Last Updated on March 4, 2026
Fragments is an easy to use BitTorrent client.
It can be used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol, such as videos, music or installation images for Linux distributions.
Fragments is built on top of Transmission, and therefore supports more or less all the features that Transmission also supports
This is free and open source software.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/World/Fragments
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Developer: Felix Häcker
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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