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Electorrent vs Flood: catalog facts
Electorrent	Flood
Best for: Managing a torrent client on a NAS, server or seedbox from the desktop	Best for: Managing a torrent client on a home server or seedbox from the browser
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, Self-hosted
One interface for many different torrent clients Supports Synology download stations as well as common clients All 3 strengths for Electorrent One interface for many different torrent clients Supports Synology download stations as well as common clients Actively developed	One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker All 3 strengths for Flood One interface for four different torrent clients Runs in Docker Usable from any browser
Does not download torrents itself; needs a running client to connect to Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools	Needs a separate torrent client running behind it Requires setting up a Node.js server or container
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Electorrent github.com/Tympanix/Electorrent Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Flood github.com/jesec/flood Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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