X-qBittorrent

X-qBittorrent is an open-source software application that provides users with a simple means of downloading torrent files and managing them.

This is the portable counterpart of qBittorrent and thus, the installation process is not a prerequisite. It is not going to change the Windows registry is any manner, without your prior approval.

You should also know that you can use X-qBittorrent on the fly, by simply moving the program files to a removable storage unit (e.g. USB pen drive).

The interface is quite well-organized, seeing it only comprises a menu bar, a few buttons, a navigation panel and a pane in which to display the selected information. Extensive and well-written documentation is available online and thus makes sure that both power and novice users can easily work with this tool.

It is possible to add TORRENT items from the hard drive with the help of a file browser, as well as the “drag and drop” function, while you can also use HTTP and magnet links in order to download torrents.

You can view all transfers in the main window along with details such as name, size, status, seeds, peers, download and upload speed, ratio and label, while you can also display only the completed, paused, active or inactive downloads. Moreover, you can add labels so that you can identify items faster, limit share ratio and upload rate, open destination folder or change it, and copy the magnet link to the Clipboard.

An RSS feed is incorporated and enables you to subscribe to multiple websites and thus, easily hear about newly uploaded files and/or news. An execution log is available and can be easily brought up, while a search function lets you easily find a specific item.

The utility can be set up to automatically shut down when all downloads are complete, while you can also create your own torrents with a dedicated tool.

From the settings panel, you can input the maximum number of connections or upload slots per torrent, use a proxy server, limit download and upload speed, enable torrent queueing and set up the app to seed torrents until their ratio reaches a user-input value and then remove or pause them.

Last but not least, it is possible to create a master password so as to keep your data private and you can minimize the app to the system tray so as to render it non-obtrusive.

X-qBittorrent might affect the computer’s performance from time to time, depending on the number of items being processed. Jobs are usually completed in a fair amount of time, yet keep in mind that your Internet connection also matters.

All things considered, this piece of software is an efficient torrent client, which can be used by everyone and did not pop any errors or crash in our tests.