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KTorrent
Developer(s)Joris Guisson, Ivan Vasić
Stable release5.2.0 (June 6, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-06-06)[1]) [±]
Repository
Written inC++ (Qt)
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeBitTorrent client
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitektorrent.pwsp.net

KTorrent is a BitTorrent client that is part of the KDE Software Compilation.

Features

KTorrent is often received as a client intended to be feature rich.[2] Features include:[3]

  • Upload and download speed capping / throttling & scheduling
  • Internet searching with torrent search engines using KHTML part.
  • Support for UDP trackers.
  • IP address blocklist plugin
  • Port forwarding with UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
  • Protocol encryption
  • DHT (mainline version), and support for trackerless torrents
  • µTorrent peer exchange (PEX) support
  • File Prioritization
  • Ability to import partially downloaded files
  • Directory scanner to automatically watch directories for new torrents
  • Manual addition of trackers to torrents
  • RSS feed support
  • Web interface plugin with default port number 8080
  • IPv6 support
  • SOCKS v4 and v5 support
  • µTP support
  • Generation and parsing of magnet links
  • UDP tracker scraping
  • Enhanced usability of the queue manager
  • Super-seeding support
  • Streaming of video while downloading

See also

References

  1. ^ Štikonas, Andrius (6 June 2020). "KTorrent 5.2.0". kde-announce-apps (Mailing list). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ Nick Veitch. "7 of the best Linux BitTorrent clients". Linux Format. techradar. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ^ Manual, ktorrent.org, retrieved 2012-08-25