On November 11, 2025, the latest iteration of the popular torrent client, qBittorrent 5.1.3, was released. This version continues to build upon its foundation as an open-source alternative to µTorrent, leveraging the robust Qt toolkit for its interface and functionality. The project’s source code, crafted in C++ and JavaScript, is readily accessible on GitHub under the GPLv2+ license.
qBittorrent offers builds compatible with Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms. The journey began with the release of qBittorrent 4.0 in November 2017, followed by the significant update to version 5.0 in September 2024.
Key Features and Enhancements
The latest version of qBittorrent boasts an array of features designed to enhance user experience:
- Integrated search engine
- RSS feed subscription capability
- Support for various BEP extensions
- Remote control via a web interface
- Sequential downloading in a specified order
- Advanced settings for torrents, peers, and trackers
- Bandwidth scheduler and IP filtering
- Interface for creating torrents
- Support for UPnP and NAT-PMP
In version 5.1.3, the development team focused on addressing previously identified bugs and issues. Notably, a fix was implemented in the WEBUI, correcting an HTTP header that affected reverse proxy functionality. The application and plugin update check features have also been restored. Additionally, translations have been updated, and an issue with automatic system language detection on macOS has been resolved.
This release includes updates to key components, featuring libtorrent versions 1.2.20+git3ae563b043 and 2.0.11+git195f94d4a1, alongside Qt 6.9.3 and Boost versions 1.86/1.89.
