Intro
Many of us have heard or read the words torrent, torrenting, or peer to peer sharing. But not everyone understands what torrenting is, or even how to fully use a torrent software or program.
Put simply, torrenting is another form of peer to peer sharing that gives the downloader a doorway to a whole host of media and information. Of course, a lot of files readily available through these torrent clients may be protected by copyright, so tread carefully if you are thinking about using a torrent client. That aside, torrenting is a great way to share files online, just make sure to do your due diligence on whatever you decide to download, and remember to employ a strong antivirus!
Just as important is the torrent software itself, you will want a trustworthy straightforward torrent program that provides ease of use whilst at the same time having the users best interests at heart. Below we’ve written about 3 of the most popular, so sit back, relax, and let the torrenting begin!
qBittorrent
If you’re after a torrent client that offers the user an integrated torrent search engine, encryption, prioritisation of torrents, IP filtering, torrent creation, as well as being junk-free, then look no further than qBittorrent. With non-existent advertisements, a handful of nifty tools and the bonus of not having to worry about bundled software within the download, qBittorrent really is a great little torrent client. Originally developed by Christophe Dumez in 2006, qBittorrent has gone on to be further improved by contributors from around the globe whilst being funded through donations. A native cross-platform application, qBittorrent is a free and open-source torrent client written in C++ and uses Boost, Qt toolkit, and libtorrent-rasterbar library. Whilst the integrated search engine is written in Python.
Vuze
Vuze is a popular and well known BitTorrent client that has been around for a considerable amount of time and was last updated in April of 2017. Previously known as Azureus, Vuze can transfer files via the standard BitTorrent protocol. written in Java, Vuze delivers functionality by way of the Azureus Engine. Vuze allows the user to download data in .torrent files, publish, as well as share media content. Featuring categories containing everything from TV shows, music videos, movies, video games, series and much more, Vuze is one of the more respected BitTorrent clients currently available. Azureus (Vuze) was initially released in June of 2003 on SourceForge.net, this was mostly to test the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse. Its popularity soared after its release, following on from this, the Azureus software was released as a free software application. One downside of Vuze is the bundled toolbar,which, if accepted upon download will change browser/search settings. For this reason Softpedia class Vuze as adware. Although any bundled extras can be easily unchecked when downloading.
Deluge
Deluge is a feature-rich BitTorrent client that aims to be both secure and lightweight. Written by various developers, Deluge started with version 1.0 separating the interface from the core and running instead on a daemon server. By doing this, it allowed users to control and remotely manage the application online.
Originally started by Zach Tibbitts and Alon Zakai, two members of ubuntuforums.org. Deluge has gone from strength to strength. In addition to the above, Deluge went on to be coded to work not only on GNOME but on the majority of platforms that could support GTK+. Since then, the 0.5.x release had a complete rewrite from the 0.4.x code branch. Support was added for encryption, peer exchange, binary prefix, and UPnP. Upon the release of 0.5.1, the project was taken over by 2 other developers who continued to improve Deluge’s spec. Support for both Mac OS X and MacPorts was introduced in version 0.5.4.1, around this time the Deluge client also became notable amongst users for it’s resistance to bandwidth throttling from Comcast. From version 1.1.1 onward, the online community has tended to provide packages for non-Windows operating systems. All in all, Deluge has been around for a very long time, and is known for its versatility, making it one of the better torrent clients out there. Being able to be expanded via plug-ins is a major bonus, this allows you to build what is essentially your own version of Deluge. If you’re looking to replace uTorrent then Deluge could be the one for you. It offers none of the unnecessary bloated software yet adds a plethora of features.
Recap
There you have it! A brief look at 3 of the most popular torrent clients. Hopefully we’ve given you a bit of insight into the torrent world, and all it has to offer.
If you’re still interested in downloading/using a torrent client, you can do much worse than choosing any of the 3 above.
On the other hand, if you’re still not convinced and would like to check out some other torrent sites, then head on over and check out this article on the >>> 25 best torrent sites.
