KTorrent
The facts below are what the maker publishes about KTorrent, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From KTorrent's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| KTorrent | Free | No price or usage limits stated; torrents run simultaneously; global and per-torrent speed limits |
The facts
Each one read from KTorrent's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Concurrent torrents
- The client can run multiple torrents at the same time.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File selection
- For multi-file torrents, users can prioritize files and download selected files selectively.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The KDE application page identifies KTorrent's license as GPL-2.0+.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Network features
- It supports protocol encryption, DHT, trackerless torrent creation, UPnP port forwarding, webseeds, and proxy connections.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Peer and tracker support
- It supports UDP trackers, private trackers and torrents, µTorrent peer exchange, tracker authentication, and peer kick or ban controls.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- KTorrent has additional plugins beyond its built-in functionality.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Preview and import
- KTorrent includes audio and video previews for certain file types and can import partially or fully downloaded files.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy information
- KDE's applications privacy policy describes information handling for KDE software and related services; the KTorrent page does not state product-specific data collection details.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KTorrent is a KDE BitTorrent application for downloading files using the BitTorrent protocol.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Queue and speed controls
- Features include torrent queuing and global or per-torrent speed limits.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The KDE page links to the KTorrent Handbook and KDE Community Forum for help and provides a bug-report link.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform and installation
- KDE lists Linux as the install platform and points users to AppStream stores, distribution package managers, and Flathub.checked 9 Oct 2026
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