1. CuteTorrent icon
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    CuteTorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent client with a simple, intuitive interface designed to quickly download and share torrent files. At the heart of its core resides the powerful libtorrent BitTorrent library.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. DloadBox icon
     2 likes

    DloadBox is a complete download management platform combining aria2c, Caddy, ariaNG, RPC integration, and a Telegram bot. It offers a user-friendly web interface and remote control, enabling efficient and scalable management of downloads from anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. ßTorrent icon
     15 likes

    ßTorrent is a fully-featured WebTorrent browser client written in Jade, CoffeeScript and Sass.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. TrguiNG icon
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    TrguiNG is an alternative UI for controlling transmission torrent daemon running on the same machine or any other host that has exposed transmission rpc endpoint.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Windows
    • Mac
     
  5. Xeres icon
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    A Peer-to-Peer (Friend-to-Friend), decentralized, encrypted and secure application designed for communication and sharing.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6.  1 like

    BitTorrent Client written in Go. It can be run locally or be hosted in Remote Server with good resources to use that Server as SeedBox. It is Single Completely Statically Linked Binary with Zero External Dependencies .

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Torrex icon
     7 likes

    Using this application you can download any torrents and magnet links and start viewing media content in the built-in media player without waiting for the download completion.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    • Xbox
     
  8. btpd icon
     7 likes

    Suckless BitTorrent Protocol Daemon.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. Torrential icon
     3 likes

    A speedy, no-frills torrent client. Comes with a sane set of default options and none of the overwhelming information you don't need.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • elementary OS
     
  10. BitSwarm implements Bittorrent Protocol v2 from scratch to achieve best performance and to expose low-level parameters for customization. It uses a custom thread pool and part files (APF) for fast resume from previous incomplete session.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. ABC_OKC icon
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    "ABC_OKC is a Bittorrent client forked from the old client ABC. I've been improving and maintaining this version since 2004."

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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