The first release candidate for qBittorrent 5 is now available.

Its a big update for one of the most popular torrent clients for Windows and Linux.

The update improves file and data handling, too.

Laptop on the Windows 11 settings screen coming out of a toggle button.

SSL torrents are also now supported, and downloaded files now use theWindows Mark of the Webfor improved security.

Torrent files can also now be created with larger piece sizes.

This is a major upgrade for the qBittorrent web client.

qBittorrent 5.0 screenshot showing an Ubuntu torrent download.

Theres also a dark theme now, and general responsiveness and login behavior has been improved.

qBittorrent 5.0 requires Windows 10 or later, and it wont work on 32-bit Windows PCs at all.

Mac owners need macOS 11 Big Sur or newer.

The Linux version is tested on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, and should work on similarly aged distros.

The app now uses the Qt 6.5 framework, along with OpenSSL 3.0.2 and Boost 1.76 at a minimum.

You candownload qBittorrent v5.0 from the projects website.