Open-source BitTorrent app FrostWire 7 launches with rebuilt engine and zero ads
FrostWire, the long-running open-source BitTorrent client, has announced the arrival of FrostWire 7, a major update that replaces the app’s entire engine and changes how the desktop client handles peer-to-peer downloads. The new version focuses on speed, reliability, and cleaner packaging across Windows, macOS, and Linux, while removing older components that were slowing down the project.
One of the biggest changes in the new version is a move to the jlibtorrent 2.0 engine. This was the result of two years of engineering work that saw hundreds of internal improvements. The upgrade supports BitTorrent v2, improves data integrity, boosts swarm performance, and allows the software to handle larger torrents better on modern hardware.
qBittorrent 5.0.0 now available
The latest version of qBittorrent, version 5.0.0, has been released, featuring new capabilities and improvements. A full list of changes can be found here.
This release introduces the ability to create .torrent files with larger piece sizes and has upgraded the handling of tracker entries. Users also gain the option to segregate unwanted files into a separate folder, which helps in managing downloads more efficiently.
