Alternatives to µTorrent
A BitTorrent client offered as a small desktop app and as a browser-based player. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
µTorrent
A BitTorrent client offered as a small desktop app and as a browser-based player.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as µTorrent.
qBittorrent
A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.
qBittorrent is an open-source µTorrent replacement with a similar interface and no ads or paid plan, adding integrated search, but has no Android or web version.
BitTorrent
The official BitTorrent client, available as a desktop app and a streaming web version.
BitTorrent is the official client from the same family, closed source with a streaming web app, but lists no Linux build.
Transmission
A light BitTorrent client that behaves like a native app on each platform, with a headless daemon for servers.
Transmission is free and open source under GPL-2.0-or-later, light on resources with a headless daemon, though its Windows build is the least mature.
Deluge
Plugin-driven BitTorrent client that can run headless with several front ends.
Deluge is open source under GPL-3.0 with plugins and a daemon that runs headless, but its interface looks dated and releases are infrequent.
BiglyBT
An open-source, ad-free BitTorrent client built on the former Azureus and Vuze codebase.
BiglyBT is open source and ad-free with I2P support and swarm merging, but is heavier and has many options that can overwhelm new users.
Tixati
A free, ad-free BitTorrent client with detailed bandwidth charts and peer controls.
Tixati is free and ad-free with detailed bandwidth charts and peer controls, but remains closed source and has no macOS version.
qBittorrent Enhanced Edition
An unofficial qBittorrent fork that adds automatic blocking of leeching clients and other extras.
qBittorrent Enhanced Edition is an open-source qBittorrent fork with a µTorrent-like interface and automatic leecher blocking, without paid tiers or ads.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet is a closed-source free client that adds HTTP and FTP downloads, BitTorrent v2 support and disk caching across Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Also worth comparing
These listings name µTorrent as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
BitLord
A free BitTorrent client for downloading torrents with built-in streaming of audio and video.
µTorrent adds Linux and Android builds, scheduling and a browser-based player that streams while downloading, but it stays closed source and some features need a paid plan.
FrostWire
A BitTorrent client, video downloader and media player with search built into the app.
µTorrent is closed source and freemium, pairing a small desktop client with a browser version that plays media while it downloads, on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
LibreTorrent
A free and open-source BitTorrent client for Android with no ads.
µTorrent has an Android version but is closed source and freemium, with some features and a distraction-free interface requiring a paid plan.
PikaTorrent
A cross-platform open-source torrent client for desktop and mobile that can stream media.
µTorrent is closed source with a small desktop client and a browser player that streams while downloading, and some features require a paid plan.
WebTorrent Desktop
A desktop torrent app that streams video and audio while the files are still downloading.
µTorrent has a web version that plays media while downloading plus a classic desktop client, but is closed source with some features behind a paid plan.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Electorrent
A desktop remote control client for qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, rTorrent, uTorrent and Synology.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
put.io
A paid cloud service that fetches torrents, magnet links and URLs to private storage for streaming.
Seedr
A web-based cloud service that fetches torrents and links to online storage for streaming.
Webtor
A web tool that streams or downloads the contents of torrents and magnet links in the browser.
