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Rain vs Deluge: catalog facts
Rain	Deluge
Free Free and open source.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted
Designed to handle many torrents in one process Runs as a daemon on headless servers	Daemon plus thin clients lets one instance be driven from desktop, browser or console Plugin system covers labels, scheduling and automatic actions
No graphical interface Aimed at server use rather than casual desktop downloading	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: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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