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Deluge vs qBittorrent: catalog facts
Deluge	qBittorrent
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source, developed by volunteers and funded by donations. No advertising in…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Daemon plus thin clients lets one instance be driven from desktop, browser or console Plugin system covers labels, scheduling and automatic actions	Polished µTorrent-like interface with no advertising Integrated search across many torrent sites, with category-specific searches
Releases are infrequent and the interface looks dated Getting daemon, authentication and web interface talking takes some setup	A torrent client exposes your IP address to every peer in the swarm unless you route it through… The search plugin ecosystem depends on third party sites that come and go
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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