LibreTorrent
A free and open-source BitTorrent client for Android with no ads.
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About LibreTorrent
LibreTorrent is a torrent client for Android phones and tablets. It downloads and seeds torrent files and magnet links on the device itself, so no computer or remote server is needed.
The project describes itself as a full-featured, copylefted libre client. It is developed on GitLab and mirrored to GitHub, where it has a long commit history. It suits people who want to handle torrents directly on an Android device without advertising or a paid upgrade.
Strengths
- Runs torrents directly on an Android device
- No ads or paid tier
- Copyleft open-source code with a long development history
Limitations
- Android only
- Downloading on a phone uses its storage, battery and mobile data
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source, with no ads.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Yaroslav Pronin
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Best suited for
- Downloading and seeding torrents on an Android phone or tablet
- Categories
- Torrent clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to LibreTorrent
Compare allSoftware that can replace LibreTorrent for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
PikaTorrent
A cross-platform open-source torrent client for desktop and mobile that can stream media.
PikaTorrent is also open source and runs on Android and desktop with media streaming, 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 also open source and runs on Android, adding in-app torrent search and a media player, but is more of an all-in-one media app.
BitComet
A long-running BitTorrent, HTTP and FTP download client with long-term seeding and disk caching.
BitComet runs on Android and adds HTTP and FTP downloads alongside BitTorrent, but it is closed source rather than open source.
Tixati
A free, ad-free BitTorrent client with detailed bandwidth charts and peer controls.
Tixati has an Android version with no ads and detailed peer controls, but it is closed source rather than copyleft open source.
µTorrent
A BitTorrent client offered as a small desktop app and as a browser-based player.
µTorrent has an Android version but is closed source and freemium, with some features and a distraction-free interface requiring a paid plan.
BitTorrent
The official BitTorrent client, available as a desktop app and a streaming web version.
BitTorrent offers an Android app from the official BitTorrent project, but it is closed source and pairs with desktop and web streaming versions.
Free Download Manager
A download accelerator and organizer that splits files into segments and includes a BitTorrent client.
Free Download Manager on Android combines segmented direct downloads with a built-in BitTorrent client, but its source licence is not clearly stated.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
Transdroid
An Android app for managing remote torrent clients such as Transmission, qBittorrent and Deluge.
qBitController
A free open-source app for remotely controlling qBittorrent from a phone or another device.
Transmissionic
A cross-platform remote interface for controlling a Transmission daemon from desktop, mobile or browser.
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.
