Alternatives & Prior Art
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| Name                                                                              | UI                      | Language   | Notes                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [torf-cli](https://github.com/rndusr/torf-cli)                                    | CLI                     | Python     | Highly recommended utility for creating torrents and magnet links, as well as displaying information about and editing existing torrents. |
| [mktorrent](https://github.com/Rudde/mktorrent)                                   | CLI                     | C          | Popular but unmaintained torrent file creator.                                                                                            |
| [pmktorrent](https://github.com/xxkfqz/pmktorrent)                                | CLI                     | C          | Maintained fork of mktorrent.                                                                                                             |
| [mktorrent](https://github.com/mukaibot/mktorrent)                                | Library                 | Ruby       | Library for creating torrent files.                                                                                                       |
| [py3createtorrent](https://github.com/rsnitsch/py3createtorrent/)                 | CLI                     | Python     | Torrent file creator.                                                                                                                     |
| [create-torrent](https://github.com/webtorrent/create-torrent)                    | Library & CLI | JavaScript | Javascript library and CLI for creating torrents.                                                                                         |
| [whatmp3](https://github.com/RecursiveForest/whatmp3)                             | CLI                     | Python     | Torrent file creator that automatically transcodes FLAC files.                                                                            |
| [torrent-file-editor](https://github.com/torrent-file-editor/torrent-file-editor) | GUI                     | C++        | Graphical torrent file editor.                                                                                                            |
| [torrent2magnet](https://github.com/repolho/torrent2magnet)                       | CLI                     | Python     | Creates magnet links from torrent files.                                                                                                  |
| [h2torrent](https://github.com/elektito/ih2torrent)                               | CLI                     | Python     | Creates .torrent files from an infohash or magnet URI.                                                                                    |
| [dottorrent](https://github.com/kz26/dottorrent)                                  | Library                 | Python     | Library for creating torrent files                                                                                                        |
| [dottorrent-cli](https://github.com/kz26/dottorrent-cli)                          | CLI                     | Python     | Torrent file creator.                                                                                                                     |
| [torrent-creator](https://github.com/kimbatt/torrent-creator/)                    | Web page                | Typescript | Single-page web app torrent file creator.                                                                                                 |
| [pyrocore](https://github.com/pyroscope/pyrocore)                                 | CLI                     | PYthon     | Utilities for creating, modifying, and displaying torrent files.                                                                          |