WebTorrent Alternatives

µTorrent

µTorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent client that includes standard features such as bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT. Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Only the server version is available for Linux officially. The desktop version can run on Linux using Wine.

Features:

• Lightweight
• Digital Signage
• Peer-To-Peer
• File sharing
• Peer-To-Peer
• Portable

Transmission

Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

Features:

• Lightweight
• Advert blocking
• Command Line support
• File sharing
• File-sync
• Portable
• Remote Management

qBittorrent

The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to µTorrent. Additionally, qBittorrent runs and provides the same features on all major platforms (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, OS/2, FreeBSD). qBittorrent is based on the Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar library.

Features:

• Lightweight
• Ad-free
• Integrated Search
• Download torrents
• Support for MAGNET links
• Sequential downloading
• User interface
• Built-in RSS reader
• Disable Subfolder
• Download Queue
• Download Scheduling
• Drag n drop
• Encrypted Connection
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• File sharing
• HTTP Web seeding
• Multiple languages
• Peer-To-Peer
• Portable
• RSS Downloader
• Torrent search
• Speed charts

Deluge

Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client for Linux, Unix and Windows. It is written in python, uses libtorrent (rasterbar) at its core and GTK for the main user interface along with web and console interfaces for advanced client/server facility. Deluge features a rich plugin collection; in fact, most of Deluge's functionality is available in the form of plugins. Deluge was created with the intention of being lightweight and unobtrusive.

Features:

• Ad-free
• Built-in Torrent client
• Configurable
• Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
• IP Address Blacklist
• Ad-free
• Portable
• Windows Compatible

Stremio

Media center allowing to watch movies, series, YouTube channels instantly. You can watch in HD, with subtitles, and easily cast any file to TV through DLNA, Chromecast, AppleTV with one click! Stremio also gives you notifications for new episodes / movies, as well as recommendations for content you might like. Stremio's content is so rich because it has an Add-ons system, allowing different sources, such as YouTube, Filmon, Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc.

Features:

• Ad-free
• PS4 Streaming
• Stream video to Apple TV
• Video streaming
• Automatic subtitles download
• Built-in player
• Built-in subtitle search
• Casting to TV
• Apps with Chromecast Support
• Cloud sync
• DNLA Server
• Legacy addons support
• Media library
• No Buffering

rTorrent

rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client.