The Most Popular Torrent Software in 2011

Although uTorrent and Vuze remain firm favourites amongst file-sharers there is a great selection of torrent clients available, all offering a different user experience.  The choice of which software to use is a personal one so it's always a great idea to keep searching and trying out the alternatives.  It only takes a few minutes to get started with a new client so what are you waiting for?  Have a look through the selection below and try something new!

uTorrent
uTorrent is the most Popular Torrent client and for very good reason.  It has all the functions that most file-sharers need and it only requires a tiny 1MB of space and memory.  With a good connection and set up, uTorrent will offer excellent download speeds and seeding performance with minimal impact on the rest of your computer.

http://www.utorrent.com/

Vuze

Vuze (previously Azureus) is a larger piece of software with a huge array of features.  You can play most media files within Vize, including HD videos and music.  Vuze has a 'web remote' feature so it can be controlled from any computer of mobile browser and has a drag and drop feature to play files across a huge range of devices (includes iPhone, iPod, iPad, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, PSP and TiVo).  If you have only ever used the more basic features of a client, you need to try Vuze and see what you have been missing out on.

http://www.vuze.com/


Tixati

Toxati is a relatively new program and points towards the future of torrent clients.  Tixati is embracing the shift towards trackerless torrent swarming: magnet links, PEX and DHT swarming are all handled well in this client.  The throttling features and wide range of adjustments you can make are helping it to gain popularity and download speeds are easily as fast as uTorrent or Vuze.  The 'executive dashboard' display has a professional appearance and completes an impressive package.  Definately another great client to try.

http://www.tixati.com/


Deluge

Deluge is a popular torrent client with Linux and OS X users.  It has a clean-looking interface, just about any statistic you could possibly need on your uploads/downloads and like most torrent clients is free and built by dedicated enthusiasts who truly believe in file-sharing.

http://deluge-torrent.org/


Transmission BitTorrent

Transmission is hugely popular with Mac and Linux users, and it's not hard to see why.  It is an extremely lightweight program (the makers claim it uses the smallest memory footprint of any torrent client today), it is open source and has a nicely design user interface.  Mac fans, if your not using this - try it out:

http://www.transmissionbt.com/


BitComet

BitComet is a great product but it has lost many of it's users to both Vuze, uTorrent, Transmission and Tixati. For seasoned downloaders, BitComet can still hold it's own as a great client although it may not be as approachable for those new to torrents.  Also, some private torrent sites don't like the use of BitComet after claims that BitComet could report incorrect ratio information.

http://www.bitcomet.com/


You may also be interested in the new development named Project Chrysalis from BitTorrent Inc. or if you are stuck with an extremely slow connection BitMate could be the perfect solution.  This is just a sample of what is available but there are some really great programs here that you should try out.

Let me know what your favourite torrent sofware is and what you might try out next.