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PicoTorrent
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PicoTorrent
Free
Windows BitTorrent client · MIT licensed · portable version requires Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
On the record
- Configuration storage
- PicoTorrent stores configuration, session, and torrent state in an SQLite database.docs.picotorrent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The documentation says new releases are published on GitHub and FossHub and advises installing only from trusted sources.docs.picotorrent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Filtering
- Its embedded PicoTorrent Query Language can filter the torrent list by fields such as name, progress, size, status, and transfer speed.docs.picotorrent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- IP filtering
- It supports eMule Security IP filters, which users enable by selecting an IP filter ZIP file in Preferences.docs.picotorrent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is provided as-is under the MIT license.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Native interface
- The project describes its interface as having a native look and feel across Windows versions.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Peer discovery
- It supports DHT, PeX, LSD, and UPnP.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Performance
- It uses Rasterbar-libtorrent, which the project says provides high performance and low memory usage.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Platform limit
- The project describes PicoTorrent as a BitTorrent client for Windows.docs.picotorrent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PicoTorrent is a tiny, hackable BitTorrent client written in modern C++.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The project points users to its Discord server for chatting with the community.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Torrent creation
- Users can create single-file or multi-file torrents in v1, v2, or hybrid mode.docs.picotorrent.org · read 11 Oct 2026
- Torrent support
- It supports BitTorrent 2.0, v1, v2, and v1+v2 hybrid torrents.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026