qBittorrent
Original author(s) | Christophe Dumez[1] |
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Developer(s) | Sledgehammer999, Chocobo1, glassez, pmzqla and others[2] |
Initial release | May 16, 2006[3] |
Stable release | 4.3.8[4]
/ 29 August 2021 |
Repository | |
Written in | C++ (Qt),[5] Python |
Operating system | Cross-platform: FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2, Windows |
Platform | ARM, x86, x64 |
Available in | ≈70 languages[6] |
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Type | BitTorrent client |
License | GPLv2+[7] |
Website | www |
qBittorrent is a cross-platform free and open-source BitTorrent client.
qBittorrent is a native application written in C++. It uses Boost, Qt 5 toolkit, and the libtorrent-rasterbar library (for the torrent back-end). Its optional search engine is written in Python.[citation needed]
History[]
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qBittorrent was originally developed in March 2006 by Christophe Dumez,[1] from the Université de technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard (University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard) in France.
It is currently developed by contributors worldwide and is funded through donations,[8] led by Sledgehammer999 from Greece, who became project maintainer in June 2013.[9]
Along with the 4.0.0 release a new logo for the project was unveiled.[10][11]
Features[]
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Some of the features present in qBittorrent include:
- Bandwidth scheduler
- Bind all traffic to a specific interface
- Control over torrents, trackers and peers (Torrents queueing and prioritizing and Torrent content selection and prioritizing
- DHT, PeX, encrypted connections, LSD, UPnP, NAT-PMP port forwarding support, µTP, magnet links, private torrents
- IP filtering: file types eMule dat, or PeerGuardian
- Supports IPv6, but as of December 2015 cannot use IPv4 and IPv6 at once[12]
- Integrated RSS feed reader (with advanced download filters) and downloader
- Integrated torrent search engine (Simultaneous search in many Torrent search sites and Category-specific search requests (e.g. Books, Music, Software))
- Remote control through Secure Web User Interface
- Sequential downloading (Download in order)
- Super-seeding option
- Torrent creation tool
- Torrent queuing, filtering, and prioritizing
- Unicode support, available in ≈70 languages[6]
Versions[]
qBittorrent is cross-platform, available on many operating systems, including: FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, OS/2 (including ArcaOS and eComStation),[13] Windows.
As of July 2017, SourceForge statistics indicate that the most popular qBittorrent version of all supported platforms, 81% of downloads were for Windows computers.[14]
As of May 2020, FossHub statistics indicate qBittorrent as the second most downloaded software with over 75 million downloads.[15]
Packages for different Linux distributions are available, though most are provided through official channels via various distributions.[16]
Reception[]
In 2012, Ghacks suggested qBittorrent as a great alternative to μTorrent, for anybody put off by recent controversial ad and bundleware changes made to μTorrent.[17]
See also[]
- Comparison of BitTorrent clients
- List of free and open-source software packages
- Usage share of BitTorrent clients
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2019-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Oldest available changelog". Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "release-4.3.8". 29 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "qBittorrent", Analysis Summary, Ohloh, archived from the original on 2014-02-25, retrieved 2012-08-23
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Localization of qBittorrent". qBittorrent.org. Archived from the original on 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "Copying file", qBittorrent.org, archived from the original on 2019-02-17, retrieved 2012-08-26
- ^ "Team members", qBittorrent.org, archived from the original on 2013-08-19, retrieved 2012-09-25
- ^ "qBittorrent is under a new maintainer". qBittorrent official forums. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-26.
- ^ "Change qbittorrent logo. Issue #6467. by sledgehammer999 · Pull Request #6484 · qbittorrent/qBittorrent". GitHub. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "New Icon/Logo Proposal · Issue #6467 · qbittorrent/qBittorrent". GitHub. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ "GitHub Pull Request to enable dual-stack for qBittorrent". qBittorrent on GitHub. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ^ "Network / Networking / Internet applications". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "Download Statistics: All Files". SourceForge. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ "FossHub Download Statistics: All Files". FossHub. Archived from the original on 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "News Releases", qBittorrent.org, archived from the original on 2019-12-13, retrieved 2018-12-30
- ^ Brinkmann, Martin (21 February 2012). "Looking For A uTorrent Alternative? Try qBittorrent". Ghacks. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
External links[]
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