Deluge for Mac

Deluge, developed by the Deluge Team, is a free File Sharing & Peer to Peer app available for Windows and Mac.

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Title

Deluge

Requirements

Windows
Mac

Language

English

Available languages

Danish
German
English
Spanish
French
Italian
Dutch
Norwegian
Portuguese
Swedish

License

Free

Latest update

2025-11-21

Author

Deluge Team

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