Best self-hosted file transfer - peer-to-peer filesharing
[Peer-to-peer file sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing) is the distribution and [sharing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing) of digital media using [peer-to-peer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer) (P2P) networking technology.
We track 8 self-hosted file transfer - peer-to-peer filesharing projects. The median health score in this category is 57, against 3 projects rated healthy or better and 1 showing little recent activity. The table below is ordered by health score, not popularity — the most starred project in a category is frequently not the best maintained one.
| # | Project | Health | Activity | Stars | Built with | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qBittorrent Free cross-platform bittorrent client with a feature rich Web UI for remote access. | Healthy · 80 | 40k | C++ | 5 Sept 2026 | |
| 2 | slskd A modern client-server application for the Soulseek file sharing network. | Healthy · 74 | 4k | Docker, C# | 19 Jul 2026 | |
| 3 | Transmission Fast, easy, free Bittorrent client. | Healthy · 69 | 15k | C++, deb | 30 Jun 2026 | |
| 4 | Webtor Web-based torrent client with instant audio/video streaming. | Steady · 57 | 689 | Docker | 18 Sept 2026 | |
| 5 | bittorrent-tracker Simple, robust, BitTorrent tracker (client and server) implementation. | Slowing · 50 | 1.9k | Nodejs | 25 May 2026 | |
| 6 | PrivyDrop Simple and user-friendly, breakpoint-resumable peer-to-peer text, image, and file transfer tool based on WebRTC. | Slowing · 45 | 140 | Docker, Nodejs | 8 Jun 2026 | |
| 7 | bitmagnet BitTorrent indexer, DHT crawler, content classifier and torrent search engine with web UI, GraphQL API and Servarr stack | At risk · 34 | 4.4k | Go, Docker | 21 May 2026 | |
| 8 | Deluge Lightweight, cross-platform BitTorrent client. | Unrated | — | Python, deb | — |
Which one should you run?
If you want the safest bet on longevity, qBittorrent is the best-maintained project in this category right now at 80/100. slskd is the closest runner-up (74/100) — see the side-by-side comparison.
A health score measures whether a project is alive and shipping. It does not measure whether it has the feature you need. Use it to rule options out, then compare on features.