KTorrent

Infobox Software
name = KTorrent



caption = KTorrent running on a KDE4 session.
developer = Joris Guisson, Ivan Vasić
latest release version = 3.1.2
latest release date = release date|2008|08|05
latest preview version = 3.1 Beta 2
latest preview date = release date|2008|05|19
operating system = Unix-like, Microsoft Windows [ [http://ktorrent.org/index.php?page=faq#q5 KTorrent FAQ: 'Will there be a windows port?'] ]
genre = BitTorrent client
license = GNU General Public License
website = http://ktorrent.org

KTorrent is a BitTorrent client written in C++ for KDE using the Qt user interface toolkit. It is maintained in the KDE Extragear.

Features

*Upload and download speed capping / throttling & scheduling
*Internet searching with torrent search engines using KHTML part.
*Support for UDP trackers.
*IP address blacklist plugin
*Port forwarding with UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
*Protocol encryption
*DHT (mainline version), and support for trackerless torrents
*µTorrent peer exchange (PEX) support (as of 2.1 RC1).
*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

New features of KTorrent 3:
*IPv6 support
*SOCKS v4 and v5 support
*The network interface to use, can now be selected
*Alternative flat list mode to display the files of a torrent
*Reorganization of the config dialog
*Individual files of a torrent can now be moved
*New queuemanager gui

See also

*Comparison of BitTorrent software

External links

* [http://ktorrent.org KTorrent's web site]
* [http://extragear.kde.org/apps/ktorrent/ KTorrent's KDE Extragear page]

References