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Public Key for PGP Signing

Starting from v3.3.4 all source tarballs and binaries are signed.

The key currently used is: 4096R/5B7CC9A2
Fingerprint: D8F3DA77AAC6741053599C136E4A2D025B7CC9A2
You can also download it from here

Previously the following key was used to sign the v3.3.4 source tarballs and v3.3.4 Windows installer only: 4096R/520EC6F6
Fingerprint: F4A5FD201B117B1C2AB590E2A1ACCAE4520EC6F6

It is no longer open source. The BitTorrent client enables a user to search for and download torrent files using a built-in search box ('Search for torrents') in the main window, which opens the BitTorrent torrent search engine page with the search results in the user's default web browser. What is Deluge? Deluge is a lightweight, Free Software, cross-platform BitTorrent client. Full Encryption; WebUI; Plugin System; Much more.

Previously the following key was used to sign the v3.3.4 source tarballs and v3.3.4 Windows installer only: 4096R/520EC6F6 Fingerprint. Apr 25, 2020.

Windows 7 / 8 / 10

Current stable version: qBittorrent v4.3.0.1

Download link: 32-bit & 64-bit installers / PGP signature (FossHub)
_{Mirror link: 32-bit installer / PGP signature (SourceForge)
Mirror link: 64-bit installer / PGP signature (SourceForge)}

Checksum	SHA2-256
32-bit installer	ae0c531cc8f868a7c11abd5e25c19a4f3e7562255ae0bbf79d72d6029e8bf3db
64-bit installer	bb28f60f33d0ed0acb4c7f665077f8531e40649d2d0cf3c3d1043627cf99c480
Library	Version
libtorrent-rasterbar	1.2.10+gitc2f001a63b
Qt	5.15.1
Boost	1.74.0

High Sierra / Mojave / Catalina

Current stable version: qBittorrent v4.3.0
May work on older macOS versions. If not, recompile with older Qt version.

Download link: DMG / PGP signature (FossHub)
_{Mirror link: DMG / PGP signature (SourceForge)}

Checksum	SHA2-256
DMG	61f70ff9cff748a3f6c02a88d4680fcaceff5d5d1d4e0e2e89380c7f60d8f227
Library	Version
libtorrent-rasterbar	1.2.10+git3d48e7d056
Qt	5.15.1
Boost	1.73.0

Source Tarball

Current version: qBittorrent v4.3.0.1

Download link: TAR.GZ / PGP signature (SourceForge)
Download link: TAR.XZ / PGP signature (SourceForge)

Compile instructions over here.

Checksum	SHA2-256
TAR.GZ	fd9a2fbaa1491149a95cd79366e6728fb3fabafb768e51d1748730f2023cafe4
TAR.XZ	30a4bf23e92accf93bb840c96518358a4da836427713f0cc13db4a3f9a612220
Dependency	Recommended version
libtorrent-rasterbar	1.2 branch latest release
Qt	Latest stable release
Boost	Latest stable release
OpenSSL	1.1 branch latest release
zlib	Latest stable release
Python (optional, runtime only)	Versions later than 3.3.0

Other Binary Packages

Select operating system:

Ubuntu packages

qBittorrent is now available in official Ubuntu repositories since v9.04 'Jaunty'.

More up-to-date packages are published on our stable and unstable PPAs.
The stable PPA supports Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (only the libtorrent-rasterbar package), 18.04 LTS, 18.10, 19.10 and 20.04 LTS.
The unstable PPA supports Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 19.04, 19.10 and 20.04 LTS.

Quick instructions

To use these PPAs please use the following command and make sure your version is supported:

Then install qBittorrent by doing this:

Debian packages

qBittorrent and libtorrent-rasterbar are now officially included in Debian. Packages are maintained by Cristian Greco. See this page for more information.

Mandriva Linux packages

qBittorrent is currently officially included in Mandriva Cooker. You can find more information here.

Mageia packages

qBittorrent is currently packaged in the Mageia official repositories. It is packaged by Ahmad Samir. To install it, make sure the online repositories are configured correctly then install it either:

• As root from terminal: 'urpmi qbittorrent' OR
• Using rpmdrake (aka 'Install & remove software')

Torrent Open Source

OpenSuse packages

qBittorrent has been in the OpenSuse official repository since v11.3.
One-click install here.

Torrent Alternative Open Source

Fedora packages

qBittorrent is officially packaged on Fedora. RPM packages are maintained by Leigh Scott.

See this page for more information.

Slackware scripts

qBittorrent is available for Slackware through slackbuilds.org. The slackbuild script is maintained by David Woodfall. See this page for more information.

Eric Hameleers is also maintaining binary packages for slackware. Those are available there.

Alt Linux packages

qBittorrent is officially packaged on Alt Linux. These packages are maintained by Alexey Morsov. Packages are available here. To install, simply type the following commands:

blackPanther OS packages

qBittorrent is officially shipped on blackPanther OS CD as the default Bittorrent client. RPM packages are available here.

Torrent Client Open Source

These packages are maintained by Charles Barcza.

FreeBSD packages

qBittorrent is officially packaged for FreeBSD.
More information about the port can he found here.
To install qBittorrent, you should issue the following commands:

Haiku port

qBittorrent is available in HaikuDepot.

You can download it from here.

Pardus packages

qBittorrent is officially available on Pardus via the contrib repository. These packages are maintained by H. İbrahim Güngör. Packages are available here.
To install, simply type the following command:

qBittorrent is available on eComStation (OS/2) via this download page.

This package is maintained by Silvan Scherrer.

Old Release Archive

5 Best Free and Open source torrent Clients 2020 for non-stop torrenting. This post contains some of the best open source BitTorrent clients. Check all of them and see which one you like the most.

What is a torrent?

Torrents are always a choice of most of us for downloading extremely large files whether be it videos, applications, or games. Torrent is a decentralized system, which means there is no centralized server sitting somewhere and responding to all of the connected clients. Rather, torrenting is decentralized in nature, it is a peer-to-peer network in which files are downloaded from the other torrent users who also have the file download in their system. So other clients who already have the file (you want to download) in their system seeds (uploads) the files for you and your client downloads it.

Is torrenting legal?

Yes, torrenting is legal. But sharing copyrighted content is very illegal. Remember that most ISP’s often monitored peer-to-peer networks and if they find your torrenting copyrighted content there is a chance that they may take action if you found torrent copyrighted content.

So always use VPN (Virtual Private Network) for torrenting and stay safe from getting traced. Here is how to get a VPN for free, What is VPN? 6 free VPN Services.

Should I use Open source torrent Clients?

Yes, you should definitely use open source torrent clients for downloading torrents. The main reason to use open source torrent clients is that they are free and almost have no ads. Since most of them offer almost all the features a BitTorrent torrent client should offer. It is a better choice than using cracked software that comes with viruses and adware.

5 Best Free and Open source torrent Clients 2020

For torrenting, you need a good torrent client, which is feature-rich, fast, clean, and elegant looking. But some of the good torrent clients like (µTorrent/ BitTorrent) costs money for what they offer. And a torrent client isn’t something some people would like to spare some money for. So I compiled a list of some free and open-source torrent clients, which are as good as the paid ones, having almost all of the features like uTorrent and Bit torrent.

Here is a list of 5 best free and open source torrent clients of 2020

1. qBittorrent

The qBittorrent is an open-source project that aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent. qBittorrent one of the best free and open source torrent Clients. Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features as that of µTorrent and supports runs on almost all major platforms (FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2, Windows). qBittorrent is developed by some volunteers in their spare time.

qBittorrent Features:

• Polished µTorrent-like User Interface
• No Ads
• Well-integrated and extensible Search Engine
• Many BitTorrent extensions supported
• Magnet links
• Advanced control over torrents, trackers, and peers
• Bandwidth scheduler
• Torrent creation tool
• IP Filtering (eMule & PeerGuardian format compatible)
• IPv6 compliant

Supported Platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OS/2

2. Pico Torrent

Pico torrent is yet another free and open-source torrent client. The best part of pico torrent is its simplicity and lightweight. Pico torrent is very minimal in size and design which makes it a great choice for ones running a bit older or slower systems. Even if you own a faster PC but you want to keep torrent clients running on the background and do other tasks as well at the same time, pico torrent is your option. It takes very little memory and will not eat up your RAM, and your system will not become slow. And this is why pico torrent is one of the best free and open source torrent Clients.

But the only downside of Pico Torrent is that it is only available for Windows platform.

Pico Torrent Features:

• Supports DHT, PeX, LSD, UPnP.
• Geo IP lookups based on libmaxminddb.
• (Azureus-style) peer ID: -PI-. Example: -PI0151- (major: 0, minor: 15, patch: 1).
• User agent: PicoTorrent/x.y.z.
• Native look-and-feel across Windows versions.
• Easy to use with high performance.

Supported Platforms: Windows

3. Deluge BitTorrent Client

Deluge is a free, lightweight, and cross-platform and open source BitTorrent client. Deluge is a fully-featured cross-platform ​BitTorrent client. It is ​free software, licensed under the ​GNU GPLv3+, and adheres to ​free desktop standards enabling it to work across many desktop environments. Deluge contains most of the common features to BitTorrent clients such as Protocol Encryption, DHT, Local Peer Discovery (LSD), Peer Exchange (PEX), UPnP, NAT-PMP, Proxy support, Web seeds, global and per-torrent speed limits. Deluge heavily utilizes the ​libtorrent library, so it provides all the features provided by libtorrent library.

Deluge BitTorrent Client Features:

• Full Encryption
• WebUI
• Plugin System
• Protocol Encryption
• DHT
• Local Peer Discovery (LSD)
• Peer Exchange (PEX), UPnP, NAT-PMP
• Proxy support,
• Web seeds,
• global and per-torrent speed limits

Supported Platforms: Linux, macOS, and Windows

4. Transmission

Transmission BitTorrent client is also an open-source, volunteer-based project. Transmission is designed as easy to use, and powerful. It only takes a few clicks to configure its advanced features like watch directories, bad peer blocklists, and the web interface. Transmission also uses as low memory as possible irrespective of any other major BitTorrent client. Unlike many cross-platform applications, Transmission integrates seamlessly with almost all operating systems.

Transmission has almost all the features of a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web interface, peer exchange, magnet links, DHT, µTP, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and many more.

Transmission has almost all features which is why it comes as a default BitTorrent client, for ubuntu operating systems.

Transmission Features:

• Encryption
• A web interface
• Peer exchange
• Magnet links, DHT, µTP, UPnP and NAT-PMP
• Port forwarding
• Web seed support
• Watch directories
• Tracker editing
• Global and per-torrent speed limits and more.

Supported Platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows, Embedded Systems

5. BiglyBT

BiglyBT is a feature-rich, open source, ad-free, bittorrent client. BiglyBT is the continuation of the Vuze/Azureus open source project first created in 2003 and is being actively developed by the original coders. It supports swarm merging to complete torrents that do not have all the available bits and to speed up downloading. BiglyBT can download and seed to WebTorrent peers. It also has a built-in WebTorrent tracker. Remote controlling via the Android app (any android app that supports the Transmission RPC).

BiglyBT Features:

• I2P support (using I2P DHT) for anonymous downloading
• Detection of VPNs for better integration
• Ability to proxy search results, subscriptions, and internal browser connections through Tor if the site is inaccessible
• Media Playback
• Media Conversion (Transcoding)
• Plugin system

Reddit Torrent Open Source

Supported Platforms: macOS, Linux, Windows, Android

These are a few of the torrent clients which are available for free to use as of today. So download then now and which one did you like the most? Which one are you using now? Tell in the comments section below. If we missed something please let us know.

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