Best self-hosted File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing apps

Peer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technology.

9 open source File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing tools you host on your own server — with full control of your data and no per-user cost.

qBittorrent

★ 38,377

qBittorrent is a free, ad-free BitTorrent client with a full Web UI for remote access. Self-hosted on a server, it manages your downloads from anywhere.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing GPL-2.0

Transmission

★ 14,859

Fast, easy, free Bittorrent client.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing GPL-3.0

bitmagnet

★ 4,114

BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API and Servarr stack integration.

Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP)File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing MIT

slskd

★ 3,448

A modern client-server application for the Soulseek file sharing network.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing AGPL-3.0

bittorrent-tracker

★ 1,930

Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client and server) implementation.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing MIT

Webtor

★ 643

Web-based torrent client with instant audio/video streaming.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing MIT

Send

★ 301

Simple, private, end to end encrypted temporary file sharing, originally built by Mozilla.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing MPL-2.0

PrivyDrop

★ 133

Simple and user-friendly, breakpoint-resumable peer-to-peer text, image, and file transfer tool based on WebRTC.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing MIT

Deluge

Lightweight, cross-platform BitTorrent client.

File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing GPL-3.0

Frequently asked questions

What are the best self-hosted File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing tools?

Among the 9 options, the most popular include qBittorrent, Transmission, bitmagnet. Compare license, platform and popularity in the list below.

Is there a free open source alternative for File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing?

Yes — all 9 tools on this page are open source and you run them on your own server, with no monthly fee.

Where can I host a File Transfer - Peer-to-peer Filesharing app?

On a home server (homelab) or a cheap VPS from ~€4/mo. See the suggestions on this page.