torf-gui 0.4.2

An advanced GUI torrent file creator with batch functionality, powered by PyQt and torf.

# torf-gui

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A quick and dirty port of [dottorrent-gui](https://github.com/kz26/dottorrent-gui) for [torf](https://github.com/rndusr/torf)



## Features

• Fast (capable of several hundred MB/s)

• Cross-platform

• Full Unicode support

• Use multiple CPU cores to compute piece hashes

• Automatic and manual piece size selection, up to 16MB

• Batch torrent creation mode

• Filename exclusion patterns (globs)

• HTTP/web seeds support [(BEP

  19)](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0019.html)

• Private flag support [(BEP

  27)](http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0027.html)

• Randomize info hash to help with cross-seeding

• User-definable source string

• Optional MD5 file hash inclusion

• [Import/export of

  profiles](https://github.com/SavageCore/torf-gui/wiki/Profiles) (trackers, web seeds, source string, filename exclusion patterns)

• Automatic dark mode!

## Installation

### Windows and macOS

You can find the latest releases [here](https://github.com/SavageCore/torf-gui/releases).

On Windows, simply download and run torf-gui-win64.exe. You may need to download and install the [Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145).

On macOS, download and extract torf-gui-macOS.zip then run the app. You may need to allow the app to run in your security settings.

### Linux

#### Requirements

• Python 3.3+

• PyQt5 5.7+

• libxcb-xinerama0 (Debian/Ubuntu)

Latest stable release: pip install torf-gui

Development: git clone this repository, then pip install .

To run: torf-gui

## Portable Mode

torf-gui can be configured to run in portable mode, good for running from USB drives and network shares. To enable this, simply create an empty file named torf-gui.ini in the same directory as the main excecutable.

## License

© 2023 Oliver Sayers. Made available under the terms of the [GNU General Public License v3](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/).

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