No. 33of 33 ·Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Software

PicoTorrent

Windows

Freedom report

One barScore 5.2

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

PicoTorrent is ranked #33 of 33 in peer-to-peer file sharing software on Freedom251. It runs on Windows. There is a free plan.

PicoTorrent plans and pricing

All plans

PicoTorrent Free Windows BitTorrent client · MIT licensed · portable version requires Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable github.com · 11 Oct 2026

Compared on peer-to-peer file sharing software

Free plan: Yes
Supported platforms: Windows
Magnet links: Yes
DHT support: Yes

Best PicoTorrent alternatives

See all 20

Two bars Feem Free tier No. 1$0.42/mo6.8 Two bars TorrServer Free tier No. 2Free6.8 Two bars BiglyBT Free tier No. 3Free6.7 Two bars BitComet Free tier No. 4Free6.7 Two bars Resilio Sync Free tier No. 5Free6.7 Two bars aMule Free tier No. 6Free6.6

The record

Purpose: PicoTorrent is a tiny, hackable BitTorrent client written in modern C++.
Performance: It uses Rasterbar-libtorrent, which the project says provides high performance and low memory usage.
Torrent support: It supports BitTorrent 2.0, v1, v2, and v1+v2 hybrid torrents.
Peer discovery: It supports DHT, PeX, LSD, and UPnP.
Native interface: The project describes its interface as having a native look and feel across Windows versions.
Torrent creation: Users can create single-file or multi-file torrents in v1, v2, or hybrid mode.
Filtering: Its embedded PicoTorrent Query Language can filter the torrent list by fields such as name, progress, size, status, and transfer speed.
IP filtering: It supports eMule Security IP filters, which users enable by selecting an IP filter ZIP file in Preferences.
Configuration storage: PicoTorrent stores configuration, session, and torrent state in an SQLite database.
License: The project is provided as-is under the MIT license.
Downloads: The documentation says new releases are published on GitHub and FossHub and advises installing only from trusted sources.
Support and community: The project points users to its Discord server for chatting with the community.
Platform limit: The project describes PicoTorrent as a BitTorrent client for Windows.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Software in 2026#33 of 33

Is PicoTorrent yours?

Claim it for free: prove the domain, then correct facts, plans and screenshots. An editor reviews every change.

Claim it free Promote PicoTorrent

Sources

github.com/picotorrent/picotorrent· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.picotorrent.org/en/master/creating-torrents.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.picotorrent.org/en/master/pql.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.picotorrent.org/en/master/ipfilter.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.picotorrent.org/en/master/configuration.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.picotorrent.org/en/master/installing.html· checked 11 Oct 2026
github.com/picotorrent/picotorrent/releases· checked 11 Oct 2026
docs.picotorrent.org/en/master/· checked 11 Oct 2026