Top 5 BitTorrent Clients for MAC
Date : 2008 04 17 Category : Web News
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A list of some of the more popular BitTorrent clients for available for MAC.
BitTorrent has really gone mainstream in the last 2-3 years, Mac has a nice list of applications to take advantage of this, some of them are freeware and some are commercial. This list shows you the Top 5 BitTorrent clients for MAC that we recommend.
Azureus
Azureus implements the BitTorrent protocol using java language and comes bundled with many invaluable features for both beginners and advanced users:
Multiple torrent downloads
Upload and download speed limiting, both globally and per torrent
Advanced seeding rules
Adjustable disk cache
Only uses one port for all the torrents
UPnP sets the forward on your router
Can use a proxy, for both tracker and peer communications
Fast resume
Can set a default download dir and move completed files
Can import torrents automatically from a set dir
Highly customizable interface
IRC plugin included for quick help
Embedded tracker, host your own torrents, automate your shares (periodic scanning of a dir)…
Distributed Hash Table: host on it a completely decentralised torrent and/or benefit from it when the tracker is offline.
Transmission
Just What You Need — None Of What You Don’t
Transmission has been built from the ground up to be a lightweight, yet powerful BitTorrent client.