Alternatives to ruTorrent

A self-hosted web front-end for the rTorrent BitTorrent client, extended through plugins. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as ruTorrent.

  • Flood

    A self-hosted web interface for managing rTorrent, qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge from a browser.

    Flood also controls rTorrent from a browser and supports qBittorrent, Transmission and Deluge too, running on Node.js or Docker instead of PHP, without ruTorrent's plugin collection.

  • Electorrent

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

    Electorrent controls rTorrent from a desktop app on Windows, macOS or Linux instead of a browser, and also supports qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge and Synology.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.