BitComet

BitComet 2.23

A free C++ BitTorrent Download Client

  • By CometNetwork
  • Free
  • Updated Oct 20, 2026
Download for Windows

About BitComet

BitComet is a free BitTorrent download client which is powerful, super-fast and easy-to-use.

What's new in 2.23

GUI Improved: Display video information on the screenshot page in multiple languages, with duration shown as hours:minutes:seconds
GUI Improved: Use an aligned two-column layout for the command-line help window on all three desktop platforms
GUI Improved: Use "Referer" consistently for HTTP referrer labels in the desktop app and WebUI
GUI Improved: Improve the Mobile App Configuration dialog with separate Mobile App and WebUI client filters and last-visit IP addresses
GUI Improved: Add a Force Dark option to the dark mode menu on supported Windows versions, allowing a dark interface while the system uses light mode
GUI Improved: Refine charts, list selection, search boxes, tooltips, toolbars, and default skin icons in Windows dark mode, and restore the task list grid option
GUI Improved: Use neutral gray for chart borders and grid lines in light mode
GUI Improved: Rename Remote Access "Cloud Service" to "Cloud Connection" and align connection names, status messages, and descriptions in the desktop app and WebUI
GUI Improved: Place tasks with unknown timestamps last in both ascending and descending time order
GUI Bugfix: Adapt to Windows contrast themes and fix dark interface refresh and white border remnants after leaving contrast mode
GUI Bugfix: Preserve text in the web search and task search boxes when changing the theme or skin
GUI Bugfix: Refresh the task list screenshot icon and count after a successful screenshot query
GUI Bugfix: Show "No screenshots for this task" instead of waiting or leaving a blank page when a task has no screenshots
GUI Bugfix: Prevent stale content after switching tasks and display special characters correctly on comment, screenshot, and Passport pages
Core Improved: Improve UPnP port mapping on Windows
Core Improved: Support Cookie and Referer parameters when adding HTTP tasks from the command line
Core Improved: Load the task list in pages when the Android app remotely accesses the desktop app
Core Bugfix: Prevent UDP Tracker requests from remaining in connect_pending after a send failure or an abnormal send-completion notification
Core Bugfix: Stop connecting when binding to a specified network interface or address fails on macOS or Linux
WebUI: Show file count, total size, and a selectable file list when adding magnet links or torrent files, on desktop and mobile layouts
WebUI: Add an "Add task and download later" option to the torrent-file dialog …

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Technical details

PublisherCometNetwork
Version2.23
Release date2026-10-20
LicenseFreeware
Installer typenullsoft
Architecturex86
Package IDCometNetwork.BitComet

Links & install command

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

winget install --id=CometNetwork.BitComet -e

bittorrentbtdownloadmagnetp2psharesharingtorrentupload

Older versions

  • 2.22
  • 2.21
  • 2.20
  • 2.19
  • 2.18
  • 2.17
  • 2.16
  • 2.08
  • 2.07