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About BitLord
BitLord is a desktop BitTorrent client aimed at people who want an easy way to download torrents and play media from them. It can stream audio and video while the torrent downloads, and also handles ordinary downloads such as applications, images and text.
It suits casual users who want downloading and playback in a single app. Little technical detail is published on its homepage, so people who care about transparency may prefer an open-source client.
Strengths
- Streams audio and video from torrents
- Simple interface aimed at casual users
Limitations
- Closed source
- Little technical documentation on the homepage
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Casual users who want to stream media from torrents
- Categories
- Torrent clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to BitLord
Compare allSoftware that can replace BitLord 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 open source under GPL-2.0-or-later, has no ads, adds Linux support, integrated search and RSS filters, but has no built-in media streaming.
µTorrent
A BitTorrent client offered as a small desktop app and as a browser-based player.
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.
BitTorrent
The official BitTorrent client, available as a desktop app and a streaming web version.
BitTorrent is the official closed-source client, adding Android and a web version for streaming in the browser, though no Linux build is listed on its homepage.
WebTorrent Desktop
A desktop torrent app that streams video and audio while the files are still downloading.
WebTorrent Desktop is open source, adds Linux, and plays media before downloads finish with casting to AirPlay, Chromecast and DLNA, though it is still labelled beta.
PikaTorrent
A cross-platform open-source torrent client for desktop and mobile that can stream media.
PikaTorrent is open source, streams media while downloading and runs on Windows, macOS, Linux and Android, though it is a younger project with fewer advanced options.
FrostWire
A BitTorrent client, video downloader and media player with search built into the app.
FrostWire is open source, adds Linux and Android, and combines in-app torrent search, preview while downloading and a media library, with fewer advanced torrent controls described.
Transmission
A light BitTorrent client that behaves like a native app on each platform, with a headless daemon for servers.
Transmission is a light open-source client with native builds, a server daemon and web remote control, but it has no integrated search or built-in streaming.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet stays closed source but adds Linux and Android, HTTP and FTP downloads, BitTorrent v2 support, disk caching and video preview while downloading.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
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.
put.io
A paid cloud service that fetches torrents, magnet links and URLs to private storage for streaming.
TorrServer
A self-hosted server that streams media from torrents over HTTP without waiting for downloads.
