If you're looking for a cross-platform torrent client that covers the essentials without getting overly complicated, qBittorrent is great. Read our full qBittorrent review. Vuze formerly Azureus claims to be the most powerful BitTorrent client on Earth. We're not sure how it ranks on other planets, but it's certainly a serious contender for that title.
There are two flavours: the stripped-back Vuze Leap, and the fully fledged Vuze Plus. Both offer torrent download, media playback and support for magnet file links, but Vuze Plus adds integrated virus protection and the ability to preview media files.
One of Vuze's key selling points is its interface, which slices through jargon and makes even the more advanced features accessible to new users. Vuze also offers bandwidth limiting, IP filtering, and all the other features you'd expect from a robust torrent client. Definitely one of the first options to consider. Read our full Vuze review. Deluge has been around forever, and it can be as simple or as powerful as you want it to be, making it one of the most versatile free torrent clients out there.
That's because it's extendable via plug-ins, which effectively enable you to build your own personalised version of Deluge. Fancy something that resembles uTorrent without the unwanted software? No problem. Want to add alphabetical downloading, move downloaded files to specific directories according to the file type, adjust speed according to network conditions, create pretty graphs, schedule everything, integrate with Chrome or Firefox, or batch-rename downloads?
That's not a problem either. Read our full Deluge review. It's attracted some criticism over the years, however: it's ad-supported and many users argue that the most recent versions are a little too heavy on the advertising and bundled software front.
Make sure you read each step of the installer carefully and uncheck any software you don't want to install. WizCase includes reviews written by our experts. Wizcase may earn an affiliate commission when a purchase is made using our links.
Our content may include direct links to buy products that are part of affiliate programs. Such standards require the reviewer to consider the technical qualities and characteristics of the product alongside its commercial value for users, which may affect the product's ranking on the website. Just download uTorrent and it will automatically download and configure all. Just be sure to keep in mind that torrenting copyrighted files is illegal.
My team and I do not condone illegal torrenting, so be sure to check the rules and regulations of your country before engaging in P2P file-sharing. One of the nice things about uTorrent is that there is no set-up required to get started. Once the program is installed, you can go to any working torrent site and start downloading. Magnet links are the easier of the two to use. The Download link will download a file to your computer. In the end, whether you choose the magnet or download link before the torrent begins downloading a pop-up window will appear.
This gives you some crucial information, such as the files included in the torrent and the file size. Click OK and the file will start the download. When you download PeerPeer P2P files , such as torrents, the actual file is comprised of hundreds of thousands of little parts, coming from seeders around the world.
Just take note of the process upon first launch. This is a far simpler method than the expansive menu system we saw on our top pick, and while we prefer the original list from qBittorrent, we also can see the value in having a far simpler layout, as we can see in Deluge. The top of the app has similar icons and layouts for icons, including adding and deleting torrents, pause and resuming torrents, changing the queue order of torrents up and down depending on where in the list you want the torrent to appear, and a settings menu icon—again, more on that in a moment.
The bottom of this app has a huge amount of information. The details tab has more info, like the number of files, the total size of each torrent, and the file and folder name. The files tab allows you to pick and choose which files and folders from each torrent are actually downloaded onto your computer, while the peers tab displays where your peer connections throughout the app.
Just like with qBittorrent, download and upload speeds were solid. So should you use Deluge over qBittorrent? Does the size of an application matter to you? Tixati is another cross-platform BitTorrent client that promises to be light on your system resources, with standalone and portable versions available for your USB drives if needed.
The program is the project of Kevin Hearn, originally published in The design of the app is rather ugly even by the low standards set by torrent clients, a category of application not exactly known for winning any beauty contests.
Still, the app is programmed to be lightweight in both size and resources, and it more than accomplishes that, being one of the most efficient apps we tested on this list. Tixati also includes a few other features, including a chat room option complete with private encrypted messaging, an interesting idea for a torrent platform. These channels can be used to share lists of magnet or URL links, along with streaming audio and video media.
Finally, despite being a proprietary platform, Tixati promises no spyware or adware in their programs, making it one of the most trusted commercial products on the market. Transmission has long been one of our favorite Mac and Linux torrent clients, with a lightweight and simple interface and footprint. It was one of the first clients to add broad support for magnet URIs, as well as support for file creation compatible with both Vuze and uTorrent, two major players in the torrent client game.
The app focuses on using as few resources as it can, and keeping things as simple and straightforward as possible. DMG server. BitTorrent is the original torrent client, originally developed to support uploading and download files using the BitTorrent protocol, still used today by most torrent sites.
First released over fifteen years ago in , BitTorrent as a client has someone of a hazy history. Though originally considered one of the better torrent clients you could download for Windows for many years, eventually, with the release of version 6. As such, BitTorrent is no longer considered open-source, and there are some payment options here for users to select from. Outside of these features, BitTorrent is a pretty standard torrent application.
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