11 Best Alternatives of uTorrent in 2017

If you have been a uTorrent user then I must tell you that you should know these 11 best alternatives of uTorrent in 2017. By using anyone of these alternatives of uTorrent, you can easily download torrent files i.e., video games, movies, videos songs and more. Since, uTorrent desktop client software have started displaying crappy ads within their desktop app and many people tend not to use uTorrent anymore because of crappy ads, spam offers and it is also started working drastically slow.

Before heading towards displaying alternatives of uTorrent, I must appreciate uTorrent desktop client because I used to use it for downloading stuff online and it was damn popular at that time (still is) because it was ad free, fast and completely free. uTorrent is lightweight and users from worldwide web can also contribute their codes to build uTorrent community because of its open-source feature.

Why uTorrent started displaying crappy ads?

uTorrent never displayed any crappy ads when it was operated by uTorrent staff but later BitTorrent Inc. bought uTorrent and started displaying crappy ads with spam offers. Of course, we know that how annoying these ads and spam offers can be to a user. If you are one of its irritated users and landed on this page looking for uTorrent alternatives then read on this article.

So, you are trying to switch from uTorrent client software to its best suited alternative then you are welcome here because today you have many options available (it is 2017 of course).

However, I don’t guarantee if any of these uTorrent alternatives may also contain advertisements, spam offer or maybe worse i.e., viruses, in their software client or Android app.

I just tried to give you best alternatives to get rid of uTorrent. Try the alternatives software on your own. In this article, you will find the 11 best alternatives of uTorrent for Android in 2017.

11 Best Alternatives of uTorrent for Android in 2017

1. FrostWire

FrostWire torrent client helps you to look for torrent files over cloud sources and search engines of bitTorrent. FrostWire brings you fully functional search, so you don’t have to look for your desired torrent files on internet because you can just search the files on FrostWire without leaving it.

FrostWire gives you complete control over your downloads, you can have control over all downloading features from mid to advanced level users that one downloading software could definitely offer in Paid version of its software.

Download FrostWire for Android | Download FrostWire Desktop Client

2. qBitTorrent

The interface of qBitTorrent client software and Android app is really plain, simple and minimal. Everyone can easily use it as an alternative to uTorrent without having any much problems with the UI of qBitTorrent.

qBitTorrent can be used to search torrents right from client software and download torrents without having to download .torrent file in your PC first however, you can also download the torrent files that are already on your computer. Just like uTorrent, qBitTorrent is also open source yet lightweight. Unlike uTorrent, qBitTorrent is completely free of embedded advertisements in software or Android app.

Download qBitTorrent for Android | Download qBitTorrent Desktop Client

3. Vuze Torrent Downloader

Vuze torrent downloader for people who are looking for alternatives of uTorrent in 2017 desperately. Vuze torrent download is fast yet lightweight. Vuze offers two different version of its software i.e., basic free and premium version.

Vuze torrent download comes with all the necessary features that you need. This torrent downloader comes with magnet link support just like uTorrent, integrated search, etc. Unfortunately, you will face crappy ads in free basic version that covers the cost of running software free software. But, when you upgrade your account to Vuze premium you can use Vuze free of crappy ads, wide range of premium features that will definitely help you to download torrents more easily.

Download Vuze for Android | Vuze Torrent Downloader Desktop Client

4. Deluge

Deluge yet another alternative of uTorrent that can really make your day since it doesn’t contain any kind of crappy ads in its software client but it also resembles with uTorrent’s software interface. Deluge software works on same algorithm/source codes as uTorrent because both are using bittorrent source codes which are available for free.

Deluge Desktop client

5. BitTorrent Torrent Downloads

With BitTorrent you are able to download large files right on your computer without having any much hurdles. It is the fastest torrent downloading desktop client known by it is users. Now, you can enjoy the fastest downloading speeds, a simple software UI interface, powerful options, unlimited downloads and much more.

Right now, BitTorrent is available for Mac, Windows and Android operating systems.

Download BitTorrent for Android | BitTorrent Desktop client

6. Transmission

Transmission has almost the save features as in BitTorrent client i.e., encryption, peer2peer exchange, web-based interface, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding. Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client designed for easy, powerful use. With transmission you can watch directories, bad peer blocklists, and the web interface. It is lightweight in size with web seed support, global, tracker editing and per-torrent speed limits, and more.

Download Transmission for Android | Transmission Desktop client

7. Free Download Manager (FDM)

Free download manager (FDM) is all in one download manager including video files, musics, torrent files however you can also download YouTube videos right from your computer. FDM is really efficient when it comes to speed up downloading by splitting files into parts and then download them one by one simultaneously. It is more like internet download manager (IDM).

Free download manager desktop client helps you to adjust bandwidth usage, control priorities for torrents files and even organize downloads by file types. In most download manager we usually face issues with resume download feature when download large files. So, get FDM for your computer today and enjoy the fast downloading with resume download on larger files without getting your important files broken. Last but not the least, you can download multiple files too with FDM.

Free Download Manager Desktop client

8. CuteTorrent

CuteTorrent is a lightweight BitTorrent client with a simplest user interface that can be efficient when downloading and sharing torrent files.

• Proxy support
• Peer Exchange
• Global and per-torrent speed limits
• Sequential download
• Embedded video player
• Web seeding
• DHT
• IPV6
• NAT-PMP
• Local Peer Discovery Protocol to detect BitTorrent-local peers
• BitTorrent protocol encryption: PHE and MSE
• Ability to mount Disk Images to DaemonTools
• Torrent filtering
• and more…

CuteTorrent Desktop client

9. Tixati

Yet another great torrent downloader i.e., Tixati. It is peer-to-peer file sharing software which aims to use the popular BitTorrent protocol. Tixati is one of the most advanced and flexible BitTorrent clients available. It uses the protocol which allows many peers to form a cooperative swarm and download very large files with great efficiency. Unlike uTorrent, Tixati does not contain any crappy ads or spam offers.

• Easy to use, user interface
• Ultra-fast downloading algorithms
• Lightweight in size and load
• DHT, PEX, and Magnet Link support
• No java, no .net required unlike many others
• Super-efficient peer selection and choking
• Detailed bandwidth management with charts
• RC4 connection encryption (for security)
• UDP Peer Connections and NAT router hole-punching
• RSS, IP Filtering, Event Scheduler

Download Tixati desktop client

10. Tribler

Tribler is an open source application that enables its users to find, enjoy and share content. It is really good desktop client for download torrent files with complete anonymity. Tribler can download video, pictures, audio, and much more for you if you install this on your PC.

Tribler has three goals in helping you: find, consume and share content.

Download Tribler client

11. rTorrent

rTorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses and uses the libtorrent library. It is written in C++ that emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in a ncurses client.

Download rTorrent desktop client

Alternative of µTorrent®- Torrent Downloader

We have been reading the list of torrent desktop client software to pick one and replace that with uTorrent. After going through the list of 11 best uTorrent alternatives you will be able to pick any of the torrent file downloading software for your computer. However, if you are not able to download one for your PC then you might wanna have a look over conclusion that will help you to pick the best torrent desktop client software which is the best alternative.

Or, download uTorrent if you are not looking for alternative software or if you are Android user, then you might wanna download uTorrent for Android.

Conclusion

I would highly recommend you to go with FrostWire torrent downloader because the features other torrent alternatives are offering in their paid version FrostWire is giving away at free of cost. That’s why I listed FrostWire on top of the list for the best alternatives of uTorrent in 2017.