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qBittorrent vs Porla: catalog facts
qBittorrent	Porla
Free Free and open source, developed by volunteers and funded by donations. No advertising in…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Web, Self-hosted
Polished µTorrent-like interface with no advertising Integrated search across many torrent sites, with category-specific searches	Low memory use with very large torrent counts Lua scripting for automation
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	Small project with a small community Aimed at servers, not desktop use
Downloadable app	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
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 23, 2026

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