

It’s lean, it’s powerful, and it isn’t loaded with unnecessary features. Like Frostwire, Deluge is a peer-to-peer filesharing client that focuses on function first. The client is completely ad-free and lets you set a user-level to hide expert-level settings that you don’t need. It also supports proxy connections for both peer & tracker communications, as well as i2p integration for serious (but slow) anonymity. Vuze has an ip-bind/kill-switch feature for those of you using a VPN while torrenting. Torrent privacy features are built-in also. It’s a full-fledged media manager, can integrate with Plex for media streaming and even sync to your iTunes library.īiglyBT (and Vuze’s) functionality can be further extended through official and 3rd-party plugins. Download speeds are excellent and it includes uPnP so you don’t need to mess with manual port forwarding on your network.īiglyBT is the successor to Vuze, which is a desktop client that adds tons of functionality beyond just torrents. It includes valuable features like protocol encryption, proxying of peer communications, kill-switch, IP firewall, DHT and built-in search.Īll of this comes in a lean package with an intuitive UI and easy-to-navigate settings.

It’s open-source, cross-platform (Windows, MacOS, Linux) and loaded with features. QBittorrent is the perfect desktop replacement for Frostwire.


However Frostwire is no longer the company (or product) it was, and there are better torrent clients available these days. However this app was pulled from the Google Play store in 2018. It built a following on the back of its clean inuitive interface and ad-free experience.įrostwire also came out with a popular Android torrent client (same name). Though it initially started as a Gnutella client, the team relaunched Frostwire as a torrent client in 2011. But in recent years, their userbase has been seeking out better Frostwire alternatives. Frostwire has been a cult favorite p2p filesharing app for quite a while.
