Popular BitTorrent Clients (For Windows unless otherwise stated)

• BitTorrent [Also known as 'Mainline' BT client] (Original Client by Bram Cohem) - Homepage
• BitComet - Homepage | BitComet FAQ | Guide - LYN's First Choice Award
• BitLord (Bitcomet clone) - Homepage
• Vuse (formerly known as Azureus) - Homepage | Guide
• ABC [Yet Another BitTorrent Client] - Homepage | FAQ | Guide
• BitTornado (For Windows/MacOS/Linux) | Homepage | FAQ | Guide
• BitSpirit - Homepage
• TorrentTopia - Homepage
• G3 Torrent - Homepage | Guide
• burst! - Homepage | FAQ
• Tomato Torrent (For MacOS) - Homepage
• µTorrent - Homepage - submitted by Confuzan
• Bit Torrent Plus! 2 - Homepage - submitted by lck
• Rufus - Homepage
• Deluge - Homepage

Use this thread to give your constructive comments on the BT clients you have used.

This post has been edited by fariz: Aug 2 2008, 12:12 PM

So let me start off with the discussion
Is anybody still using the Official client? Or have you guys even used it before?

use it when i started to use bittorrent for p2p.

after that i switch to shad0w's. next, bittornado, azureus, bitcomet and now, utorrent.

This post has been edited by HMMaster: Apr 30 2006, 02:14 AM

Tried the original client when I first started off. It was so slow that I switch to ABC.
ABC was simple and fast. Then came Bitcomet when I notice so many ppl using it. And now utorrent.

Currently using both Bitcomet and uttorrent.

i used the original client for a few days then changed to bitcomet which did a wonderful job until now. using u torrent now.

i dunno what happened to my bitcomet after my mobo came back from RMA.
i did everything that could be done. port forward,diasble upnp mapping,chnaged the port to 100,and enableed the protocol encryption. the speed is still very slow. will the download speed be limited like utorrent if i don't set the upload speed higher? i used to get 50-70 kbs but the new bitcomet is only at 5-10. and utorrent is not doing well enough also. only @ 30-40. btw i'm using the 88 plan

When I was new (read: just get my Streamyx), I did use original client. Then I switch to BitComet and use that for quite some time. Then I have to find another client that allows remote administration, and find Azureus, which I tried to avoid for some time because of bloat, and stays with it since then.

BitComet is, in my opinion, the fastest client around. µtorrent would do well but it was too passive when connecting to peers.

guess that everyone start bt-ing using the official client.

samurai1337: u also use official client?

Started with original mainline client, switched to BitTornado, then Azureus, Bitcomet, µtorrent and back to Azureus again. Still using it since it has plugins like Safepeer and haven't had trouble with getting good speeds with it.

Bitcomet seems to be a CPU hog when coupled with an IPfilter file. Although Bitcomet seems to be very aggresive, Azureus seemed to be able to attain better speeds overall on my ADSL2+ connection.

I have embarass history.

First time using BT Official without doing portforwarding (i didn't know i had to do it ), very slow

Second time, using Shadow Experimental, still the same (i tot i could do it without forwarding port but -.-)

The first succesful experience was ABC, then follow by Azureus (which used to be very good), Bitcomet (don't really like it actually) and uTorrent currently

im firstly using bittorrent, but dunno how to use (dat time still dunno how bittorrent functions), then uninstall it.

after dat switch to bitcomet, used for a long time, then due to slow dl issues and heavy rubbish data created by bitcomet, now i switch to utorrent, very satisfy with its performance

now my computer got two clients: utorrent and bitcomet, but i use utorrent most of the time

I found a torrent client that is called Bit Torrent Plus! 2...I have not used it before maybe anyone might give it a shot and try it out. The website is at Bit Torrent Plus! 2

sound nice, but wat make this thing good?

well i started torrent by using shadow experimental, then azureus -> bitcomet ( hate ) -> azureus ( ) -> (Now) uTorrent !
light memory usage.
interface about the same as azureus.
love it.

Start with Mainline-Zantorrent-XBT-Gtorrent-Rufus-Burst!-ABC-Bitspirit-Bitcomet-Azureus-Utorrent-Bittornado.

Now using Bittornado for private tracker, Azureus & Utorrent for public tracker.

Yeah i've used the official client, back in 2001. Now sticking with uTorrent.

Used the official client back in 2003, then went to Azureus, then BitComent, and now uTorrent.

uTorrent 1.51 Beta is out
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=283100

ABC -> Azureus -> BitComet -> uTorrent

I need uTorrent or Azureus transfer encrpytion to get through my dorm network atm, so choice now is rather limited.

Azureus due to multi os used + encryption enabled.

I have the following setting on my bitcomet, is this the correct setting I should use on a router modem? port is fowarded on the dedicated port already. Thanks!



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This post has been edited by samurai1337: May 7 2006, 08:29 PM