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I find qBitorrent is better.

Transmission just looks nicer, but it's way more of a pain when you have hundreds of...Linux distros. :)

Windows 11 flags bittorrent clients as malware. Apple seems to disagree with flagging them as "malware" and for that I am thankful.

That's ironic considering W11 itself is spyware.
 
I'm wondering what other big-name apps are still yet to support Apple Silicon? I know Microsoft just announced Skype will finally be getting Apple Silicon support.
 
Gosh. I have forgotten about BitTorrent for a very long time LOL. I'm glad it's still up and running.
 
I've been using qBitTorrent for quite some years now. Works smoothly on Intel, but when I recently installed it on a Mini M1, it started clashing with the security frames of Ventura. It downloads all right, but it is annoying to be asked for minor permissions every now and then.
 
Been forever since I've used Transmission. With all these streaming services jacking up their rates non-stop, might be time to download it again.
 
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I have been using Transmission since the early 2000s when I needed a solution on my "little" 2005 PowerBook G4! I love it, and it has always worked well for me. I've been patiently waiting for the Apple Silicon release and I'm thankful to the devs and community that have brought Transmission into the new era of Macintosh! 🫡 👍 🖤
 
Depending on your morality, it can be very, very useful.
Tell us more.

I haven’t used a torrent in almost 10 years. Didn’t PirateBay get shut down? I used it to get digital copies of shows I had on VHS tape (yes I am ancient).
 
Errm.
No.

Believe it or not, there are perfectly legal uses for Bittorents…

Go to archive.org here for example, and download an old book from the Getty Institute or the Metropolitan… or Yale University, published maybe in 1765, A treatise on Architecture as an example, and the files can be in excess of 2GB.
A Torrent is the best way to do this. Doesn't overload their servers and works happily in the background on my Mac.

Not everything is evil and out to get you.
Here's another example: A lot of bands let fans record and share their live shows. They share them with BitTorrent because it keeps up with the tradition of trading tapes, because you seed them as well.
 
I've been using qBitTorrent for quite some years now. Works smoothly on Intel, but when I recently installed it on a Mini M1, it started clashing with the security frames of Ventura. It downloads all right, but it is annoying to be asked for minor permissions every now and then.
I think it is fixed in 4.5.0 update. In 4.4.0 you had to turn off firewall for it to stop nagging you
 
I’ve used it for years with no problem. It didn’t play nice with Ventura, but neither did a lot of things. I downgraded to be Monterey anyways, so…
 
Transmission never felt as good to me as BiglyBT, which has tons of customization, a robust UI, and descends from the renowned Azureus client.
 
It took two years to finally get the new icon to match the overall theme
 
Errm.
No.

Believe it or not, there are perfectly legal uses for Bittorents…

Go to archive.org here for example, and download an old book from the Getty Institute or the Metropolitan… or Yale University, published maybe in 1765, A treatise on Architecture as an example, and the files can be in excess of 2GB.
A Torrent is the best way to do this. Doesn't overload their servers and works happily in the background on my Mac.

Not everything is evil and out to get you.

ah yes, as we all know the most common use of torrents is to download books that are centuries old.
 
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