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

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