qBittorrent

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qBittorrent
Qbittorrent logo.png Qbittorrent mascot.png
QBittorrent v3.1.8.png
A screenshot of qBittorrent v3.1.8 running under Ubuntu MATE
Original author(s) Christophe Dumez[1]
Developer(s) Sledgehammer999,[2] Christophe Dumez, Ishan Arora, Stefanos Antaris, Mohamadad Dib[1]
Initial release May 16, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-05-16)[3]
Stable release 3.3.4 / March 29, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-29)
Preview release N/A [±][4]
Written in C++ (Qt)[5]
Operating system Cross-platform: FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, OS/2, Windows
Platform ARM, x86
Available in 35 languages[6]
Type BitTorrent client
License GPLv2+[7]
Website qbittorrent.org

qBittorrent is a cross-platform client for the program BitTorrent. It is open-source software released under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPLv2).

qBittorrent is written in the programming language C++, using Boost (C++ libraries) so it is an operating system native application. It also uses the Qt framework, version 4 or 5. It uses libtorrent-rasterbar library for the torrent back-end (network communication) functions. Its optional search engine is written in the language Python. Systems with no Python installed cannot use the search function.

qBittorrent aims to be small, powerful, intuitive, visually attractive, and to exceed the current functions provided widely by other applications. qBittorrent is an attempt to provide a μTorrent equivalent that is open-source, multiplatform, and adds a streaming-like function to let users download and play video files.[8] qBittorrent currently offers functions comparable to other BitTorrent clients, such as Vuze, but without needing the Java virtual machine. qBittorrent needs Python for the search engine only, while other clients such as Deluge and BitTornado need it for their BitTorrent protocol. For its BitTorrent and Micro Transport Protocol (μTP) implementation, qBittorrent uses the Rasterbar libtorrent library, which is written in C++.

History

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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,[2] led by Sledgehammer999 from Greece, who became project maintainer in June 2013.[9]

Features

Some of the features present in qBittorrent include:

  • Bandwidth scheduler
  • Bind all traffic to a specific interface
  • Control over torrent trackers
  • Cross-platform: FreeBSD, OS X, OS/2, Linux, Windows
  • DHT, PeX, encryption, LSD, UPnP, NAT-PMP, µTP
  • IP filtering: file types eMule dat, or PeerGuardian
  • Supports IPv6, but cannot use IPv4 and IPv6 at once[10]
  • Integrated RSS feed reader and downloader
  • Integrated torrent search engine
  • Remote control through Secure Web User Interface
  • Sequential downloading: stream torrent media files
  • Super-seeding option
  • Torrent creation tool
  • Torrent queuing, filtering, and prioritizing
  • Unicode support, available in 35 languages[6]

Versions

qBittorrent is cross-platform, available on many operating systems, including: FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, OS/2, Windows.

As of September 2012, SourceForge statistics indicate that the most popular qBittorrent version of all supported platforms, 89% of downloads, were for Windows computers.[11]

Packages for different Linux distributions are available, though most are provided through official channels via various distributions.[12]

Reception

A review by MakeUseOf described qBittorrent as "a very stable and elegant tool" with a clean and clutter-free interface.[13] Ghacks thought qBittorrent a great alternative to μTorrent.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Oldest available changelog
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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