KTorrent
BitTorrent client based on the KDE platform
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.
This package contains KTorrent, a BitTorrent peer-to-peer network client, that is based on the KDE platform. Obviously, KTorrent supports such basic features as downloading, uploading and seeding files on the BitTorrent network. However, lots of other additional features and intuitive GUI should make KTorrent a good choice for everyone. Some features are available as plugins hence you should make sure you have the ones you need enabled. - Support for HTTP and UDP trackers, trackerless DHT (mainline) and webseeds. - Alternative UI support including Web interface. - Torrent grouping, speed capping, various download prioritization capabilities on both torrent and file level as well as bandwidth scheduling. - Support for fetching torrent files from many sources including any local file or remote URL, RSS feeds (with filtering) or actively monitored directory etc. - Integrated and customizable torrent search on the Web. - Various security features like IP blocking and protocol encryption. - Disk space preallocation to reduce fragmentation. - uTorrent compatible peer exchange. - Autoconfiguration for LANs like Zeroconf extension and port forwarding via uPnP. - Scripting support via Kross and interprocess control via DBus interface. - SOCKSv4 and SOCKSv5 proxy, IPv6 support. - Lots of other useful built-in features and plugins.
How to install KTorrent in Ubuntu
If you are on a supported distro, you can install the application through software center by clicking the below link.
If the above link not working, run the below command in terminal to install ktorrent in Ubuntu
sudo apt install ktorrent
KTorrent Screenshots
