.. raw:: html

   <div id="librarySidebar">

* download_
* features_
* `building libtorrent`_
* examples_
* `api documentation`_
* screenshot_
* `mailing list`_ (archive_)
* `who's using libtorrent?`_
* `report bugs`_
* `sourceforge page`_

--------

Extensions

* `extensions protocol`_
* `plugin interface`_
* `DHT extensions`_
* `UDP tracker protocol`_
* `HTTP seed`_
* multitracker_

--------

Bindings

* `ruby bindings`_
* `python bindings`_

--------

* `Introduction, slides`_

.. raw:: html

   </div>
   <div id="libraryBody">

==========
libtorrent
==========

.. _download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=79942
.. _features: features.html
.. _`building libtorrent`: building.html
.. _examples: examples.html
.. _`api documentation`: manual.html
.. _screenshot: client_test.png
.. _`extensions protocol`: extension_protocol.html
.. _`plugin interface`: libtorrent_plugins.html
.. _`DHT extensions`: dht_extensions.html
.. _`UDP tracker protocol`: udp_tracker_protocol.html
.. _`HTTP seed`: http://www.getright.com/seedtorrent.html
.. _multitracker: http://home.elp.rr.com/tur/multitracker-spec.txt
.. _mailing list: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libtorrent-discuss
.. _archive: http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.network.bit-torrent.libtorrent
.. _`who's using libtorrent?`: projects.html
.. _`report bugs`: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=79942&atid=558250
.. _sourceforge page: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/libtorrent

.. _`ruby bindings`: http://libtorrent-ruby.rubyforge.org/
.. _`python bindings`: http://deluge-torrent.org/trac/wiki/python-libtorrent

.. _`Introduction, slides`: bittorrent.pdf

libtorrent is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the
other bittorrent implementations around. It is a
library and not a full featured client, although it comes with a working
`example client`__.

__ client_test.html

The main goals of libtorrent are:

* to be cpu efficient
* to be memory efficient
* to be very easy to use


Donate
======

Support the development of libtorrent

.. raw:: html
	
	<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
		<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick">
		<input type="hidden" name="business" value="c99ang@cs.umu.se">
		<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="libtorrent">
		<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://libtorrent.sf.net">
		<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="EUR">
		<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0">
		<input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/images/x-click-but04.gif"
			border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
	</form>



Feedback
========

There's a `mailing list`__, general libtorrent discussion.

__ http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libtorrent-discuss

You can usually find me as hydri in ``#libtorrent`` on ``irc.freenode.net``.


Acknowledgements
================

Written by Arvid Norberg. Copyright (c) 2003-2006

Contributions by Magnus Jonsson, Daniel Wallin and Cory Nelson

Thanks to Reimond Retz for bugfixes, suggestions and testing

Project is hosted by sourceforge.

|sf_logo|__

.. |sf_logo| image:: http://sourceforge.net/sflogo.php?group_id=7994
__ http://sourceforge.net

.. raw:: html

   </div>