BitTorrent clients are going mainstream

[transmaster]

I loaded Folx GO+, which is a very good paid-for macOS BitTorrent Client. I have had a BitTorrent Client loaded for many years. What I am now noticing is that more and more sites have BitTorrent as one of the download options for their software. The difference I see is that they don't seed when the download is finished. NASA, NOAA, and the Internet Archive are some of the places that have had BitTorrent downloads for years. I had a major update for AdGuard yesterday, and BitTorrent was one of the choices for loading the update. I like how BitTorrent handles downloads. It is easy to load a file, and after it finishes, you can have the file moved to wherever you want automatically. This is handy for keeping install files out of your boot drive. This is great if you have multiple external SSDs.

The original use for BitTorrent does not exist anymore. Between Apple Music, Apple TV, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, etc, etc. I have millions of music tracks, movies, and TV shows with a mouse click.

 

[Madonepro]

I loaded Folx GO+, which is a very good paid-for macOS BitTorrent Client. I have had a BitTorrent Client loaded for many years. What I am now noticing is that more and more sites have BitTorrent as one of the download options for their software. The difference I see is that they don't seed when the download is finished. NASA, NOAA, and the Internet Archive are some of the places that have had BitTorrent downloads for years. I had a major update for AdGuard yesterday, and BitTorrent was one of the choices for loading the update. I like how BitTorrent handles downloads. It is easy to load a file, and after it finishes, you can have the file moved to wherever you want automatically. This is handy for keeping install files out of your boot drive. This is great if you have multiple external SSDs.

The original use for BitTorrent does not exist anymore. Between Apple Music, Apple TV, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, etc, etc. I have millions of music tracks, movies, and TV shows with a mouse click.

BitTorrent clients still have there use cases. Not everyone subscribes to music and video streaming. There is also a lot of software, images and other A/V content that is readily available for download via Torrents. I use Transmission which is free, simple to use, and works well.
Piratebay is still very active, and a great place to find very old movies, tv shows and software that has long gone from mainstream.