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This article is about BitTorrent clients in general. For the client created by Bram Cohen, see BitTorrent (software).

A BitTorrent client is a program that downloads files using the BitTorrent protocol.

The first client, known as BitTorrent, was created by Bram Cohen in the summer of 2002. Most of the other clients are based at least in part on BitTorrent, and even more are being created right now.

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of applications supporting BitTorrent. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is neither all-inclusive nor necessarily up-to-date.

Comparison table

BitTorrent client	FOSS	Runs on	IPv6	Super-seeding	Tracker	Supports	BitTorrent client	Language	Based on	Interface	Cache	Supports	Remote control via web	Engine	Auto updates	Notes
Linux/Unix	Windows	OS X	UPnP	NAT	DHT	Peer exchange	Encryption	Web seeding	Broadcatching (RSS)	Prioritization	Selective downloads	SOCKS
NAT Port Mapping Protocol	NAT traversal
ABC	Yes	Partial	Yes	No	Partial	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	ABC	Python	BitTornado	GUI and web	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	Separate download	?	Linux version = old version + Buggy IPv6
Acquisition	No	No	No	Yes	?	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	?	No	Acquisition	Objective-C and Cocoa	Limewire	GUI	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?	Partial3 torrents max, infinity when registered
Anatomic P2P	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Separate download	Yes	?	?	?	?	No	Anatomic P2P	Python	BitTornado	GUI and old CLI	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	Tracker exists as a separate download
Arctic Torrent	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	Yes	No	Arctic Torrent	C++	libtorrent	GUI	?	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
aria2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Template:In beta	Yes	?	aria2	?	-	CLI	?	?	?	?	Yes	Yes	No	?	No
Azureus	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Partial	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Azureus	Java and SWT	-	GUI, CLI, Telnet, Web, XML over HTTP remote control API	Yes	Yes	Plugin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Plugin	3rd party plugins	Yes
BitComet	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Separate download	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	BitComet	C++	?	GUI	Yes	No	Template:With Beta Version	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Built-in Web browser	Yes	Adware + Tracker exists as a separate download
BitFlu	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	BitFlu	Perl	-	Telnet and Web	Partial	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No built-in Cache-Disk cache but a Delayed commit
BitLet	Planned	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	BitLet	Java and JavaScript	-	Web XHTML	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Completely web based client
BitLord	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	Yes	No	Yes	No	BitLord	C++	BitComet	GUI	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Built-in Web browser	Yes	Adware
BitPump	No	No	Yes	No	No	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	BitPump	C++	-	GUI	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BitTornado	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	Yes	BitTornado	Python	BitTorrent	GUI and CLI	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
BitTorrent 5 / Mainline	Yes	Yes	Yes	Old version	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	BitTorrent 5 / Mainline	Python	-	GUI and CLI	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
BitTorrent 6	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	BitTorrent 6	C++	µTorrent	GUI and CLI	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BitSpirit	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	BitSpirit	C++	BitComet	GUI	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Bits on Wheels	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	?	No	Bits on Wheels	Objective-C and Cocoa	-	GUI	?	?	?	?	No	?	No	?	?
BitTyrant	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	BitTyrant	Java and SWT	Azureus	GUI, CLI, Telnet, Web, XML over HTTP remote control API	Yes	Yes	Plugin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Plugin	3rd party plugins	Yes
Blizzard Downloader	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	Blizzard Downloader	?	BitTorrent client for early version	GUI	?	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	?
Blog Torrent	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?	Blog Torrent	?	BitTorrent client for early version	GUI	?	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	?	Malware state : unknown
BTG	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	?	Yes	BTG	C++	libtorrent	CLI, GUI and web	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	No
BTPD	Yes	Yes	No	No	Planned	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	?	BTPD	C	-	CLI	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
BTSharp (library)	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	BTSharp (library)	C#	N/A	API	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
burst!	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	?	?	No	burst!	Python	?	GUI	?	?	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	20 torrents max
CTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	No	CTorrent	C++	?	CLI	?	?	?	Yes	No	?	?	?	No
Deluge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Deluge	Python and C++	libtorrent	GUI and Web	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Notification only
FlashGet	No	No	Yes	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	Yes	?	Yes	FlashGet	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
FoxTorrent	Partially	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	FoxTorrent	XUL / JavaScript	Red Swoosh	FireFox	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Streaming media capacities
freeloader	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	No	?	?	?	?	?	No	freeloader	Python	?	GUI	?	?	No	?	?	?	No	No	?
G3 Torrent	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	No	?	No	G3 Torrent	Python	BitTorrent	GUI and web	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	?
BitTorrent client	FOSS	Runs on	IPv6	Super-seeding	Tracker	Supports	BitTorrent client	Language	Based on	Interface	Cache	Supports	Remote control via web	Engine	Auto updates	Notes / Other
Linux/Unix	Windows	OS X	UPnP	NAT	DHT	Peer exchange	Encryption	Web seeding	Broadcatching (RSS)	Prioritisation	Selective downloads	SOCKS
NAT Port Mapping Protocol	NAT traversal
Gnome BitTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	No	No	?	?	No	No	No	Gnome BitTorrent	Python	?	GUI	?	No	No	?	No	?	No	No	?
Halite	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Halite	C++	libtorrent	GUI	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	?	Have a stand-alone version
KTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	KTorrent	C++	-	GUI, Web and CLI (Alpha)	?	No	Yes	Partial	Yes	?	Yes	Built-in Web browser	?	Prioritization exists, but in an alpha stage
LimeWire	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	LimeWire	Java	-	GUI	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Localhost	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	YesS.	?	No	Localhost	Java and SWT	Azureus	Web	Yes	No	Plugin	Yes	Yes	Yes	Plugin	Yes	?	DHT are required by Localhost
MLDonkey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	?	No	MLDonkey	Ocaml	-	CLI, Telnet, Web, Network GUI	Yes	No	3rd party bash script	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
MonoTorrent (client library)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	MonoTorrent (client library)	C#	N/A	N/A	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
MooPolice	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	MooPolice	C++	libtorrent	GUI	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Opera	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	No	Opera	C++	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Opera 9.5	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	?	?	No	Yes	No	Opera 9.5	C++	-	GUI	?	?	No	No	No	?	No	Built-into Web browser	No
QTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	QTorrent	C++	The SHAD0W	GUI	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Qbittorrent	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Qbittorrent	C++	libtorrent	GUI Qt (toolkit)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	No, only search engines parser
rTorrent	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	rTorrent	C++	Rakshasa's libTorrent	CLI and SCGI	Partial	No	3rd party utility	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Buggy IPv6 + No built-in Cache-Disk cache but a Delayed sync
Rufus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	?	?	No	No	?	No	Rufus	Python	G3 Torrent	GUI and web	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No	?
Shareaza	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	?	No	Yes	?	No	Shareaza	C++	Shareaza core	GUI and web	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	10
sharktorrent	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	?	No	Yes	?	No	sharktorrent	C++	libtorrent	GUI wxwidgets	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	?
SymTorrent	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	?	?	?	No	No	No	SymTorrent	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Tomato Torrent	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	No	Tomato Torrent	Cocoa	BitTorrent?	GUI	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Torrent Swapper	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	Yes	No	Torrent Swapper	Python	BitTorrent	GUI and web	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Built-in Web browser	Yes
TorrentFlux	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	?	No	No	No	No	TorrentFlux	PHP	BitTornado	Web	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	?
TorrentVolve	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			No							TorrentVolve	PHP	Azureus	Web		No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Transmission	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Transmission	C and Cocoa	-	GUI and CLI	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Via external app	No	Yes
Turbo Torrent	No	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	No	?	No	Turbo Torrent	Python	G3 Torrent	GUI and web	?	No	No	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	Built-in Web browser	?	Malware present
TorrentSpy Rufus	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	No	No	?	?	?	No	?	No	TorrentSpy Rufus	Python	Rufus	GUI	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	?	?	?	Adware
µTorrent	No	Yes (With Emulation)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	µTorrent	C++	-	GUI, Web and Mobile phone GUI (beta)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WizBit	Yes	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	?	No	No	No	No	WizBit	Python	-	Mobile phone GUI (alpha)	No	No	No	No	?	No	No	Yes	?
XTorrent	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	XTorrent	C and Cocoa	Transmission	GUI	?	?	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
ZipTorrent	No	No	Yes	No	?	?	?	Yes	?	No	?	?	No	ZipTorrent	C++	libtorrent	GUI	?	?	Yes	?	?	?	?	?	?
BitTorrent client	FOSS	Runs on	IPv6	Super-seeding	Tracker	Supports	BitTorrent client	Language	Based on	Interface	Cache	Supports	Remote control via web	Engine	Auto updates	Notes / Other
Linux/Unix	Windows	OS X	UPnP	NAT	DHT	Peer exchange	Encryption	Web seeding	Broadcatching (RSS)	Prioritisation	Selective downloads	SOCKS
NAT Port Mapping Protocol	NAT traversal

Notes

a b c Clients that have been seen in the real world to actually work with IPv6, see IPv6 BitTorrent Clients
a b c Reduces disk usage, file fragmentation (in case it is not preallocated) and latencies due to larger written blocks and cached data for hash checking finished pieces.
a b c Automatically configure port forwarding (requires Router with UPnP support)
a b c DHT permits use of trackerless torrents (with supporting clients) to resume normal torrents when their tracker is down. However, some trackers that register their users for keeping tabs on fair usage (such as a ratio of bytes downloaded to uploaded) may not reliably measure and update usage for users employing DHT.
a b c Recently implemented (unofficial) web seeding feature, see HTTP-Based Seeding Specification
a b c Announcements to the tracker are made via IPv6 if possible, but the client doesn't listen on the respective port.
a b Linux version works, Windows version has not been working with IPv6 due to Java Bug 6230761
Since version 2.5.0.2. It's UDP based, an experimental feature and only supported by other Azureus clients
a b Has its own DHT, a mainline-DHT compatible implementation is available as plugin
Supports the Getright Webseeding spec in addition to the Bittornado spec
a b c Provides a Java-based and a simple HTML/JS based WebUI
a b c Tracker included with Linux binaries and with source, but not with Windows binary
Exchanging with BT 6 and µTorrent clients (and now MooPolice)
It's UDP based, an experimental feature and only supported by other Azureus based clients
Supports the Getright Webseeding spec in addition to the Bittornado spec
Through wwwBTG, a web front-end
Existing via MacPorts
Claims to be open-source but is based on a binary-only component (Red Swoosh), which is installed automatically along with FoxTorrent.
See task #4401 Socks Proxy; however, http proxy is supported.
GUIs exist with built-in web browser
Exchanging with µTorrent
Integrated
3rd party utility RSSDler
It's not a DHT network, but Shareaza uses gnutella2 to find other Shareaza clients.
Max active torrents number depends of configured connection speed
a b c d e f g h i j When Azureus module is used
Exchanges with µTorrent and Azureus peers.
Unofficial version of Rufus created by TorrentSpy with WhenU SaveNow adware bundled in it; reportedly possible to opt-out during installation.
a b The official FAQ and manual claim that µTorrent works under Linux, BSD, and MacOSX using Wine 0.9.16+ with only minor interface issues.
µTorrent's DHT implementation is the same as Mainline and BitComet's, but unfortunately this is incompatible with Azureus's implementation.
Exchanging with BT 6 and µTorrent clients (and now MooPolice)
Exchanges with µTorrent and Azureus peers.

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