BiglyBT

BiglyBT 4.1

A feature filled, open source, ad-free, bittorrent client.

  • By Bigly Software
  • GPLv2
  • Updated May 20, 2026
Download for Windows

About BiglyBT

A feature filled, open source, ad-free, bittorrent client.

What's new in 4.1

FEATURE∶ Tag | Allow complex argument to Tag constraint xToS functions [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Plug | Added «renameDownload» method to the simple-api plugin [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Core | Added option to not set sparse files logical size to required size [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Core | Partition insufficient space/missing file restarts by file store [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Core | Allow magnets to be added stopped; save run state and position [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Core | Added an option to ignore non-global IPv6 addresses when global present [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Core | Added option to ignore IPv6 temporary/privacy addresses (default true) [Parg]
FEATURE∶ Core | Added an option to switch files to high priority based on %age done [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added column filtering to all-trackers view [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Independent, minimizable torrent options when multi-torrent enabled [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Add current IP info as status bar option [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added torrent hash+hash v2 to torrents view [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added option to hide pad files [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added column header menu to set colours [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added column header menu to set alignment [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added remaining (bytes) column to files view [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added «show t e» to CLI to show error downloads [Parg]
FEATURE∶ UI | Added «apply tag sort» menu item to Tag context menu under Properties [Parg]

CHANGE∶ Tag | Ignore MOC «in def folder» constraint if Tag move + Tag init save loc [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Tag | Allow tag removal policy to apply to metadata downloads [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Plug | Added setSelection to TextViewerInfo for xcode plugin [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Use original tracker URL in error message [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Do connection performance tuning checks more frequently at start [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Optimize upload performance [Ghost-chu]
CHANGE∶ Core | Increase max magnet torrent size [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Don’t pre-allocate magnet download storage [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Cache tracker address lookup results [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Reduce calls to File::exists when accepting a torrent [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Prevent the Speed Limit Handler from resuming downloads it didn’t pause [Parg]
CHANGE∶ Core | Better error message when host has no addresses [Parg]
CHANGE∶ UI | Allow multi-file torrents with invalid save location to be added [Parg]
CHANGE∶ UI | Make tracker server ip address config field wider [Parg] …

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherBigly Software
Version4.1
Release date2026-05-20
LicenseGPLv2
Installer typeexe
Architecturex64, x86
Package IDBiglySoftware.BiglyBT

Links & install command

Install BiglyBT from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=BiglySoftware.BiglyBT -e

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Older versions

  • 4.0.0.0
  • 3.9.0.0
  • 3.8.0.2
  • 3.8.0.0
  • 3.6.0.0
  • 3.5.0.0
  • 3.4.0.0
  • 3.3.0.0
  • 3.2.0.0