Torrent File Editor
Version: Web: https://github.com/drizt
Strangely, there is a false assumption that ‘the torrent file format makes adding or removing files impossible without access to the original files’ (found somewhere on the web), although there’s a decent number of utilities and even online services that prove the opposite. Here, we’re playing with a program with a self-descriptive name: TorrentFileEditor.
This is a very helpful tool for anyone who doesn’t just download large files using the BitTorrent technology, but also wants to modify the contents of their .torrent files. There can be various reasons for that, but usually people want to add or change the list of trackers (remove obsolete ones, add more speedy servers) and also add or remove certain files within the torrent share. If you’ve already downloaded the files from other peers and have the torrent contents stored locally on your hard drive, it’s possible to manipulate the .torrent file in any way – add new content, for example. If you only have the .torrent file, not the data, you can only change a limited number of options, such as exclude (but not add) files from the list.
TorrentFileEditor is an almost perfect tool for mastering your own torrents and a perfect addition to the existing features of popular BitTorrent clients, such as Deluge,qBittorrent, Transmission and others. The main interface divides all capabilities into four tabs: Main, Files, Tree and Raw. Here you can change almost any aspect of your existing .torrent file, such as the size and number of pieces, publisher’s details and various custom options that you can add directly to the raw markup code of the .torrent file. A splendid utility for torrent lovers!
Get it from the project’s GitHub page and compile using the standard sequence that applies to any CMakewrapped source tree: $ cmake . && make
“Change almost any aspect of your existing .torrent files”