qbittorrent / qBittorrent

git clone https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent.git release-5.3.0 · 4d ago

Cross-platform BitTorrent client written in C++ and Qt, built on the libtorrent library.

Why you might care

A free, open-source desktop torrent client that aims to be a fast, stable alternative to other BitTorrent clients, with Unicode support and many built-in features. It is built on libtorrent-rasterbar and resolves peer countries using the DB-IP Lite database.

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2026-10-20 · 40,945 ★ 2026-10-24 · 41,064 ★

LanguageC++

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Created2012-02-04 (14y ago)

Last push4d ago

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bittorrent bittorrent-client c-plus-plus crossplatform torrent torrent-client

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