What is MakeTorrent?
MakeTorrent is an open-source BitTorrent client application designed specifically for creating .torrent files. Unlike typical BitTorrent clients that focus on downloading and seeding files, MakeTorrent provides a simple interface for generating torrents to share files over the BitTorrent network.
Some key features of MakeTorrent include:
- Lightweight and easy-to-use - Simple interface for quickly creating torrents without extraneous features
- Open source - Free software published under the GNU GPLv2 license
- Cross-platform - Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems
- Command line version - MakeTorrent-CLI for creating torrents via the command line
- Encryption support - Option to encrypt file data when generating torrents
- Private torrents - Ability to disable DHT and PEX to restrict peer discovery
- Seed after creation - Starts seeding newly created torrents immediately
MakeTorrent aims to make the torrent creation process fast and straightforward. With its simple one-window interface focused exclusively on building .torrent files, MakeTorrent can create torrents to share large files peer-to-peer in just a few clicks.