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torf-gui
An advanced GUI torrent file creator with batch functionality, powered by PyQt and torf.
- 0.4.1
- PyPI
- Maintainers
- 1
torf-gui
A quick and dirty port of dottorrent-gui for torf
Features
- Fast (capable of several hundred MB/s)
- Cross-platform
- Full Unicode support
- Use multiple CPU cores to compute piece hashes
- Automatic and manual piece size selection, up to 16MB
- Batch torrent creation mode
- Filename exclusion patterns (globs)
- HTTP/web seeds support (BEP 19)
- Private flag support (BEP 27)
- Randomize info hash to help with cross-seeding
- User-definable source string
- Optional MD5 file hash inclusion
- Import/export of profiles (trackers, web seeds, source string, filename exclusion patterns)
- Automatic dark mode!
Installation
Windows and macOS
You can find the latest releases here.
On Windows, simply download and run torf-gui-win64.exe. You may need
to download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for
Visual Studio
2015.
On macOS, download and extract torf-gui-macOS.zip then run the app.
You may need to allow the app to run in your security settings.
Linux
Requirements
- Python 3.3+
- PyQt5 5.7+
- libxcb-xinerama0 (Debian/Ubuntu)
Latest stable release: pip install torf-gui
Development: git clone this repository, then pip install .
To run: torf-gui
Portable Mode
torf-gui can be configured to run in portable mode, good for running
from USB drives and network shares. To enable this, simply create an
empty file named torf-gui.ini in the same directory as the main
excecutable.
License
© 2023 Oliver Sayers. Made available under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.
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FAQs
An advanced GUI torrent file creator with batch functionality, powered by PyQt and torf.
We found that torf-gui demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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