BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol that is widely used for distributing large amounts of data. Since its emergence in 2006, Bit torrent sharing has basically become widespread in popularity as people began feverishly trading music, software, digital books and movies across the web. The craze still continues to rage today, in spite of its growing issue with authorities in copyright sector such as the RIAA.B. I guess you can say that Bittorrents are here to stay, against all odds. Based on our review, we have come up with the Top 7 BitTorrent Client for Windows that will make trading and downloading stuff in the web a breeze.
1. utorrent
uTorrent is probably the leading torrent in the web right now. It has a user friendly interface and got enough seeders for you to download anything in an instant. It is small and yet jam-packed with great features. It has excellent help resources and has easy functions that are also ideal for novices. Adding, starting, pausing and listing torrents are just a matter of a click and can be done in a breeze!
- Our Rating:
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- Pros: Quick and easy to install; highly efficient and stable client with excellent features and help resources
- Cons: Try to install Bing toolbar at default, but when you get past installation everything becomes smooth-sailing
- OS: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/NT, Windows 7 including 32-bit and 64-bit
2. qBittorrent
qBittorent is also a stable and efficient client that performs excellently on all torrents. It is compatible with tested windows system and only consumes low and stable RAM usage. It is easy to use and very reliable and convenient to even the most novice user.
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- Pros: excellent performance on any torrents; packed with essential features; low RAM and CPU usage;
- Cons: lacking in support as it is only a one person operation; updates and progress might become an issue in the near future
- OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
3. BitTorrent
BitTorrent has now greatly improved from its previous version. It now has the features that it lacked before like the functionality of picking which files in a torrent you want to download and basically do everything that utorrent can do especially that it also owns uTorrent now.
- Our Rating:
- Download BitTorrent
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- Pros: excellent downloading features;quick and easy to use with many options to choose from; excellent interface
- Cons: may slow down your computer; Built-in search tool uses MiniNova and is very limited
- OS: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/NT
4. BitComet
Bitcomet is a fast and user friendly download client which supports simultaneous downloads, DHT networks, fast-resume, disk caching, speed limits and a lot of other features such as chat capabilities, bookmarking of favorite sites and a lot more. It is also great in terms of speed and handling multiple torrents.
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- Pros: Wide array of features and options; excellent help resources; efficient and stable client
- Cons: Annoying self-promotional banners and popups; install programs at default such as media player, home page change enabled and update checker
- OS: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7
5. Tixati
Tixati is a free and easy to use BitTorrent with an attractive interface and low RAM use. It also has an excellent support system with a very responsive forum. It is also generally stable and has several options to choose from
- Our Rating:
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- Pros: attractive interface with great performance on torrents;fast downloads; great variety of options available; excellent support from developers
- Cons: minor CPU issues on larger swarm torrents particularly on Windows XP; less suitable for newbies
- OS: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 32-bit and 64-bit
