Our verdict

qBittorrent is the straight replacement for µTorrent and it is better than what µTorrent became. Same rough layout, same queue, same bandwidth controls, and no advertising anywhere.

Everything a home user needs is included. Magnet links, sequential downloading so a video is watchable early, scheduling so it backs off during the day, and a remote web interface if you want to add downloads from your phone.

It is available on effectively every Linux system, usually straight from the app store. The settings run deep if you want them, but the defaults are fine and most people never open that screen.

What's good

Layout is close enough to µTorrent that you will not need to look anything up
No advertising, no bundled extras and no paid version
Built-in search, RSS downloading and a web page for controlling it from another device

What to know first

The search function relies on plug-ins that break when sites change
Settings screens are dense and assume you know what a port or DHT is
Nothing in it checks whether what you are downloading is legal where you live

The details

Cost

Free

Open source

Yes (GPL-2.0-or-later)

How you install it

App store (Flatpak), .deb installer, .rpm installer, AppImage download, Built-in app store

Windows apps it can replace

uTorrent