# Torrent clients privacy ratings

BitTorrent clients.

| Name | Grade | Jurisdiction | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Deluge](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/deluge/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | BitTorrent client built on libtorrent with a client-server design, so a daemon can run on a headless machine and be controlled from GTK, web or console interfaces. Most features come as plugins. |
| [Fragments](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/fragments/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | BitTorrent client for the GNOME desktop, built on Transmission, with a torrent queue, magnet link detection from the clipboard and remote control of other Fragments or Transmission sessions. |
| [LibreTorrent](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/libretorrent/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | BitTorrent client for Android with sequential downloading, streaming, RSS auto-downloading, scheduling, WebTorrent support and Android TV support. |
| [qBittorrent](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/qbittorrent/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Cross-platform BitTorrent client with a built-in search engine, RSS feed downloading and an optional web interface for remote control. |
| [rTorrent](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/rtorrent/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Text-based BitTorrent client for the terminal, built on libtorrent, with an ncurses interface, scripting through its configuration file and an XML-RPC interface used by web front ends. |
| [Transmission](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/transmission/) | B (80/100) | Unknown | Lightweight BitTorrent client with native apps for macOS, Windows and Linux, plus a daemon with a web interface for headless servers and NAS devices. |
| [BiglyBT](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/biglybt/) | D (50/100) | Unknown | Java-based BitTorrent client descended from Vuze, with swarm merging, a built-in media player, I2P and Tor support through plugins, and an Android app. |
| [µTorrent](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/utorrent/) | F (0/100) | Unknown | Proprietary BitTorrent client from BitTorrent, offered as a desktop client (Classic), a browser-based client (Web) and an Android app. The free versions show ads and paid plans remove them. |

## Criteria

- **Open source** (weight 3): Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
- **No trackers or telemetry** (weight 3): Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
- **No ads or data sales** (weight 2): Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
- **Independent audit** (weight 2): Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?

Source: https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/