The Best Open Source µTorrent AlternativesTop Torrent Clients and other similar apps like µTorrent

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   qBittorrent

    1865 likes

   Open-source, ad-free torrent client featuring a polished, µTorrent-like interface, extensive search across multiple sites, RSS and category filters, remote web control, sequential downloading, bandwidth scheduler, IPv6 and UPnP, supports major platforms and 70 languages.

   84 qBittorrent alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Torrent Client
   • Torrent Search Engine

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • AppImageHub
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • Cloudron

   • Global

   

   

   

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   qBittorrent vs µTorrent Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Hiki Hollow · Sep 25, 2019

   After uTorrent pulling all kinds of crap, I decided to switch over to qBit. It's basically what uTorrent was back in the day. Neither does it have ads and supports wide range of configuration. If you to get as far as you can from commercialism, this is it.

   Positive comment by Guest · May 22, 2025

   I love qBittorrent as it doesnt have any bloat and no ads. Perfect.

   Positive comment by Al Ua · Jul 21, 2023

   Nice UI on Qt6 + Theme support

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   • qBittorrent is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • qBittorrent is Privacy focusedµTorrent is not according to our users
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   Transmission

    1592 likes

   Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

   81 Transmission alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Haiku
   • Cloudron
   • Xfce
   • Snapcraft

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Transmission vs µTorrent Comments

   Top Positive Comment by John Fastman · Nov 30, 2016

   Transmission is an easy-to-use, open source torrent client. It's an excellent alternative to uTorrent because it is open source, which means you can have higher confidence in it not violating your privacy, e.g. through reporting what you're downloading. Transmission is as good an alternative as qBittorrent, but has a simpler interface.

   Positive comment by Guest · Feb 12, 2020

   Fast, light and no ads. Why would u use something else? Works perfectly

   Positive comment by Guest · May 6, 2019

   best all-around for multiple os

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   • Transmission is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Transmission is Privacy focusedµTorrent is not according to our users
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   Deluge

    721 likes

   Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its core and GTK for the main user interface along with web and console interfaces for advanced client/server...

   79 Deluge alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • libtorrent
   • Flathub
   • Python
   • FreeBSD
   • Flatpak
   • MacPorts
   • Docker

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Deluge vs µTorrent Comments

   Top Positive Comment by Guest · Dec 18, 2016

   I had issues both with uTorrent and qBittorrent. Deluge just works

   Positive comment by Guest · Apr 13, 2019

   Yes It is very Good alternative

   Positive comment by Guest · Mar 8, 2019

   Very lightweight and fast, reliable, similar interface and general user scenarios to µTorrent but ads/adware drama-free, transparent, true open-source.

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   • Deluge is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • Deluge is Privacy focusedµTorrent is not according to our users
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   LibreTorrent

    105 likes

   LibreTorrent is a Free as in Freedom torrent client for Android 4 and later, based on libtorrent. Download and share files directly on your device.

   36 LibreTorrent alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • Belarus

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • F-Droid
   • OpenAPK
   • Aptoide
   • APKPure

   • Belarus

   

   

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   Positive comment by Wladrote · Sep 29, 2019

   No doubt it's the best torrent client for Android.

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   • LibreTorrent is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
   • LibreTorrent is Privacy focusedµTorrent is not according to our users
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   aria2

    238 likes

   Multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

   127 aria2 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Torrent Client
   • Download Manager

   Origin

   • Japan

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • Xfce
   • Linux Mobile

   • Japan

   

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   aria2 vs µTorrent Comments

   Positive comment by retia · Jul 14, 2023

   Sadly no uTP, and initially must connect to trackers or configure DHT entry points to know DHT peers. Still good, though

   Positive comment by Guest · Nov 14, 2016

   lightweight, full featured

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   • aria2 is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
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   PicoTorrent

    91 likes

   PicoTorrent is a tiny BitTorrent client for Windows with low memory usage, high performance and a native user interface. No ads, carefully selected features, and a native user interface integrating seamlessly with your desktop.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • Sweden
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Sweden
   • EU

   

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   Discontinued

   The latest version (0.25) is from May 2021.

   PicoTorrent vs µTorrent Comments

   Positive comment by headphoneamp · Feb 22, 2017

   Very nice, simple and effective. Great for not demanding user and for backup torrent client solution

   Positive comment by Kapp96 · Nov 16, 2017

   Unlike uTorrent, PicoTorrent is a true lightweight torrent client with no ads or bloat.

   Positive comment by disfated · May 14, 2016

   Tiny, super fast, low memory, no ads, no bloat, no crap, actively developed.

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   • PicoTorrent is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
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   BiglyBT

    82 likes

   Source for BiglyBT, a feature filled, open source, ad-free, bittorrent client. BiglyBT is forked from the original project and is being maintained by two of the original developers as well as members of the community.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Torrent Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Positive comment by Wladrote · Sep 29, 2019

   Coz it's totally FOSS and there's a good Android vers. of it.

   Positive comment by Guest · Jan 4, 2019

   BiglyBT is a fork of Vuze with the same rich feature set, plugin support (i.e. webtorrent, decentralized chat, and even TOR), and no ad/malware. Being Java based makes it compatible with most platforms, but resource usage is still light, especially with tweaking.

   Negative comment by Guest · Jun 11, 2020

   Laggy, bad programming using operating system windows to search metadata for magnets, will kill your system when pasting too many magnets.

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   • BiglyBT is Free and Open SourceµTorrent is Freemium and Proprietary
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    qui

     21 likes

    A fast, single-binary qBittorrent web UI: manage multiple instances, automate torrent workflows, and cross-seed across trackers.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    

    

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    FrostWire

     136 likes

    FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .

    67 FrostWire alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Negative comment by Guest · Jan 30, 2016

    FrostWire is an P2P software like eMule.

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    PikaTorrent

     22 likes

    A modern, simple, connected, and electric BitTorrent app. For mobile, desktop & server.

    68 PikaTorrent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Flathub
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • Mac

    • France
    • EU

    

    

    

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    qBittorrent Enhanced Edition

     9 likes

    A fork of the qBittorrent bittorrent client with enhanced features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • Hong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Hong Kong SAR China

    

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    Tribler

     66 likes

    Tribler is an application that enables its users to find, enjoy and share content. With content we mean video, audio, pictures, and much more. Tribler has three goals in helping you, the user: find, consume and share content.

    53 Tribler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • Torrent Client

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    

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