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KTorrent

KTorrent is a download manager, available on Linux.

  • Completely free
  • Linux
  • Open source

Overview

KTorrent is a download manager, available on Linux.

Services and protocols mentioned: BitTorrent.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “BitTorrent Client” — Flathub, 10 November 2026
  • “Support for UPnP to automatically forward ports on a LAN with dynamic assigned hosts” — Flathub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

KTorrent is completely free: it is open source software, and every feature is available without paying or subscribing.

Its licence (GPL-2.0+) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • Commercial use allowed

About

KTorrent is a BitTorrent application by KDE which allows you to download files using the BitTorrent protocol. It enables you to run multiple torrents at the same time and comes with extended features to make it a full-featured client for BitTorrent. Features: Queuing of torrents Global and per torrent speed limits Previewing of certain file types, build in (video and audio) Importing of partially or fully downloaded files File prioritization for multi-file torrents Selective downloading for multi-file torrents Kick/ban peers with an additional IP Filter dialog for list/edit purposes UDP tracker support Support for private trackers and torrents Support for µTorrent's peer exchange Support for protocol encryption (compatible with Azureus) Support for creating trackerless torrents Support for distributed hash tables (DHT, the Mainline version) Support for UPnP to automatically forward ports on a LAN with dynamic assigned hosts Support for webseeds System tray integration Tracker authentication support Connection through a proxy In addition to the built-in functionalities, there are some plugins available for KTorrent.

Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from Flathub (credit card, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) —
  • Facts collected from Official plan pages (pricing, licence, terms) (commercial use) —
  • Facts collected from Wikidata (licence, platforms) —
  • Last technical check: 5 November 2026
  • Description from Flathub — AppStream (Flathub)

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