# Rats Search (open-source file sync and transfer app)

> Rats Search is a free, open-source file sync and transfer app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Rats-search: BitTorrent P2P multi-platform search engine for Desktop and Web servers with integrated torrent client. It has 2,015 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.

A high-performance BitTorrent search program for desktop and server. It collects and indexes torrents from the DHT network, allowing powerful full-text search through torrent statistics and categories. Works over an encrypted P2P network and supports Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/librats/rats-search |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,015 |
| License | MIT (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | File sync & transfer |
| Latest release | v2.3.5 (Oct 7, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/librats/rats-search/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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