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.
- Bugfix: Adjustments made to tracker tiers when adding additional trackers.
- Bugfix: Resolved inconsistent naming between Done/Progress columns.
- Bugfix: Sanitized peer client names for consistency.
- Bugfix: Share limits now apply immediately upon torrent completion.
- Bugfix: Download progress for zero-byte folders now displays as 100 instead of 0.
- WebUI: Improved accuracy and functionality across various features.
- WebAPI: New endpoints and enhancements for better integration.
- Search: Lazy loading of search plugins and additional date columns added.
- Windows: Fixed unexpected access to the “Favorites” folder.
For those interested in exploring qBittorrent, versions 4.6.7 and 5.0.0 RC1 are available for download, providing users with the opportunity to experience the latest enhancements in this open-source project.
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