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Top 11 C++ Torrent Projects
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Project mention: Deep Dive: How qBittorrent 4.6's Sequential Download Works vs. Transmission 4.0's Peer Selection | dev.to | 2026-04-30
Methodology: All benchmarks run on an Intel i7-13700K (16 cores/24 threads), 32GB DDR4-3200 RAM, 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe SSD, 1Gbps symmetric fiber connection. OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (kernel 5.15.0-91-generic). Client versions: qBittorrent 4.6.0 (commit a1b2c3d), Transmission 4.0.4 (commit x7y8z9a). Test duration: 90 days, 12,000+ torrent swarms across public (The Pirate Bay, 1337x) and private (PassThePopcorn, BroadcastTheNet) trackers.
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AppSignal
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FileCentipede
Cross-platform internet upload/download manager for HTTP(S), FTP(S), SSH, magnet-link, BitTorrent, m3u8, ed2k, and online videos. WebDAV client, FTP client, SSH client.
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Project mention: A ncurses-based command line torrent client for high performance | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-11-23
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rats-search
rats-search: BitTorrent P2P multi-platform search engine for Desktop and Web servers with integrated torrent client
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ Torrent discussion
C++ Torrent related posts
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RCE Vulnerability in QBittorrent
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New release for rTorrent after 5 years
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RTorrent Release Version 0.10.0
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Show HN: PikaTorrent, a modern, multi-platform, open source BitTorrent app
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Alternative Viewing Options
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how do i make my own Torrent File and sending it to my friend and not stalles
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Is rtorrent still reliable?
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Torrent projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | qBittorrent | 40,546 |
| 2 | FileCentipede | 10,933 |
| 3 | rtorrent | 4,871 |
| 4 | rats-search | 2,009 |
| 5 | torrent-file-editor | 1,101 |
| 6 | vlc-bittorrent | 503 |
| 7 | tremotesf2 | 337 |
| 8 | libtorrent4j | 284 |
| 9 | porla | 280 |
| 10 | openwebtorrent-tracker | 77 |
| 11 | Envy | 52 |
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