BitTorrent Clients?

[RobHague]

Hi i was looking for a BitTorrent Client for OSX, i used to use BitComet in Windows but it seems there is no mac version of it.

Whats the best client out there for OSX?

Thanks

 

[kgarner]

I was almost certain there was an official client from BitTorrent for OS X, but anyways, there are a few. macupdate.com and a search for bittorrent should yield a few results. I use Tomato Torrent myself, but Azureus (sp?) is also popular and they just released a cool widget for it so I will be checking it out.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

I prefer Bits on Wheels, myself. Nice, keeps all in one Window and doesn't take too many resources...

 

[Peterkro]

Azureus is the most comprehensive and tweakable.Have a look here for a selection:

http://www.zeropaid.com/programs/top_mac.php

 

[0098386]

I'm another Azureus fan. i just find it does everything really well. nice app.

also its got a de-centrilized tracker or something like that. its supposed to be useful for not getting caught or something. i dont really care for it.

 

[rccola70]

I use Azureus but am considering changing because it really slows down my iBook..

 

[DJY]

I started with Azureus... but then started shopping around.

For simplicity - I use mostly the official client for Mac OS X.
I did swap over to Bits on Wheels for a while then the official client I think didn't work... and that shows great promise! I must admit I did like it...
So I will probably have a look at Bits of Wheels again soon to see if they have updated since I last used it - otherwise I'll stay with the official client.

 

[Lazyhound]

Could somebody post a screenshot of Tomato Torrent, please? They don't seem to have any on their site.

 

[DaftUnion]

I'd say BitTorrent (the official one) only if you want something simple, no frills, with not a lot of options. Maybe if your an advanced user use Tomato Torrent or Bits On Wheels if you want to customize more, but for a beginner user, I'd say BitTorrent is fine. Less options to customize, and it still works fine.

 

[terriyaki]

Could somebody post a screenshot of Tomato Torrent, please? They don't seem to have any on their site.

Dude, just GIS for it...

http://images.google.com/images?q=tomato+torrent&hl=en&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0

 

[ham_man]

I was almost certain there was an official client from BitTorrent for OS X, but anyways, there are a few. macupdate.com and a search for bittorrent should yield a few results. I use Tomato Torrent myself, but Azureus (sp?) is also popular and they just released a cool widget for it so I will be checking it out.

There is. Simple, effective, easy. I give it too thumbs up. Too me, Azureus is a bloated JAVA P.O.S...

 

[MUCKYFINGERS]

Azureus will eat your system resources.

Get the official Bittorrent for OS X client. It works like a charm.

 

[solaris]

There are several applications to choose from:
BitTorrent -> http://www.bittorrent.com/
Tomato Torrent -> http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/
Bits On Wheels -> http://www.bitsonwheels.com/
Azureus -> http://azureus.sourceforge.net/
BitTornado -> http://www.bittornado.com/

I have tested them all, and find both BitTorrent and Tomato Torrent to be great clients. Currently using Tomato Torrent...

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Just a warning: BitTorrent has, on several occasions, been causing freezes and Kernel Panics. The others has, to my knowledge, not...

 

[javiercr]

There is. Simple, effective, easy. I give it too thumbs up. Too me, Azureus is a bloated JAVA P.O.S...

I agree, Azueros is one of those crappy Java programs that run on every platform by requiere a stupid amount of resources for what they are, same as Limewire.