qBittorrent
Free, open-source cross-platform BitTorrent client with a built-in web interface.
Recommended as the torrent client in self-hosted *arr media stacks123 and as a Transmission replacement that copes with very large torrents and has a clean client/daemon setup.456 The one complaint raised is the lack of remote clients other than the Web UI.7
Why people recommend it
*arr integration · 3
Commonly paired with Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr and Prowlarr as the download client in automated media setups.
“3) qBitorrent: which receives the torrent files automatically from Radarr”
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“The stack I use now: Docker, Lidarr, slskd, Tubifarry, Prowlarr, qBittorrent, Blissful and Soulmate.”
Homelab staple · 3
Listed among the apps self-hosters and homelabbers keep running.
“Authelia, Immich, Jellyfin, Fusion, qBittorrent, Memos and Gitea.”
“I run openwrt, adguard, unbound, proxmox, jellyfin, samba, qbittorrent and syncthing”
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Kavita (note: I'm the developer), FMD2, qBittorrent, VLC, Firefox
Transmission replacement · 2
Users switched from Transmission, citing better handling of very large torrents and extra features.
“I switched to qBittorrent, which has some nice extra features, too.”
“someone that only very recently switched to qBittorrent from Transmission”
Client/daemon design · 1
Cited as an example of a clean client/daemon split that rtorrent lacks.
“still no clean client/daemon, like Qb”
Dark mode · 1
Mentioned as an app that supports dark mode.
“Most the apps I use support dark mode: Chrome, FF, Notepad++, Jellyfin, Qbittorrent, SumatraPDF, Signal, Wiztree, WinSCP”
Linux install · 1
Installed via Flatpak on a fresh Linux Mint setup.
“with flatpack I installed vlc, qbittorrent and obsidian”
Caveats and dissent
Remote clients · 1
A recent switcher from Transmission noted the lack of non-Web UI remote clients.
“someone that only very recently switched to qBittorrent from Transmission”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Transmission has been forked as "ReTransmission" 3 mentions
- What I self-host 1 mention
- Ask HN: What self-hosted apps do you use daily? 1 mention
- Spotify adds 'Verified' badges to distinguish human artists from AI 1 mention
- Ask HN: What are your top open source apps/software? 1 mention
- From Proxmox to FreeBSD and Sylve in Our Office Lab 1 mention
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All comments 12
“Here is the stack I recommend:”
“Authelia, Immich, Jellyfin, Fusion, qBittorrent, Memos and Gitea.”
“still no clean client/daemon, like Qb”
“I switched to qBittorrent, which has some nice extra features, too.”
“someone that only very recently switched to qBittorrent from Transmission”
“The stack I use now: Docker, Lidarr, slskd, Tubifarry, Prowlarr, qBittorrent, Blissful and Soulmate.”
Kavita (note: I'm the developer), FMD2, qBittorrent, VLC, Firefox
“I have setup a LXC container running Radarr, qBittorrent, Sonarr, Jackett”
“3) qBitorrent: which receives the torrent files automatically from Radarr”
“with flatpack I installed vlc, qbittorrent and obsidian”
“Most the apps I use support dark mode: Chrome, FF, Notepad++, Jellyfin, Qbittorrent, SumatraPDF, Signal, Wiztree, WinSCP”
“I run openwrt, adguard, unbound, proxmox, jellyfin, samba, qbittorrent and syncthing”