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A '''''BitTorrent Client''''' is a computer program that utilizes the BitTorrent P2P protocol to download and upload data. The original BitTorrent client was released in 2002 by Bram Cohen. Since then, many different clients have devoloped, all of which are at least partially based on the original BitTorrent client. | A '''''BitTorrent Client''''' is a computer program that utilizes the BitTorrent P2P protocol to download and upload data. The original BitTorrent client was released in 2002 by Bram Cohen. Since then, many different clients have devoloped, all of which are at least partially based on the original BitTorrent client. | ||
== | ==BT Clients== | ||
===<span style="color:red">Bad</span>=== | |||
;[http://www.bitcomet.com/ BitComet] | |||
*This client is not suggested for use in the BoxTorrents community. It is currently only available for the Windows platform. | |||
;[[ | ;[http://www.bitlord.com/ BitLord] | ||
*This client is based on the [[BitComet]] client and includes adware and malware. It is not suggested for use in the BoxTorrents community. It is currently only available for the Windows platform. | |||
; | ;[http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ Shareaza] | ||
===<span style="color:green">Good</span>=== | |||
;[http://www.utorrent.com/ µTorrent] or [http://www.utorrent.com/ uTorrent] | |||
*One of the most preferred clients on BoxTorrents. This client is known for having a small distribution size, despite being feature rich, and using little system resources. Available for Windows and WINE emulation only. | |||
===<span style="color:orange">Acceptable</span>=== | |||
;[http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net/ ABC] | |||
;[http://www.vuze.com/app?service=home Azureus] | |||
*One of the most preferred clients on BoxTorrents. Azureus is available for the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. This client is currently known as Vuze. | |||
;[http://www.bittornado.com/ BitTornado] | |||
*Client developed by John Hoffman. This client was the first to include [[super seeding]]. This client automatically bans connections with [[BitComet]] clients. | |||
;[[BitTorrent 5]] (Mainline) | |||
*The official BitTorrent client. | |||
;[[BitTorrent 6]] | |||
*The official BitTorrent client. It is based on the [[uTorrent]] client. | |||
;[[BitSpirit]] | |||
;[http://deluge-torrent.org/ Deluge] | |||
;[http://ktorrent.org/ KTorrent] | |||
;[http://thegraveyard.org/qtorrent.php QTorrent] | |||
;[http://www.transmissionbt.com/ Transmission] | |||
*A client that runs on Unix based systems, Mac OSX, and BeOS. Default client for Ubuntu Linux, Zenwalk Linux and some other distributions. This client is known for having a small distribution size. | |||
==External Websites== | ==External Websites== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client The Wikipedia entry about BitTorrent clients] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_client The Wikipedia entry about BitTorrent clients] | ||
Revision as of 10:21, 24 August 2008
A BitTorrent Client is a computer program that utilizes the BitTorrent P2P protocol to download and upload data. The original BitTorrent client was released in 2002 by Bram Cohen. Since then, many different clients have devoloped, all of which are at least partially based on the original BitTorrent client.
BT Clients
Bad
- This client is not suggested for use in the BoxTorrents community. It is currently only available for the Windows platform.
- This client is based on the BitComet client and includes adware and malware. It is not suggested for use in the BoxTorrents community. It is currently only available for the Windows platform.
Good
- One of the most preferred clients on BoxTorrents. This client is known for having a small distribution size, despite being feature rich, and using little system resources. Available for Windows and WINE emulation only.
Acceptable
- One of the most preferred clients on BoxTorrents. Azureus is available for the Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. This client is currently known as Vuze.
- Client developed by John Hoffman. This client was the first to include super seeding. This client automatically bans connections with BitComet clients.
- BitTorrent 5 (Mainline)
- The official BitTorrent client.
- The official BitTorrent client. It is based on the uTorrent client.
- A client that runs on Unix based systems, Mac OSX, and BeOS. Default client for Ubuntu Linux, Zenwalk Linux and some other distributions. This client is known for having a small distribution size.