Recommended Bittorrent Client

qBittorrent is the recommended BitTorrent client since March 2016.

The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to µTorrent. Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features on all major platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, OS/2, FreeBSD). qBittorrent is based on the Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar.qBittorrent is developed by volunteers on their spare time.

Here are some BitTorrent clients: µTorrent (No longer recommended)

libtorrent

qBittorrent (Recommended; to download it click here)

Transmission

KTorrent

Vuze, formerly Azureus

Bitcomet

Bitlord

rtorrent

BitTorrent (based on µTorrent source code) (Not recommended)

Best practice guide
Try using the Best Practice Guide for qBittorrent for those bigger torrents and magnet link support.

How to join/seed a (partial) torrent
Please read Joining a torrent with existing files.

Where are the settings saved?
The settings are saved in different places depending on the Operational System used:

Windows:


 * Preferences:

.torrent files:

GNU/Linux:


 * Preferences:

.torrent files (This is the standard XDG data folder):

OS X:


 * Preferences:

(actual settings)

.torrent files:

Some qBittorrent screenshots
















How do I import my torrents from another BitTorrent client?
Most users want to keep the torrents they are downloading or seeding when switching to qBittorrent from another BitTorrent client. This is of course possible and it is quite simple to achieve. Here is how you should proceed:

Add the *.torrent files corresponding to your torrents to qBittorrent


 * Deluge stores its *.torrent files in ~/.config/deluge/


 * KTorrent stores its *.torrent files in ~/.kde4/share/apps/ktorrent/


 * Vuze stores its *.torrent files in ~/.azureus/torrents/


 * Transmission stores its *.torrent files in ~/.config/transmission/torrents/


 * rTorrent stores its *.torrent files in ~/.session/ (as a default)

Edit the download path in the torrent addition dialog and choose the path where the original torrents were being downloaded/seeded.

For the torrents that are complete, you can select the Skip file checking and start seeding immediately option in the torrent addition dialog in order to save time and CPU. Basically, qBittorrent will trust that the local files are not corrupt and will start seeding them without rechecking all the files.

Features
The features of qBittorrent are:


 * Simultaneous download of multiple torrents


 * Integrated torrent search engine


 * Integrated RSS feed reader and downloader


 * Good internationalization


 * DHT, PeX, Encryption, LSD, UPnP, NAT-PMP, µTP


 * Cross platform (Linux, Mac Os, Windows)


 * Very lightweight


 * Torrent queueing and prioritizing


 * Control over files in a torrent (filtering, prioritizing)


 * Nice µTorrent-like interface with Qt4 toolkit (qBittorrent v2.x)


 * IP filtering (eMule dat files or PeerGuardian files)


 * Peer display with country and hostname resolution (qBittorrent v2.x)


 * Advanced control over torrent trackers (qBittorrent v2.x)


 * Closest open source equivalent to µTorrent (qBittorrent v2.x)


 * Torrent creation tool


 * Remote control through Secure Web User Interface

FAQ

 * 1) Im getting frustrated with qBittorent what can I do? Like any new toy there is a learning curve, patience is the key.
 * 2) Is there any way to tell qBittorrent to only download certain files like µTorrent did when you selected torrent file? Check/Uncheck the files.
 * 3) Where can you find an explanation of options in qBittorrent? Here.
 * 4) Can I use any bittorent client? Yes, it's your responsibility.
 * 5) I haven't been able to get good upload speeds since I installed it yesterday. You can try:
 * 6) Had similar issues which resolved after qBittorrent restarted. Same port and Windows Defender exception added.
 * 7) I think I got it sorted. I updated router to latest firmware and picked a different port and it just worked.
 * 8) Anyone found the option to turn off "create subfolder" in qBittorrent? It's there.
 * 9) If the client I'm using is giving me no problems, I see no need to change it, right? Personally, I wouldn't if the one I am using is working for me. Nobody is telling you to change. We are just saying that qBittorrent works just fine with Pleasuredome's most demanding torrents.
 * 10) Which operating systems are currently supported by qBittorrent? qBittorrent code compiles on Unix-like systems (GNU/Linux, BSD, OS X, …) and Windows. Windows is officially supported.
 * 11) I configured qBittorrent to not download some files in a torrent but they still appear on my hard disk, why is that? As you may know, a torrent is split into pieces of equal size that do not take files into consideration. As a consequence, a piece can contain information relative to more than one file and qBittorrent only operates at piece level. Because of this, if two files are adjacent and you choose to download only one of them, it is likely that the filtered one will be partially downloaded and thus appear on the hard-disk.
 * 12) Seeding torrents have no priority (i.e. queue position), why? qBittorrent is handling torrent seeding priority by itself in order to optimise sharing and benefit to the swarm as much as possible.
 * 13) How do I stop the Qbitorrent splash screen? Under Options --> Behavior --> Uncheck "Show splash screen on startup". Then click apply and then OK.
 * 14) Is anyone else getting antivirus related alerts with qBittorrent? Go to your AV settings and add an exception for

Testimonials

 * Thanks!! it loads extras torrent in one second!!!. - jaku


 * qBittorrent: Smooth the last two days. Definitely faster. Needs some tweaks for things used to, but is fine. Moving to open-source is a major "HECK YES!" for me, after all. - NLS
 * Also using qBittorrent and it works here. - ripper006


 * qBittorent has been flawless for me with every torrent on this and every other tracker. - Bluefyre


 * I made the leap to qBittorrent over the weekend and I can say I'm impressed (although easily) with its functionality. I'll keep it. - Spudinski


 * qBittorrent is very good. I get up to max download speed much quicker than with µTorrent - Zaghadka


 * I started using qBittorrent last week, it doesn't crash like µTorrent did - jjoemame

Extra info
µTorrent is hopelessly b0rked and for PD staff it's time to say goodbye to it.

It's highly recommended to use qBittorrent with PD torrents.

This page will be in constant change accordingly upon any new information