MacOS – Torrent clients for Mac other than uTorrent

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Can someone recommend a good torrent client for the Mac, other than uTorrent?

[The only problem I have with uTorrent is that occasionally it doesn't respect the upload limit. This is a known issue, and no setting seems to fix it in my case.]

I am looking for these features:

  1. Ability to select files to download (in case of multi-file torrent) BEFORE the download begins
  2. Show transfer rates in the dock icon
  3. Assign relative priorities to files within a torrent
  4. Good, clean UI (optional)
  5. No bloatware/adware like a built in media player, ads, yahoo-search-plugins, etc (optional)

Best Answer

I highly recommend the open source client Transmission.

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Features:

  • The Mac OS X interface is written in Objective-C
  • Shows transfer rates in the dock icon
  • Uses Growl notifications and dock badging to keep you informed.
  • Download/Upload Prioritization

Other:

  • Doesn't bundle toolbars, pop-up/flash ads, social tools, or any other useless crap.
  • It doesn't hold some feaures back for a payware version.
  • Its source code is available for anyone to review.
  • Doesn't track users, and their website/forums have no third-party ads or analytics.

I've been using Transmission for many years and can't imagine using anything else.

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