Top 5 Torrent Clients For Mac

We all torrent once in a while, people love the convenience of downloading files to their computer at no cost. And to use torrents, you need a torrent client. MacMagic has worked on a list of the top 5 torrent clients for the Mac platform. These are displayed in no particular order, just happen to be the leading in the industry 

XTorrent

Xtorrent is all about search. Type keywords in and the results show up right in Xtorrent. One click later and you’re downloading your content. It’s ridiculously easy… and it’s only in Xtorrent.

Bittorrent

BitTorrent 6.0.3 features:

• Lightweight client
• Local peer discovery
• Configurable bandwidth scheduler
• Global and per-torrent speed limiting
• RSS Downloader
• Always Spyware-Free

You’ll also notice BitTorrent 6.0.3 comes with BitTorrent DNA, which stands for Delivery Network Accelerator. BitTorrent DNA is an enterprise-grade content delivery accelerator. It is distributed by your favorite websites and software companies to speed up your downloads by connecting to multiple sources of the same file.

BitRocket

BitRocket is a Native(Open Source) BitTorrent client for Mac OS X. At the heart of it’s core resides the powerful libtorrent BitTorrent library. BitRocket is aimed to be a good alternative to other Mac OS BitTorrent clients.

• RSS support (Download .torrent’s from within the application)
• Integrated (Customizable) Search Engine (Download .torrent’s from within the application)
• Flexible Filtering
• Torrent Generator
• Live Info View
• UPnP and NAT-PMP Port Forwarding

Azureus

• Powerful torrent meta-search with login support for private trackers
• Discover high quality content on the Vuze HD network
• Download quickly and efficiently with intelligent bandwidth, queue and speed management
• Sit back and savor the high-quality entertainment experience
• Now on iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PSP and TiVo

Transmission

Transmission has been built from the ground up to be a lightweight, yet powerful BitTorrent client. Its simple, intuitive interface is designed to integrate tightly with whatever computing environment you choose to use. Transmission strikes a balance between providing useful functionality without feature bloat. Furthermore, it is free for anyone to use or modify. It Just Works

You know any other one? Like uTorrent? Let us know in the comments below.