The qBittorrent project stands as a robust alternative to µTorrent, offering a feature-rich, multi-platform BitTorrent client that prioritizes user experience and efficiency. With its elegant user interface and a comprehensive Web UI for remote management, qBittorrent caters to a wide array of user needs while maintaining a low footprint on CPU and memory resources. As a truly open-source initiative, it invites contributions from anyone interested in enhancing its capabilities.
Key Features of qBittorrent
- Polished µTorrent-like User Interface: A familiar layout for ease of use.
- Well-integrated and Extensible Search Engine: Facilitates seamless content discovery.
- Simultaneous Search: Access multiple popular BitTorrent search sites at once.
- Category-Specific Search Requests: Tailor searches for Books, Music, Movies, and more.
- Support for All BitTorrent Extensions: Ensures compatibility with various protocols.
- Advanced Features: Includes DHT, Peer Exchange, full encryption, and support for Magnet/BitComet URIs.
- Remote Control: Manage torrents via a user-friendly Web interface.
- Advanced Control: Gain detailed oversight of trackers, peers, and torrents.
- Torrent Queueing and Prioritizing: Optimize download sequences based on user preference.
- Content Selection and Prioritizing: Choose specific files to download within torrents.
- Port Forwarding Support: UPnP and NAT-PMP capabilities enhance connectivity.
- Multilingual Support: Available in approximately 25 languages with Unicode support.
- Torrent Creation Tool: Easily create your own torrent files.
- Advanced RSS Support: Utilize download filters, including regex options.
- Bandwidth Scheduler: Control bandwidth usage according to your schedule.
- IP Filtering: Compatible with eMule and PeerGuardian for enhanced privacy.
- IPv6 Compliance: Future-proof your torrenting experience.
- Cross-Platform Availability: Runs on Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, OS/2, and FreeBSD.
Recent updates have introduced several enhancements and bug fixes, ensuring a smoother user experience.
qBittorrent 4.6.7 Changelog
- Bugfix: The updater now correctly launches the link to the current build variant.
- WebUI: Resolved an issue where the RSS feed list would not load for Apply Rule.
- WebUI: Focus is now placed on the Download button when a torrent link is retrieved from the clipboard.
- Full changes: Additional improvements and fixes have been implemented.
qBittorrent 5.0.0 RC1 Changelog
- Feature: Transition from Resume/Pause to Start/Stop functionality.
- Feature: Introduction of a Popularity metric for torrents.
- Feature: Enhanced clipboard functionality for torrent links.
- Feature: Ability to pause/resume entire BitTorrent sessions.
- Feature: Option to set a shutdown timeout for BitTorrent sessions.
- Feature: Excluded file names can now apply to folder names.
- Feature: Regular expressions can be used to filter torrent content.
- Feature: Content files can be moved to Trash instead of being deleted.
- Feature: Torrent “privateness” is now displayed in the UI.
- Feature: New flag in the Peers tab indicates NAT hole punching connections.
The qBittorrent project continues to evolve, offering users a reliable and efficient BitTorrent client that keeps pace with technological advancements while remaining accessible to users across various platforms. The community-driven approach ensures that qBittorrent remains at the forefront of innovation in the realm of peer-to-peer file sharing.
