Alternatives to Flood

A self-hosted web interface for managing rTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge from a browser. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Flood.

  • ruTorrent

    A self-hosted web front-end for the rTorrent BitTorrent client, extended through plugins.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    ruTorrent is also a self-hosted web front-end but works only with rTorrent, runs on PHP instead of Node.js, and has a large bundled plugin collection.

  • VueTorrent

    An alternative web interface for qBittorrent built with Vue.js, usable on desktop and mobile.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    VueTorrent is a browser interface with a phone-friendly layout that drops into qBittorrent's alternative WebUI setting, but it supports only qBittorrent.

  • qui

    A self-hosted, single-binary web interface for managing several qBittorrent instances from one place.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    qui ships as a single binary with Docker support and manages several qBittorrent instances with built-in automation and cross-seeding, but it supports no other clients.

  • Electorrent

    A desktop remote control client for qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, rTorrent, uTorrent and Synology.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Electorrent is a desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux rather than a browser interface, and supports qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, rTorrent, uTorrent and Synology.

  • Transmissionic

    A cross-platform remote interface for controlling a Transmission daemon from desktop, mobile or browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOSWeb

    Transmissionic covers desktop, mobile and web and can replace the default Transmission web UI, but it controls only Transmission.

  • Transdroid

    An Android app for managing remote torrent clients such as Transmission, qBittorrent and Deluge.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Transdroid moves remote management to an Android app with home screen widgets and supports Transmission, qBittorrent, Deluge and NAS systems.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Flood as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • qBitController

    A free open-source app for remotely controlling qBittorrent from a phone or another device.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    Flood is a self-hosted browser interface that manages rTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge, but requires setting up a Node.js server or container.

  • Transmission Remote GUI

    A desktop application for remotely controlling a Transmission BitTorrent daemon from another computer.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Flood moves remote control into the browser as a self-hosted web interface that also manages rTorrent, qBittorrent and Deluge, but needs a Node.js server or container.

  • transmission-remote-gtk

    A GTK desktop client for remotely managing a Transmission BitTorrent daemon over its RPC protocol.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Flood moves remote control into a self-hosted browser interface supporting Transmission, rTorrent, qBittorrent and Deluge, requiring a Node.js server or container.

  • Tremotesf

    A desktop remote control interface for transmission-daemon on Linux and Windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinux

    Flood swaps the desktop app for a self-hosted browser interface that also handles rTorrent, qBittorrent and Deluge, requiring a Node.js server or container.

  • TrguiNG

    A desktop remote GUI for managing Transmission torrent daemons running on other machines.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Flood is a self-hosted browser interface supporting Transmission, rTorrent, qBittorrent and Deluge, requiring a Node.js server or Docker container instead of a desktop app.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.