= Welcome to the Deluge !BitTorrent Project =
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Latest Deluge release '''[[Include(https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/deluge/version)]]''' available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows.
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= About =
Deluge is a fully-featured cross-platform [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent BitTorrent] client. It is [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Free Software], licensed under the [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html GNU GPLv3+] and adheres to [https://freedesktop.org freedesktop] standards enabling it to work across many desktop environments.
= Features =
== !BitTorrent Client ==
Deluge contains the common features to !BitTorrent clients such as Protocol Encryption, DHT, Local Peer Discovery (LSD), Peer Exchange (PEX), UPnP, NAT-PMP, Proxy support, Web seeds, global and per-torrent speed limits. As Deluge heavily utilises the [https://www.libtorrent.org/ libtorrent] library it has a comprehensive list of the [https://libtorrent.org/features.html features] provided.
== Client-Server ==
Deluge has been designed to run as both a normal standalone desktop application and as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client%E2%80%93server_model client-server]. In [wiki:UserGuide/ThinClient Thinclient mode] a Deluge daemon handles all the !BitTorrent activity and is able to run on headless machines with the user-interfaces connecting remotely from any other platform.
== User Interfaces ==
There are three main user interfaces (UIs):
* GTK UI for the desktop
* Web UI for the browser
* Console UI for the command line.
== Plugins ==
A rich collection of [wiki:Plugins Plugins] are available to get the most out Deluge and extend it's functionality, written by various members of the Deluge community.
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= Documentation and Support =
Check out the ['UserGuide'] for user documentation and resources.
= Development =
Head on over to the ['Development'] page for resources related to development.
= Donate =
[https://forum.deluge-torrent.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=54338 Forum Donation Post]