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still using the last-open source version with the auto-updater disabled!

by DrJ 15y ago

kenny_r 15y ago
May I suggest Deluge (http://deluge-torrent.org/ http://deluge-torrent.org/)? It's open-source, cross-platform and very similar to µTorrent in both functionality and looks.
- skeptical 15y ago
  Interesting, I've been using deluge for many years, had no idea they had a build that runs on windows. Deluge has all the features I want on a torrent client, I will replace my uTorrent installations on windows by deluge.
- linker3000 15y ago
  Just watch out for the latest (1.3.3) Windows release - it (or one of the bundled dependencies) seems very broken and I had to revert to the previous version to make things work again.
- aptwebapps 15y ago
  Can I choose which files to download before it puts empties on the file system?
  - djeikyb 15y ago
    Yes. It might create some folder structure, but if you choose at the time of adding the torrent to not download particular files, it won't create files. Tested just now on 1.3.1/Linux. I haven't tested recently, but I know I've gone in after adding the torrent, told it not to download some files, deleted what it had on the fs, and it did not regenerate them.
- wladimir 15y ago
  Transmission ( http://www.transmissionbt.com/ http://www.transmissionbt.com/ ) is an open source torrent client with a nice web interface (as well as native interface) just like Deluge. I think it is somewhat lighter resource-wise (I'm running it on my NAS), but apart from that I don't know the exact differences between Deluge and Transmission, but I thought I'd mention it for completeness' sake.
  - chrisballinger 15y ago
    I love Transmission on OS X and wish they had a real Windows port!
    - mdaniel 15y ago
      Their website demonstrates a Qt GUI, as well as a web interface. What would, in your opinion, constitute a "real" Windows port?
      - shinratdr 15y ago
        Something better than those options? What about a web interface or a Qt GUI screams "great Windows UI" to you?
        mdaniel 15y ago
        I suppose I did not place the same emphasis on "great" as you did. Alternatively, I couldn't name a "great" Windows UI offhand, anyway. However, my experience is that some Qt apps on Windows behave normally, and depending on the application (but in this case, especially just the need to manage torrents) a web UI works just fine and avoids the waste of developer hours fighting against the local platform's quirks. For my enlightenment, what do you consider as an example of a great Windows UI?
ordinary 15y ago
I'm pretty sure uTorrent was never open source. The mainline client was, though.
- itsnotvalid 15y ago
  The current "mainline" one is simply the same as utorrent, with a different name.
- DrJ 15y ago
  my mistake it wasn't oss, it was the last version before BitTorrent began bundling it into installers.

still using the last-open source version with the auto-updater disabled!

by DrJ 15y ago

still using the last-open source version with the auto-updater disabled!

May I suggest Deluge (http://deluge-torrent.org/ http://deluge-torrent.org/)? It's open-source, cross-platform and very similar to µTorrent in both functionality and looks.

skeptical 15y ago
Interesting, I've been using deluge for many years, had no idea they had a build that runs on windows. Deluge has all the features I want on a torrent client, I will replace my uTorrent installations on windows by deluge.
linker3000 15y ago
Just watch out for the latest (1.3.3) Windows release - it (or one of the bundled dependencies) seems very broken and I had to revert to the previous version to make things work again.
aptwebapps 15y ago
Can I choose which files to download before it puts empties on the file system?
- djeikyb 15y ago
  Yes. It might create some folder structure, but if you choose at the time of adding the torrent to not download particular files, it won't create files. Tested just now on 1.3.1/Linux. I haven't tested recently, but I know I've gone in after adding the torrent, told it not to download some files, deleted what it had on the fs, and it did not regenerate them.
wladimir 15y ago
Transmission ( http://www.transmissionbt.com/ http://www.transmissionbt.com/ ) is an open source torrent client with a nice web interface (as well as native interface) just like Deluge. I think it is somewhat lighter resource-wise (I'm running it on my NAS), but apart from that I don't know the exact differences between Deluge and Transmission, but I thought I'd mention it for completeness' sake.
- chrisballinger 15y ago
  I love Transmission on OS X and wish they had a real Windows port!
  - mdaniel 15y ago
    Their website demonstrates a Qt GUI, as well as a web interface. What would, in your opinion, constitute a "real" Windows port?
    - shinratdr 15y ago
      Something better than those options? What about a web interface or a Qt GUI screams "great Windows UI" to you?
      - mdaniel 15y ago
        I suppose I did not place the same emphasis on "great" as you did. Alternatively, I couldn't name a "great" Windows UI offhand, anyway. However, my experience is that some Qt apps on Windows behave normally, and depending on the application (but in this case, especially just the need to manage torrents) a web UI works just fine and avoids the waste of developer hours fighting against the local platform's quirks. For my enlightenment, what do you consider as an example of a great Windows UI?

ordinary 15y ago

I'm pretty sure uTorrent was never open source. The mainline client was, though.

itsnotvalid 15y ago
The current "mainline" one is simply the same as utorrent, with a different name.
DrJ 15y ago
my mistake it wasn't oss, it was the last version before BitTorrent began bundling it into installers.