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About BitTorrent
BitTorrent is the client from the creators of the protocol. BitTorrent Classic is a desktop app for fast bulk torrent downloading, aimed at experienced users. BitTorrent Web is aimed at new users and plays torrent media while it downloads.
A browser-only option, µTorrent Lite, plays torrents without installing anything and works on desktop PCs, Macs, iPads and Android in Chrome, Safari and Edge. Downloads are offered for Windows, Mac and Android.
Strengths
- Classic app for bulk downloads, Web app for streaming
- Browser-based option needs no install
- Covers Windows, Mac and Android
Limitations
- Closed source
- No Linux build listed on the homepage
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree downloads for Windows, Mac and Android.
- License
- Proprietary
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Android, Web
- How it runs
- Downloadable app, Web application
- Best suited for
- Casual users who want to stream or download torrents with little setup
- Categories
- Torrent clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to BitTorrent
Compare allSoftware that can replace BitTorrent for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
µTorrent
A BitTorrent client offered as a small desktop app and as a browser-based player.
µTorrent offers the same pairing of a small desktop client and a browser-based player, adds a Linux build and scheduling, but some features need a paid plan.
qBittorrent
A full-featured BitTorrent client with no ads, built as an open source replacement for µTorrent.
qBittorrent is open source with no ads and adds a Linux build, integrated torrent search and RSS filters, but has no Android app or streaming web version.
Transmission
A light BitTorrent client that behaves like a native app on each platform, with a headless daemon for servers.
Transmission is open source, light and quick to learn, with Linux builds and a headless daemon, but has no Android app or in-browser streaming.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet is also closed source, adds Linux support, HTTP and FTP downloads and video preview while downloading, and covers Android as well.
WebTorrent Desktop
A desktop torrent app that streams video and audio while the files are still downloading.
WebTorrent Desktop is open source and plays media before downloads finish, with casting to AirPlay, Chromecast and DLNA, but is still labelled beta and has no Android version.
PikaTorrent
A cross-platform open-source torrent client for desktop and mobile that can stream media.
PikaTorrent is open source with a simple interface and media streaming on desktop and Android, though it is a younger project with fewer advanced options.
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 its many options can overwhelm casual users and there is no Android build.
BitLord
A free BitTorrent client for downloading torrents with built-in streaming of audio and video.
BitLord is also closed source and streams audio and video from torrents with a simple interface, but it only runs on Windows and macOS.
BitTorrent as an alternative
Listings that name BitTorrent as an alternative.
FrostWire
A BitTorrent client, video downloader and media player with search built into the app.
BitTorrent is closed source, with a desktop app for downloads and a web app for streaming, but has no Linux build listed.
LibreTorrent
A free and open-source BitTorrent client for Android with no ads.
BitTorrent offers an Android app from the official BitTorrent project, but it is closed source and pairs with desktop and web streaming versions.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Webtor
A web tool that streams or downloads the contents of torrents and magnet links in the browser.
Seedr
A web-based cloud service that fetches torrents and links to online storage for streaming.
Instant.io
A browser-based WebTorrent tool for sharing and downloading files peer to peer.
put.io
A paid cloud service that fetches torrents, magnet links and URLs to private storage for streaming.
