Alternatives to Fragments

A simple BitTorrent client for the GNOME desktop, built on the Transmission backend. 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 Fragments.

  • Transmission

    A light BitTorrent client that behaves like a native app on each platform, with a headless daemon for servers.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand lineSelf-hosted

    Transmission is the engine Fragments builds on, offered as native apps for Linux, macOS and Windows plus a headless daemon with a web interface.

  • qBittorrent

    A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    qBittorrent offers more advanced options, including integrated search and regex RSS filters, and runs on Windows and macOS too, with a µTorrent-like interface instead of a GNOME one.

  • KTorrent

    KDE's BitTorrent client for Linux, with queuing, speed limits, file selection and plugins.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    KTorrent is also Linux-only but fits the KDE Plasma desktop instead of GNOME, and adds per-torrent speed limits, file prioritisation and plugins.

  • Deluge

    Plugin-driven BitTorrent client that can run headless with several front ends.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxSelf-hosted

    Deluge adds a plugin system and a daemon with desktop, browser and console front ends, but its interface looks dated and setup is more involved.

  • BiglyBT

    An open-source, ad-free BitTorrent client built on the former Azureus and Vuze codebase.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    BiglyBT adds I2P integration, swarm merging and meta-search across Windows, macOS and Linux, but its many options can overwhelm users who want simplicity.

  • Tixati

    A free, ad-free BitTorrent client with detailed bandwidth charts and peer controls.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Tixati adds detailed bandwidth charts, IP filtering and a scheduler on Windows, Linux and Android, but it is closed source rather than open source.

  • PikaTorrent

    A cross-platform open-source torrent client for desktop and mobile that can stream media.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid

    PikaTorrent keeps a simple interface and adds media streaming plus desktop and Android builds, though it is a younger project with a smaller user base.

  • Tribler

    An open-source BitTorrent client with built-in search and Tor-inspired onion routing for more private downloading.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Tribler adds onion routing and decentralised search for privacy on Linux, Windows and macOS, though onion routing can slow downloads.

Also worth comparing

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

  • transmission-remote-gtk

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

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Fragments is a GNOME torrent client on the Transmission engine that can also control remote Transmission sessions, adding local downloading on Linux.

  • TrguiNG

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

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinux

    Fragments is a GNOME Linux torrent client on the Transmission engine that can also control remote Fragments or Transmission sessions.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.