# Install qbittorrent-cli with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Command-line interface for qBittorrent written in Go. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#qbittorrent-cli.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qbittorrent-cli
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qbittorrent-cli
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add qbittorrent-cli
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbittorrent-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#qbittorrent-cli
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qb/qbittorrent-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qbittorrent-cli
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.3.0
- **Source summary:** Command-line interface for qBittorrent written in Go
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/ludviglundgren/qbittorrent-cli>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ludviglundgren/qbittorrent-cli>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T00:37:35+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- qbt (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.3.0

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.config/qbt/.qbt.toml

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.config/qbt/.qbt.toml
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - qbittorrent-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qb/qbittorrent-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - qbittorrent-cli - 2.2.0-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbittorrent-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cli to manage qBittorrent | https://github.com/ludviglundgren/qbittorrent-cli


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/qbittorrent-cli.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/qbittorrent-cli.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph