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In search of a new BitTorrent Client

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief May 17, 2010 · 1 min read

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Been using BitTornado as a client for some time now and for a while, I also tried the built-in torrent downloader of the Opera browser. BitTornado looks okay but I was wondering if there are any other clients worth looking into out there.

I was checking Wikipedia and the list of clients there also indicated the usage share:

Xunlei: 29.3%
ÂµTorrent: 25.8%
Vuze: 24.0%
BitComet: 4.3%
Transmission: 3.3%
BitSpirit: 2.0%

Haven’t heard of Xunlei before but it turns out it’s the most commonly used bittorent client in China, thus the huge popularity in terms of usage share. Outside of China, ÂµTorrent and Vuze seems to be the more popular ones.

What do you guys use and which ones the most efficient client?

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138 Comments

Jazon · 16 years ago

uTorrent for Windows, Deluge or Transmission for Linux.

noelperlas · 16 years ago

used Vuze on a mac, but it is a hog in resources. Switched to Miro, love the subscription to rss, auto download. Seems faster too.

Kevin · 16 years ago

uTorrent. and BitBlinder for privacy. The Government won’t find me. hehe.

dulfo · 16 years ago

ÂµTorrent for me. Simple UI, allows me to limit download/upload speeds especially when you are sharing internet connection with others, and it does the job. =)

Leo · 16 years ago

uTorrent user eversince

deric · 16 years ago

flashget try it and you’ll see.

wiieee · 16 years ago

utorrent =D

lolipown · 16 years ago

utorrent for the reasons most commenters have already mentioned. BTW shouldn’t this be your new poll instead?

someone · 16 years ago

I started using uTorrent since 2005. Never had any problems with it.

On Ubuntu, I’m using deluge.

stressdan · 16 years ago

utorrent user here. stable. fast. lightweight. Ã¼

lolipown · 16 years ago

utorrent
simple, lightweight, feature-packed.

kidd · 16 years ago

ubuntu has its own default torrent downloader… mas mabilis ang speed ng download so whenever i download a file/movie (whatever)… i use the one in ubuntu then saka ko na lang itransfer

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 16 years ago

Azureus / Vuze, runs on anything though kind a resource hog sometimes

Erin · 16 years ago

rtorrent because i use it in a headless server and connect to it via rtgui.

mcast · 16 years ago

Definitely uTorrent. Very very light on resources. And it just… works.

netbooksearcher · 16 years ago

uTorrent – the best there is out there!

IC DeaDPiPoL · 16 years ago

^
that makes two of us.

Running Linux Mint 8 XFCE and prior to that(Linux Mint8 Helena with Gnome) was using KTorrent due to it’s scheduling functions (despite requiring KDE libraries) and now using Deluge

Starshadow Rivaulx · 16 years ago

I’m running on Linux Mint, and so far the client I like best is Deluge. It’s a really sweet “set and forget” kind of client. :)

tsokslam · 16 years ago

another utorrent user for the count

Vidar · 16 years ago

Xunlei user here. It has english version called Thunder. I used to prefer uTorrent but when version 2 came out, download speed is sometimes unstable. Probably because of the new protocol and bandwidth management. With Thunder, I always reach my maximum download speed ASAP.

jojo30 · 16 years ago

utorrent for me as well.. I tried vuze but didn’t like it.

incredibleDNA · 16 years ago

when i first started using those programs, i actually used bittorrent, but it’s not that GUI friendly.. So i then switched to ÂµTorrent.

John · 16 years ago

uTorrent for me too… :)

Alvin · 16 years ago

uTorrent for the win! :-D

xtian1986 · 16 years ago

ÂµTorrent

Spidey · 16 years ago

uTorent it is…

aryehgizbar · 16 years ago

been using uTorrent for 5 years I believe. it’s lightweight and it has a standalone version so you need not install it.

rene · 16 years ago

yup its utorrent very torrid indeed

mobius · 16 years ago

ÂµTorrent. fast and lightweight

Calvin · 16 years ago

utorrent. been using it ever since i started downloading torrents. light and fast.

sam · 16 years ago

utorrent works fine.

afrokulot · 16 years ago

ive been using utorrent for how many years..im satisfied of its feature and i never experience any problem so far..i recommend it..
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ronn · 16 years ago

utorrent is the best, although i’m using bittorrent for my private tracker’s requirement.

any iptorrents member here?

Knight · 16 years ago

+1 for ÂµTorrent. simple, small and very efficient. =)

kevinn · 16 years ago

Only two clients that you should know, uTorrent and Transmission – if you’re on a Mac/Linux.

rockycholeric · 16 years ago

ÂµTorrent, no hassle for me!

Pipo · 16 years ago

ÂµTorrent. no frillS.

Sonn · 16 years ago

Vuze for me. Works great on my Mac

Carlo · 16 years ago

same same same. uTorrent is the bomb!

YuYu · 16 years ago

used to like Vuze previously Azureus but it eats a lot of system resources. opted to try uTorrent and have been using it for more than a year now w/o complaints. :D

camr_tina · 16 years ago

i am using ÂµTorrent and its direct and simple

blacklighter11 · 16 years ago

I use vuze on my mac! Waaaaay better and faster! For years, I was using tomato which is an ok torrent downloader.

abeolandres · 16 years ago

In search of a new BitTorrent Client: http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-interne…

vwida · 16 years ago

@abeolandres utorrent user here

cutemoboy · 16 years ago

uTorrent FTW!

fr0stbyte · 16 years ago

uTorrent.. Small foot-print. Tiny file-size. Continuously updated. What’s not to love?

Jhay · 16 years ago

I’ve been using uTorrent for 3 years now and continue to love it.

Jon · 16 years ago

@Sir Abe,

I currently use Xunlei, aka “Thunder”. It is a Chinese download manager with Bittorrent support. I use it mainly because my ISP does not work well with uTorrent, I can’t max out my bandwidth, or any other client.

I was forced to use Xunlei now, but from my previous ISP, I swear by uTorrrent. It is simple, powerful and lightweight, it does not even hog system resources, even with multiple downloads and uploads at the same time. Bandwidth management is also very easy. Others I have tried were BitComet and the official Bittorrent client. The former was too slow and such a resource hog, and the latter I found too bland and does not have the features I need.