Control your qBittorrent server from your phone
About this app
Captain qBit is a modern Android app for managing a qBittorrent instance remotely over its Web API. It's a client for your self-hosted qBittorrent server — not a standalone downloader.
Features:
* Live torrent list with global and per-torrent speeds, progress, and ETA * Sort, search, and filter by status, category, tracker, or tags from a drawer sidebar * Category and tags shown as chips, with a colour you can pick per category * Manage multiple servers and switch between them * Add torrents via magnet links or .torrent files, with category, save path, start-paused, and Automatic Torrent Management options * Choose which files to download when adding, and set per-file priorities from the Files tab * Create categories on the fly, manage tags, recheck, reannounce, rename, and change save paths * Detailed view with Info, Files, Trackers, and Peers tabs, including a browsable file tree * Light, Dark, or System theme, with optional Material You dynamic colours * Optional status notification, plus opt-in alerts when a download or force-recheck finishes * Encrypted backup and restore of your servers and settings * Clear failure reasons when a torrent errors, instead of a bare "error" * Optional HTTP Basic Auth for servers behind a reverse proxy, plus self-signed certificate support * Works with qBittorrent 4.x and 5.x
Captain qBit began as a fork of qBittorrent Manager by Yash Garg and builds on that foundation. It is free and open source under the GPL-3.0 license.
Source code and issue tracker: https://github.com/Acamol/Captain-qBit
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Aviad Gafni.
What's New in v0.6.0
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Multiple servers: add several qBittorrent servers and switch between them from the drawer; add, edit or remove them in Settings
- - New Settings screen: pick a Light, Dark or System theme, optionally turn on Material You dynamic colours, and control notifications
- - Encrypted backup: export and import all your servers and settings as a passphrase-protected file
- - Notifications: turn the ongoing status notification on or off, and get alerts when a download or a force-recheck finishes
- - Choose whic
Version history
Jul 15, 2026 · 5.3 MB · Android API 28–35 · code 6
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Multiple servers: add several qBittorrent servers and switch between them from the drawer; add, edit or remove them in Settings
- - New Settings screen: pick a Light, Dark or System theme, optionally turn on Material You dynamic colours, and control notifications
- - Encrypted backup: export and import all your servers and settings as a passphrase-protected file
- - Notifications: turn the ongoing status notification on or off, and get alerts when a download or a force-recheck finishes
- - Choose whic
SHA-256 3d4d778cf3d23dc6b329ee38d11e2748cb9be7c417db5a21fd50957654b93aa2
Jul 13, 2026 · 5.1 MB · Android API 28–35 · code 5
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Redesigned filtering: the filter button and chip row are replaced by a navigation drawer sidebar for status, categories, tags and trackers
- - Categories containing "/" are grouped into a collapsible tree; long-press a tag or category to edit or delete it
- - Every filter in the drawer now shows a torrent count
- - New Statistics screen (all-time totals, share ratio, cache/performance stats), opened from the drawer
- - Manage tags/categories and toggle alternate speed limits from the drawer; free disk
SHA-256 23d7351b7997b605b42c7754dd8e66ffd88aa7801cbd91918a5e65b3cd841d2f
Jul 10, 2026 · 5 MB · Android API 28–35 · code 4
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- - Proper TLS validation — self-signed certs are trusted via Android's certificate store instead of blindly
- - Server passwords are now encrypted at rest, and backups are disabled
- - Fewer permissions — removed storage and phone-state access
- - Lower background battery use from the status notification
- - Various fixes and build cleanups
SHA-256 f82f2de64a0ce1661e760f8981245c64885eb81139207e6b41ad550126b828a6
Will it run on your device?
60%
- Targets newer Android builds, so legacy devices may be excluded.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 0.5.0 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Captain qBit first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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SHA-256 Hash
3d4d778cf3d23dc6b329ee38d11e2748cb9be7c417db5a21fd50957654b93aa2
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