BiglyBT
An open-source, ad-free BitTorrent client built on the former Azureus and Vuze codebase.
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About BiglyBT
BiglyBT is a BitTorrent client for users who want many options in one place. It includes I2P integration, swarm merging, an advanced tag system, WebTorrent support, a built-in VPN kill switch, meta-search and UPnP/DLNA access for playing media on other devices.
The installer contains no ads or third-party offers. Migration tools move settings, downloads and plugins over from clients that share the same source, such as Vuze. New versions arrive regularly, with version 4.1 released in May 2026.
Strengths
- No ads and no bundled offers in the installer
- I2P integration and a VPN kill switch
- Swarm merging, tagging and meta-search
- Easy migration from Vuze and related clients
Limitations
- The large number of options can overwhelm new users
- Heavier than minimal clients such as Transmission
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, supported by donations.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- BiglySoftware
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Torrent users who want advanced features and I2P support in a desktop client
- Categories
- Torrent clients, Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to BiglyBT
Compare allSoftware that can replace BiglyBT for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
qBittorrent
A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.
qBittorrent is also free, open source and ad-free, and adds integrated torrent search and regex RSS filters, but has no I2P integration or swarm merging.
Transmission
A light BitTorrent client that behaves like a native app on each platform, with a headless daemon for servers.
Transmission is lighter and simpler than BiglyBT, with native builds and a headless daemon, but offers fewer built-in extras and no integrated search engine.
Deluge
Plugin-driven BitTorrent client that can run headless with several front ends.
Deluge swaps BiglyBT's built-in feature set for a plugin system and a daemon that can be driven from desktop, browser or console clients.
µTorrent
A BitTorrent client offered as a small desktop app and as a browser-based player.
µTorrent is closed source and freemium, with some features behind a paid plan, but adds Android and browser-based versions alongside the desktop client.
Tixati
A free, ad-free BitTorrent client with detailed bandwidth charts and peer controls.
Tixati is also ad-free with detailed bandwidth charts and peer controls, but it is closed source and has no macOS version.
Tribler
An open-source BitTorrent client with built-in search and Tor-inspired onion routing for more private downloading.
Tribler is also open source and privacy-focused, using built-in onion routing instead of I2P, though its developers say the anonymity is not yet mature.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet is closed source but adds HTTP and FTP downloads, BitTorrent v2 support and an Android version alongside the desktop builds.
KTorrent
KDE's BitTorrent client for Linux, with queuing, speed limits, file selection and plugins.
KTorrent is a full-featured open-source client limited to Linux, designed to fit into the KDE Plasma desktop and system tray.
BiglyBT as an alternative
Listings that name BiglyBT as an alternative.
Fragments
A simple BitTorrent client for the GNOME desktop, built on the Transmission backend.
BiglyBT adds I2P integration, swarm merging and meta-search across Windows, macOS and Linux, but its many options can overwhelm users who want simplicity.
FrostWire
A BitTorrent client, video downloader and media player with search built into the app.
BiglyBT is an open-source desktop client with meta-search, swarm merging and I2P support, offering more torrent controls but no media player or Android build.
qBittorrent Enhanced Edition
An unofficial qBittorrent fork that adds automatic blocking of leeching clients and other extras.
BiglyBT is open source and ad-free with I2P integration, swarm merging and meta-search, but is heavier and has many options to learn.
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