BATorrent 3.0.4

BATorrent 3.0.4 [Update]

BATorrent is a fast, privacy-focused torrent client with VPN tools, RSS auto-download, and seamless media streaming support.

Razvan Serea News Reporter Neowin · Jun 5, 2026 14:00 EDT with 2 comments

BATorrent

BATorrent is a lightweight, open-source BitTorrent client built with modern C++ and Qt 6, offering a clean, fast, and privacy-focused alternative to traditional torrent apps. It supports magnet links, .torrent files, resume data, sequential downloading, per-file priorities, and even imports from qBittorrent. Power users benefit from integrated RSS auto-download with regex filtering, duplicate detection, and automatic tracker lists from Stremio. Streaming is seamless thanks to auto-detected players like VLC and IINA.

BATorrent includes robust VPN tools—interface binding, auto-detection for WireGuard-based services like Mullvad and NordLynx, kill switch, proxy support, and IP filtering. A full WebUI enables remote control, while integrations with Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby automate library updates. With themes, speed scheduling, system-tray alerts, and cross-platform support for Windows, Linux, and macOS, BATorrent delivers a polished, high-performance torrenting experience.

BATorrent features:

Core

.torrent file and magnet link support
Resume data — picks up where you left off after restart
Import torrents from qBittorrent
Create .torrent files from any file or folder
Sequential download mode
Per-file priority control (skip, low, normal, high)
Seed ratio limits with auto-pause
DHT, PEX, UPnP, NAT-PMP

RSS Auto-Download

Subscribe to RSS feeds — automatically download new torrents as they appear
Regex filters — match only what you want (e.g. 1080p|720p, S01E\d+)
Per-feed settings — custom save path, check interval (5–1440 min), enable/disable
Auto-download — matched items are downloaded automatically in the background
Supports magnet links, .torrent URLs, and tags
Tray notifications when items are auto-downloaded
Duplicate detection — never downloads the same item twice

Stremio

Stremio Addon System pre-installed — works out of the box
Auto tracker list from ngosang/trackerslist

Streaming

Play while downloading — stream video files before the download is complete
Supports mp4, mkv, avi, mov, wmv, flv, webm, m4v, ts
Auto-detects installed players (VLC, IINA, system default)

VPN & Privacy

Interface binding — lock torrent traffic to a specific network interface (e.g. tun0)
Auto VPN detection — identifies VPN interfaces (tun, tap, WireGuard, Mullvad, NordLynx, ProtonVPN)
Kill switch — automatically pauses all torrents if the VPN interface drops
Auto-resume — resumes only the torrents paused by the kill switch when VPN reconnects
Proxy support — SOCKS5 and HTTP proxy with optional authentication
IP filtering — load P2P blocklists to block unwanted IP ranges
Protocol encryption (enabled / forced / disabled)

WebUI

Remote management — control torrents from any browser at http://localhost:8080
REST API with JSON responses
Add torrents via magnet link or .torrent upload
Pause, resume, remove torrents remotely
View peers and files per torrent
Dark theme matching the desktop app
HTTP Basic Auth with SHA-256 password hashing
Configurable port and remote access (localhost vs 0.0.0.0)

Interface

3 themes: Dark, Light, Midnight (bat/vampire aesthetic)
Real-time speed graph
Detailed panel with tabs: General, Peers, Files, Trackers
Filter bar: search by name, filter by state (Active, Downloading, Seeding, Paused, Finished)
Drag & drop .torrent files and magnet links
Drag & drop reorder in torrent list
System tray with notifications (download complete, kill switch events, RSS auto-downloads)
Splash screen with bat animation
Bilingual: English and Portuguese (BR), auto-detected from system locale

Bandwidth Scheduler

Alternative speed limits — set different download/upload limits on a schedule
Time range — configure active hours (e.g. 01:00 to 07:00), supports overnight ranges
Per-day control — choose which days of the week the schedule applies
Automatically switches between normal and alternative speeds

Media Server Integration

Plex — automatically trigger library scan when a download completes
Jellyfin / Emby — same automatic library refresh via API
Configure server URL and authentication token/key in Settings

System

Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS
Auto-shutdown — automatically shut down PC when all downloads complete (60s cancellable countdown)
Auto-update system (AppImage on Linux, installer on Windows, DMG on macOS)
CLI arguments: pass .torrent files or magnet: URIs directly
Keyboard shortcuts: Space to toggle pause, Ctrl+A to select all, Ctrl+O to open

BATorrent 3.0.3 changelog:

Games

New "All" search that queries every source at once (game catalogs + torrent indexers) and merges the results — picking a single source is now optional. Game search consumes Hydra-format community catalogs (a default is seeded on first run, and you can remove it), downloads with cover art and clean titles, and caches catalogs for instant reuse.

Covers & titles

Adding a game now shows the right name and cover instantly, no restart needed. The matcher combines several signals — the torrent's file list, edition/qualifier stripping (Early Access, Complete Edition, GOTY), apostrophes (Baldur's = Baldurs), roman/arabic numerals (GTA V = GTA 5) and Cyrillic titles — and validates the API result instead of guessing, so it stops landing on the wrong title.

Fixes

A completed torrent could start re-downloading when the .!bt incomplete-file mapping desynced from disk. It now reconciles against what's actually on disk and self-heals on launch.
Added torrents vanished on restart unless they had downloaded data — every added torrent now persists immediately.
The Peers tab no longer freezes on large swarms (9k+ peers).
The welcome dialog no longer reappears on Windows after you tick "don't show again".

Interface

Reworked README with demo GIFs and localized screenshots (the app shown in your own language).
Ukrainian added — now eight UI languages.
About: the Ukrainian flag renders correctly and the Donate button opens GitHub Sponsors.

BATorrent 3.0.4 changelog:

Fixes

macOS Dock icon no longer appears transparent and can now be customized. The app was overriding the Dock tile at runtime (re-applying the monochrome tray bat on every launch and on light/dark switches), which on some setups left a see-through icon and blocked custom icons. It now leaves the bundled app icon in place. (#14)

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