# qBittorrent privacy rating

Cross-platform BitTorrent client with a built-in search engine, RSS feed downloading and an optional web interface for remote control.

## Summary

qBittorrent scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the torrent clients criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://www.qbittorrent.org
- Source code: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent
- Home page trackers: Cloudflare Web Analytics (cookieless analytics)
- Category: [Torrent clients](https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/)
- Grade: B (80/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0 or later. | https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/blob/master/COPYING |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer project funded by donations, with no ads or bundled software. | https://www.qbittorrent.org/donate |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/torrent-clients/qbittorrent/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/torrent-clients/qbittorrent.md