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qBittorrent v5.0.1 Updated

SYSTEM on 3 Nov 2024
  • 25MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 28 Oct 2024
  • Suggested by rbon

qBittorrent is a configurable and feature-rich file sharing client modeled as an open alternative to µTorrent. The program includes a web interface, RSS, scheduler, IP Filtering (eMule and PeerGuardian compatible), IPv6 compliance, support for all extensions (DHT, Peer Exchange, crypto, Magnet/BitComet etc.), and more. Uniquely, it includes a program lock to password-protect the interface.

The program includes torrent creation and even tracker capabilities for serving content. Note that the torrent search feature (if enabled) is not portable.

Clients are also available for other platforms (Mac, Linux, FreeBSD, OS/2) and in ~25 world languages. Alternatively, a PortableApps version is also available.

Category:
Runs on:Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Optionally don't extract the following (or delete if you already did):
    1. The folder $PLUGINDIR
    2. The file qbittorrent.pdb, which can take up a great deal of space and is only used for crash reports (thanks freakazoid)
    3. The file uninst.exe
  3. Create a folder in the same directory called profile (see more details) or use 2 alternative methods (command line parameter or environmental variable)
  4. Launch qbittorrent.exe
Similar/alternative apps: µTorrent, Free Download Manager
What's new? See: https://www.qbittorrent.org/news.php
Latest comments
appsuser on 2019-05-06 20:41

@thepiney: Same here. I've used magnet links no problem. The only time I've had errors is when the program loses access to the downloaded torrent files while it's still trying to share them (if you deleted or moved the downloaded files without deleting the torrent file). I moved from uTorrent because they started adding advertising, but there are settings tweaks to remove it.

JudyGarland on 2019-12-05 06:31

Qbittorrent does not support Windows XP and Vista anymore from v.4.2.0, though 'portableapps' seems not aware of that.
Please update 'System Requirements' section.

Regards

liamZ on 2019-12-19 05:46

Hi, from the changelog of qbittorrent 4.2.1: (not the portableapps.com version)

FEATURE: Enable portable mode if "profile" directory exists

Anyone knows how does it work?

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BitComet v2.09 Updated

Andrew Lee on 7 Sep 2024
  • 41MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 3 Sep 2024
  • Suggested by xlioilx

BitComet is a manager for web, FTP and BitTorrent downloads supporting simultaneous connections, file queue, selected torrent package contents, fast-resume, chatting, disk cache, speed limits, port mapping, proxy, IP filter etc.

The download includes both 32 and 64-bit versions.

Note: Many years ago, BitComet attracted a lot of critics due to its non-compliance with several standards. While still developed in China, most issues have since been resolved.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder.
Stealth: ? No. Writes a few window-related settings to the registry.
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Free for personal use
How to extract: Download the "non-installation version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch BitComet.exe or BitComet_x64.exe.

Optionally, delete unnecessary language files.
Similar/alternative apps: Free Download Manager, qBitTorrent
What's new? See: https://bitcomet.com/en/changelog
Latest comments
juverax on 2023-04-17 10:15

BitComet is at v.1.99: https://bitcomet.com/en

juverax on 2023-04-17 10:19

BitComet download page: https://bitcomet.com/en/archive

juverax on 2023-04-17 10:53

Inside the zip:
https://download.bitcomet.com/achive/BitComet_1.99.zip

VirusTotal score: 4/69 for BitComet.exe
VirusTotal score: 1/70 for BitComet_x64.exe

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Tixati v3.29 Updated

rbon on 23 Aug 2024
  • 247MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 22 Aug 2024
  • Suggested by Ruby

Tixati is an easy-to-use file sharing program utilizing the distributed, peer-to-peer BitTorrent protocol. The program includes a clean, simple interface with the notable ability to prioritize files within a downloading torrent so you can get the first song or video downloaded and previewed quickly. Also supports customized download folders by file type, bandwidth throttling, transfer visualizations, encryption, prioritization, RSS support, IP filtering, DHT and magnet links.

A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "Portable Edition" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Delete tixati_Linux32bit and tixati_Linux64bit. Launch tixati_Windows32bit.exe or tixati_Windows64bit.exe (for 64-bit OS).
Similar/alternative apps: BitComet, qBittorent, uTorrent, Halite
What's new? See: https://www.tixati.com/news/
Latest comments
__philippe on 2017-02-24 21:12

@billon

Thanks for your quietly updating Tixati's main entry, following the above agitation...;-)

  • "Uncompressed size": revised total footprint of relevant Win PE binaries
  • "How-to-extract": added pertinent advice to discard irrelevant Unix binaries

__philippe on 2017-02-24 23:33

@smaragdus
(Tixati is not "72MB (uncompressed)"- it is either 38 MB (x32) or 36 MB (x64).)

Quite so, strictly speaking...

BUT...

Currently, the "Uncompressed size" field is formally defined in the entry form as:
   "Total size of application files when fully unarchived/uncompressed".

We don't really want to open a whole 'nother can of worms about what exactly ought to be the appropriate scope of the "uncompressed size" field definition, with implication for every current entry in the Data Base, do we ?

...;-)

rbon on 2020-10-01 15:17

Tixati 2.76 released.
- News: https://www.tixati.com/news/
- Direct download portable: https://download2.tixati.com/download/tixati-2.76-1.portable.zip

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Transmission Portable v4.0.6

Andrew Lee on 8 Jun 2024
  • 28MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 5 Jun 2024
  • Suggested by Midas

Transmission is a simple and easy-to-use BitTorrent client supporting bandwidth controls, a web interface, peer exchange, magnet support and the ability to watch directories. Advanced tools include blocklist support, required encryption, webseed support, tracker editing. Includes DHT, µTP, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding.

Transmission Portable is PortableApps.com version of the program.

Functional in 64-bit.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
License: GNU GPL
How to extract: Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch TransmissionPortable.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: qBitTorrent Portable, Tixati, uTorrent, Halite
What's new? See: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases
Latest comments
Midas on 2016-01-01 16:32

Please check the forum topic (from http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=75793#p75793) for v2.84.4 re-release notice, 2 later 'unofficial' versions and info about the 64-bit release...

AndTheWolf on 2017-05-09 17:29

Download link still pointing to version 2.84.4

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µTorrent v3.5.5.46348 Adware

lwc on 18 Aug 2022
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 14 Jul 2022
  • Suggested by Vurlix

µTorrent (or uTorrent) is a lightweight BitTorrent client that supports multiple simultaneous downloads, file level priorities, configurable bandwidth scheduler and speed limiters, even the ability to only run while user activity is detected. Also includes boss key, built-in search function and RSS capability for subscribed downloads.

Note that this software was changed to adware after being added to the Portable Freeware database.

Alternatively, µTorrent Portable is also available, which automatically adjusts paths.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Adware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer, extract Carrier.exe with 7-Zip to a folder of your choice and rename it to uTorrent.exe
  2. Create an empty text file called settings.dat in the same folder
  3. Launch uTorrent.exe
Similar/alternative apps: qBittorrent, Halite
What's new? See:
http://www.should.keepfree.de/utorrent_alltime_changelogs.txt
Latest comments
ashghost on 2017-12-24 23:19

@robzuc: see 'What is "portable"' on the "about" page: https://www.portablefreeware.com/about.php Not leaving stuff behind is not "stealth" in the parlance here, and uTorrent works fine when moving from machine to machine and saves your settings.

Peter202 on 2019-05-17 14:49

After i extracted uTorrent.exe 3.5.5 with 7-zip in the extracted folder there are couple of .dll files. Are they needed? Can i delete them?

billon on 2019-05-17 20:35

@Peter202:

No, only file you need is Carrier.exe renamed to uTorrent.exe
And created settings.dat

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eMule v0.60d

lwc on 18 Aug 2022

eMule is a client for the eDonkey P2P network. It uses several networks (ED2K, Source Exchange, Kad) to create one reliable network, and features auto priorities and source management so that you can start many downloads without having to monitor them.

NOTE: This program has not been updated in many years and may be subject to security vulnerabilities.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. It writes some file association entries to the registry.
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch emule.exe.
What's new? https://github.com/irwir/eMule/releases/
Latest comments
No ED2K on 2008-02-12 17:52

I am back for more important informations.

---

I have told you that the original emule client has over 55 special modifications - some have over 100 new features. But there are exists also bad programmers who know a filesharer cant go to the police. Here are my warnings and support for you.:

-- Dangerous Emule Mods ---

1.) Ketamine and eMCrypt - after a while you must pay money for the client.

2.) eMule v0.30e 1.x,FutureMule, PowerMule and eMule 0.47a Pro Gold Version - cost money with backdoors and spyware.

--- Secure excellent Emule Mods ---

X-Ray, StulleMulle. Sivka and MorphXT.

On this site you could study all the new features for this 4 emule Mods with a higher speed and security level.:

http://wiki.emule-web.de/index.php/Category:Features

Another great one is MorphXT.:

http://emulemorph.sourceforge.net/

Any of them are works perfect with a pendrive / USB stick. Btw. i do not recommned to use emule clients from USA - please use only the famous Mods from brasilia, germany, french and china / taiwan.

Ubelievable! Today i saw over 3 million user with 937,820,160 files. Plain folly! It look likes P2P is with no law, no public exposure or any other aggressions stoppable. 30 % of all data traffic in this world is P2P - at saturday night 70% in germany.

thanks - good luck

PS.: Interesting is also the eMule v0.48a ROCKFORCE Mod v1.3 with Encryption (AES 256 bit) for File-Transfers.

No ED2K on 2008-03-04 19:49

Dear P2P kids,

hi i am back. This is a police secret. Listen! Any emule creates a unique hash identity. This hash is always the same no matter what kind of emule modification you use because its made by your networkcard with his unique MAC.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address

Dear P2P kids,

the police know it if you are online. Always. You must change at any time your hardware MAC address at your networkcard / adapter. This is possible with software or look at your networkcard features.

summarization

- use ipfilter.dat

- use obfuscation connection

- use emule- / kadmods

- activate only the kad network

- never ever use a ed2k server

- i2p works but makes it very slow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2P

- change your ethernet networkcard MAC per software or over networkcard driver in hardware manager

- never ever use british / us-american emule clients

- dont share to much / the police dont hunt ppl with only 3 illegal mp3 or 2 movies because the jurisdictional amount is not high enough

kids! good luck!

btw.: the elite and high professionel filesharer works actually only with filehoster's (russia, easteurope, china, southamerica, sweden) and enciphered packers.

http://peazip.sourceforge.net/
http://freearc.org/

a police professional.: "actually the ppl which use international filehoster with encrypted zipfiles are not under our control but we could catch any P2P user ..."

pierat on 2009-03-06 08:50

you can always download safely if you're in a country that has no piracy laws.but it takes the fun out of it knowing that what you're doing is legal

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Deluge v2.1.1

lwc on 18 Aug 2022
  • 52MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Jul 2022
  • Suggested by WIkiQUsK

Deluge is a lightweight BitTorrent client designed to be unobtrusive, leaving much of its functionality to available plugins (such as RSS and scheduler). The program includes encryption, DHT, Local Peer Discovery, µTorrent Peer Exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP, proxy support, web seed, private torrents, speed limits, bandwidth scheduler, and more. The interface can be password-protected.

Cross-platform with clients available for Linux, OS X and Unix. The program allows multiple user-interfaces including GTK+, Web, and console, with available password protection. Utilizes a libtorrent back-end.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No. Temporary files are saved to %APPDATA%. For more details, read here and here.
License: GPL
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. If present, move the files and folders inside $_OUTDIR to the main folder (where deluge.exe is located)
  3. Launch deluge.exe -c data

Optionally, delete the $PLUGINSDIR folder.
Similar/alternative apps: qBitTorrent
What's new? See:
https://deluge.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html

RetroShare v0.6.6

lwc on 18 Aug 2022
  • 49MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 15 Mar 2021
  • Suggested by lautrepay

RetroShare is a feature-rich communications platform for small groups of users with a focus on privacy. The program includes an exclusive and secure toolset for instant messaging, chat rooms, forums, direct messages (e-mail), file server, VoIP, channels for distributing content and link exchange. It functions as an open, distributed alternative to many commercial groupware programs.

Additional features include RSS feed reader, status messages (away/busy), different modes for low traffic, transfer and disk space limits, plugins, skins and much more. Cross-platform (Mac, Linux, BSD).

Great for small businesses, groups, and a safer alternative to most file sharing methods. Networks can be small or large, but communications between users are limited by default to friends and friends-of-friends, with more specific controls available.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? No
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv2
How to extract: Download the "Portable" 7z package and extract (using a program like PeaExtractor) to a folder of your choice. Launch RetroShare.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: qTox, Brosix
What's new? See:
https://retroshareteam.wordpress.com/2021/03/15/release-notes-for-v0-6-6/
Latest comments
ozziguy on 2017-03-14 10:16

v0.6.2 QT5 does not run on xp because QT5 does not support xp anymore

XP users must use the accompanying v0.6.2 QT4 version

ozziguy on 2017-03-14 10:17

Forgot to mention the portable version is now chosen from the installer

webfork on 2017-03-17 23:00

@ozziguy: Looks like they're still offering the portable 7zip version, and it's 20% smaller. I'll go ahead and list both. Thanks for the note.

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Halite v0.4.0.4

lwc on 18 Aug 2022
  • 8MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 19 Dec 2015
  • Suggested by Bertl01

Halite is a fast and lightweight BitTorrent client supporting global/per-torrent connection/transfer rate limits, trackerless torrents, magnet links, IP filtering, minimize to tray with transfer rate summary, etc.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder (bittorrent.xml and .\config)
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Boost Software License 1.0 (OSI approved)
How to extract: Download the x86 (or x64 for 64-bit systems) 7z package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Halite.exe.

Optionally, delete language DLL files.
Similar/alternative apps: uTorrent, qBittorrent
What's new?
  • Updated to libtorrent 1.0.7.
  • Fixed a bug with the portable version.
  • Fixed a bug related to removing torrent without stopping them first.
  • Fixed a bug torrrent pausing and resume with the global session pause/resume.
Latest comments
gonza on 2015-12-20 23:41

Well, I still have that problem. The GUI doesn't load on my PC: Windows 8.1 x64

gonza on 2015-12-20 23:44

Quick correction: I was using the x86 version, because I want compatibility. It seems like the 86-bit version is not updated. Halite.exe still is v0.4.3

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File Transfer v1.2j

smaragdus on 9 Jul 2016
  • 204KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by guinness

File Transfer lets you connect computers for the fast and secure transfer of any file or folder. It uses direct P2P connection, that ensures the fastest possible transfer speed between two computers. Extended with a NAT traversal protocol (IPv6 Teredo), it is able to directly connect even behind NATs and firewalls.

Note: One of the computers must have a public IP address.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: No
Path portability: Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: GPL
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch FileTransfer.exe.
Latest comments
Michael on 2011-02-04 13:37

thank you so much, this is exactly what I've been looking for!

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G3 Torrent v1.01a

lwc on 18 Aug 2022
  • 14MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 9 Feb 2005
  • Suggested by Fluffy

G3 Torrent is a feature-rich BitTorrent client written in Python. It includes a slick interface, friends list, and RSS reader.

Note: The program has not been updated since 2005.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application Folder
License: MIT
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch g3torrent.exe.
What's new? http://g3torrent.sourceforge.net/CHANGELOG.TXT
Latest comments
spchtr on 2007-12-01 06:26

One feature I'd really like to see in this one is a blocklist of somekind...

Zays on 2009-08-08 23:42

This software is not portable: all paths are absolute and have to be normalized. Moreover the resume is not supported moving the program. Maybe is better to signal the portable version of winpenpack developers (it works) http://www.winpenpack.com/main/download.php?view.1253

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