Install qBittorrent on Raspberry Pi

qBittorrent

Open-source software alternative to µTorrent.

To run: Menu -> Internet -> qBittorrent
To run in a terminal: qbittorrent

This app is a bittorrent downloading and uploading application simiar to uTorrent, Transmission and Deluge.

Polished µTorrent-like User Interface

No Ads

Well-integrated and extensible Search Engine

Simultaneous search in many Torrent search sites

Category-specific search requests (e.g. Books, Music, Software)

RSS feed support with advanced download filters (incl. regex)

Many Bittorrent extensions supported:

Magnet links

Distributed hash table (DHT), peer exchange protocol (PEX), local peer discovery (LSD)

Private torrents

Encrypted connections

and many more...

Remote control through Web user interface, written with AJAX

Nearly identical to the regular GUI

Sequential downloading (Download in order)

Advanced control over torrents, trackers and peers

Torrents queueing and prioritizing

Torrent content selection and prioritizing

Bandwidth scheduler

Torrent creation tool

IP Filtering (eMule & PeerGuardian format compatible)

IPv6 compliant

UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding support

Fortunately, qBittorrent is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
Use Pi-Apps to install qBittorrent.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest 64-bit version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Trixie.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
qBittorrent will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps