Shatl

A lightweight, open-source BitTorrent client built for Apple Silicon Macs.

Choose files before a download begins, tune performance without touching engine settings, and follow progress without unnecessary visual noise.

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Made for clear, intentional downloads

• Choose before downloading. Open a .torrent file or magnet link, inspect its contents, select only the files you need, and choose where to save them.
• See the right amount of detail. Use simplified metrics for an at-a-glance view or switch to detailed values when precision matters.
• Tune performance in one step. Pick Halo, Orbit, or Nova instead of editing low-level libtorrent settings by hand.
• Make downloads recognizable. Give a torrent a clear alias while keeping its original name available when needed.
• Feel at home on macOS. Shatl uses SwiftUI, Liquid Glass, the system accent color, notifications, and Reduce Motion support.
• Use it in your language. The interface is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.

Shatl is built on libtorrent and restores your session between launches, including downloads that need attention.

Download

Download the disk image from the latest release, open it, and drag Shatl to the Applications folder.

Shatl is not signed with an Apple Developer ID or notarized, so macOS blocks the first launch. Click Done in the warning, open System Settings → Privacy & Security, choose Open Anyway for Shatl, and confirm. The disk image includes a step-by-step guide. Future updates are delivered in the app through Sparkle.

Requirements

• Apple Silicon Mac
• macOS 26 or later

Building from source additionally requires Xcode 27 or later.

Building from source

1. Clone the repository.
2. Open Shatl.xcodeproj in Xcode 27 or later.
3. Select the Shatl scheme and build for My Mac.

Prebuilt arm64 dependencies are stored in Vendor/Artifacts. To rebuild them, run:

Scripts/build-openssl.sh
Scripts/build-libtorrent.sh

Privacy

Anonymous usage statistics are opt-in. When enabled, Shatl sends at most one report per week containing a random install identifier, the week, the number of launches that week, the app version, and the interface language. It does not send torrent contents, file names, paths, or magnet links, and the payload can be inspected from the app before it is sent.

Release builds contain no logging code; diagnostic logs exist only in development builds.

License and responsible use

Shatl's first-party source code is licensed under GNU GPL version 3 only. Third-party components remain under their respective licenses; see THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md.

The Shatl name, wordmark, logomark, and application icon are covered by a separate brand and trademark policy. The GPL license does not grant permission to present modified software as an official Shatl release.

BitTorrent is a data-transfer protocol, not permission to infringe copyright. Please download and share only lawfully available content.

Shatl was created with AI assistance under the author's direction. Product and design decisions remain human-led.