Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#1

Post by questionr » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 8:40 PM UTC

Preferably open-source. What are my options?

Also I remember hearing some uTorrent clients included mal/adware, is that right?

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#2

Post by simosx » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 8:43 PM UTC

Indeed, uTorrent has been trying to monetise by installing third-party software.

There are several options including Transmission and Deluge-torrent.

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#3

Post by atjamielittle » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 8:49 PM UTC

WebTorrent Desktop: https://webtorrent.io/desktop/

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#4

Post by Solinoid » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 9:00 PM UTC

qBittorrent if you want a drop in replacement for uTorrent, otherwise Transmission is great if you want it running in the background and like having some command line control.

http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#5

Post by jachee » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 9:34 PM UTC

Transmission. Hands down best in class.

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#6

Post by kaizoku111 » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 9:49 PM UTC

jachee wrote: post #5

Transmission. Hands down best in class.

Couldn't agree more! I also use this service and download off it to avoid ISP notices.. http://put.io/ also if the torrent is popular enough (downloaded at least once) it will finish it instantly! Which is pretty awesome.

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#7

Post by chrisked » Sat, Nov 12, 2016, 9:50 PM UTC

Transmission ist awesome. qtorrent good too.

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#8

Post by flippant » Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 1:20 AM UTC

I set up Deluge web on a server, and I use SFTP to transfer downloaded files to my Mac.

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#9

Post by LordWinstanley » Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 9:49 AM UTC

Solinoid wrote: post #4

qBittorrent if you want a drop in replacement for uTorrent, otherwise Transmission is great if you want it running in the background and like having some command line control. http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php

Another vote for qBittorrent. I switched to it, after uTorrent started adopting shady practices, such as installing other apps and changing my system settings, without permission.

It [qBittorrent] is ugly as sin and there are also a few hoops to jump through to get rid of OSX's "Allow qBittorrent to accept incoming confections?" alerts. But I've found it rock solid and more reliable than either uTorrent or Transmission

Re: Ask HN: Torrent client (Mac) recommendations?

#10

Post by achairapart » Sun, Nov 13, 2016, 8:23 PM UTC

Miro, an open source media player, comes with a great torrent client built-in: http://www.getmiro.org/