libtorrent is a C++ implementation of the BitTorrent protocol with the goals of being efficient and easy to use.

Features

  • BEP5 DHT
  • BEP7 IPv6 tracker support
  • BEP9 Transferring metadata from peers (magnet links)
  • BEP10 Peer extension protocol
  • BEP12 Multitracker extension
  • BEP15 UDP tracker protocol
  • BEP16 Superseeding
  • BEP17 HTTP seeding (hoffman-style)
  • BEP19 Webseed (GetRight-style)
  • BEP24 Tracker returning external IP
  • BEP27 Private torrents
  • BEP29 uTorrent transport protocol

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Categories

File Sharing

License

BSD License

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  • Great work by a talented team of developers.
  • Great work!
  • very good.
  • Great library. Stable, light on resources, well documented, new features are added regularly. This is definitely the best libtorrent library out there, keep on good work.
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Mac, Solaris, Windows

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Developers

Programming Language

C++

Related Categories

C++ File Sharing Software

Registered

2003-04-28