Transmission torrent app is now on Windows

[PoBoy]

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/03/28/transmission-brings-beloved-bittorrent-client-windows/

https://download.transmissionbt.com/files/

Transmission, one of the most popular BitTorrent clients for OS X and Linux, has finally arrived on Windows after roughly a decade in existence.
The open-source file sharing app, developed by volunteers and available without ads for free, boasts a small footprint (about 25MB on Windows), support for encryption, a Web interface so you can control it through your browser, as well as the ability to set different speed limits for individual torrents.

 

[Mr India]

is it better than utorrent ?

 

[psyph3r]

is it better than utorrent ?

Anything is better than utorrent, it all went to shit after version 2.2.1. Been using qBittorrent for the last 2 years and haven't looked back ever since, Deluge is another solid alternative.
I've used Transmission in the past on seedboxes and it was a good experiece although its reputation took a hit last month when the Mac installer included ransomware.

 

[eternoMind]

Anything is better than utorrent, it all went to shit after version 2.2.1. Been using qBittorrent for the last 2 years and haven't looked back ever since, Deluge is another solid alternative.
I've used Transmission in the past on seedboxes and it was a good experiece although its reputation took a hit last month when the Mac installer included ransomware.

Am still using uTorrent 2.2.X! So much better and simpler.

 

[Mr India]

leaving aside the web interface and features core functionally is it better ? will it lead to faster downloads etc?

 

[psyph3r]

qBittorrent is reminescent of the old utorrent which is why I use it. It's a simple, no frills, ad free, lite torrent client that works without any problems. I'd still have been using utorrent 2.2.1 but I lost the setup when a hard drive failed and all the ones available online just wouldn't run on my pc for some reason at that time so I had to move on.
Also, torrent clients won't magically increase your bandwidth so don't bother if you're on 2.2.1

 

[vishalrao]

+1 for qBittorrent here too, works well, no need to wait for Transmission.

 

[letmein]

I've been using uTorrent 3.3.2 occasionally (don't really DL that much), but can you tell me why qBittorrent is better?

 

[avi]

I've been using uTorrent 3.3.2 occasionally (don't really DL that much), but can you tell me why qBittorrent is better?

well for one, they don't run a miner

 

[vishalrao]

@letmein see http://lmgtfy.com/?q=utorrent+controversy

 

[ReVo_007]

• µTorrent 2.2.1 stable build 25302
• µTorrent 3.2.1 stable build 28086

If you are looking for older stable versions of uTorrent . I use 2.2.1 and am happy with it . Both work on Windows 10 .

 

[kuduku]

Yes 2.2.1 25302 is the most stable and adware free version
using this from last many years

 

[Slant]

I just use miniget, its light

 

[psyph3r]

I just use miniget, its light

Lol did you sign-up on te just to show what a hipster you are ?

 

[Slant]

haha hi. nope. genuinely saying, if utorrent is bothering you for some reason, then miniget is a good option for the same reasons utorrent got known for.

but, yeah, I just use free download managers for the torrents also

 

[PoBoy]

If you prefer portables, like me, Transmission-Qt Portable 2.84.8:

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/transmission-portable

uTorrentPortable

https://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/uTorrent Portable/

Edit : changed portables link.