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qui vs Electorrent: catalog facts
qui	Electorrent
Best for: Seedbox and home server users running several qBittorrent clients	Best for: Managing a torrent client on a NAS, server or seedbox from the desktop
Free Free to download and run; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
Manages multiple qBittorrent instances from one interface Ships as a single binary, with Docker support All 3 strengths for qui Manages multiple qBittorrent instances from one interface Ships as a single binary, with Docker support Built-in torrent automation and cross-seeding	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
Only works with qBittorrent Needs a running qBittorrent instance and a place to host it	Does not download torrents itself; needs a running client to connect to Electron app with a larger footprint than native tools
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for qui github.com/autobrr/qui Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Electorrent github.com/Tympanix/Electorrent Catalog checked September 23, 2026

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