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A community-maintained collection of Python search plugins that plug into qBittorrent's built-in search tab, letting it query different torrent sites directly.
A community-maintained collection of Python search plugins that plug into qBittorrent's built-in search tab, letting it query different torrent sites directly.Is this a standalone app or does it work inside qBittorrent?It's not a separate app — these are Python scripts that drop into qBittorrent's existing search engine to extend what sites it can search.
It's not a separate app — these are Python scripts that drop into qBittorrent's existing search engine to extend what sites it can search.How do I install a plugin?Grab the plugin you want and follow the wiki guide 'How to install search plugins', which walks through placing the plugin file in qBittorrent's search engine folder.
Grab the plugin you want and follow the wiki guide 'How to install search plugins', which walks through placing the plugin file in qBittorrent's search engine folder.Do I need anything besides qBittorrent to use these?Yes, you need Python 3 — Python 2 support was dropped in 2020, so older setups must upgrade to keep the search function working.
Yes, you need Python 3 — Python 2 support was dropped in 2020, so older setups must upgrade to keep the search function working.Is anyone actively adding new official plugins here?Not really — maintainers say they lack capacity to add new official plugins and only accept pull requests that fix existing ones; the repo is community-run, not managed directly by the qBittorrent core team.
Not really — maintainers say they lack capacity to add new official plugins and only accept pull requests that fix existing ones; the repo is community-run, not managed directly by the qBittorrent core team.Can I write my own search plugin for a site that isn't covered?Yes, the wiki has a dedicated guide called 'How to write a search plugin' that explains the process.
Yes, the wiki has a dedicated guide called 'How to write a search plugin' that explains the process.Does this integrate with Jackett?Yes, there's a specific wiki guide, 'How to configure Jackett plugin', for connecting Jackett indexers into qBittorrent's search feature.
Yes, there's a specific wiki guide, 'How to configure Jackett plugin', for connecting Jackett indexers into qBittorrent's search feature.Am I responsible for what I search and download through these plugins?Yes — the README explicitly warns that you use the plugins and the sites they connect to at your own risk and must follow your country's copyright laws.
Yes — the README explicitly warns that you use the plugins and the sites they connect to at your own risk and must follow your country's copyright laws.What are similar projects?Motrix, qBittorrent, steam2_downloader, TrackersListCollection, gopeed, rayburst, plexo, gallery-dl
Motrix, qBittorrent, steam2_downloader, TrackersListCollection, gopeed, rayburst, plexo, gallery-dlWhich topics is it in?bittorrent, torrent, scraper, search-engine, community, p2p, gplv2, search, web-scraping, plugin-system, utility, plugin
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