I don't often rate software and I don't often buy software, especially if it is overpriced (SpanningSync) but I have been using the Xtorrent public beta for a few months now and it has finally hit 1.0.
In doing so it has also separated into a locked down version which limited your speeds after 10 minutes and also has some strange search bugs added to annoy you into buying the Xtorrent pro version!
Xtorrent pro is only $20 (£12ish) and a snitch for what it is. So what is it, well its torrents for the p2p generation. I have often tried to explain torrents to friends, usually they get it but a lot of them glaze over and find it hard to establish why you would download a file that is nothing only to open it in another program...
So what does Xtorrent do that the others don't, everything. Xtorrent is an all in one app, loads up and looks just like a p2p program including the normal drizzle of sexiness one has come to expect from David Watanabe (creator). There is a search (which will look in google and yahoo, or you can add your fave torrent sites), and a filter for your search results, sorting via type, itunes integration for music, auto torrent downloading with folder actions, RSS feeds, swarm strength, and much more.
So go check it out if you love torrents and definitely if you don't!
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I don't often rate software and I don't often buy software, especially if it is overpriced (SpanningSync) but I have been using the Xtorrent public beta for a few months now and it has finally hit 1.0.
In doing so it has also separated into a locked down version which limited your speeds after 10 minutes and also has some strange search bugs added to annoy you into buying the Xtorrent pro version!
Xtorrent pro is only $20 (£12ish) and a snitch for what it is. So what is it, well its torrents for the p2p generation. I have often tried to explain torrents to friends, usually they get it but a lot of them glaze over and find it hard to establish why you would download a file that is nothing only to open it in another program...
So what does Xtorrent do that the others don't, everything. Xtorrent is an all in one app, loads up and looks just like a p2p program including the normal drizzle of sexiness one has come to expect from David Watanabe (creator). There is a search (which will look in google and yahoo, or you can add your fave torrent sites), and a filter for your search results, sorting via type, itunes integration for music, auto torrent downloading with folder actions, RSS feeds, swarm strength, and much more.
So go check it out if you love torrents and definitely if you don't!
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- it is good innit. Can think of loads more it could do though.
- Yeah the one I really want is automated RSS downloading, so every time something pops up in your feed and through your filter it will start downloading. That would be sweet! Web server would be nice too!
- Xtorrent is OK, but I think alternatives like Azureus are better. It's just not worth money when free apps offer more. Here's my review of it: http://www.arrogantics.com/2007/04/02/xtorrent-10-review-an-in-depth-look-at-the-macs-newest-torrent-app/
- [...] had a comment this morning on my review of xTorrent by Zizzy, and when I read his review I felt slightly [...]
- zizzy are you kidding? no offence but Azureus is a piece of crap.. sure it has loads of features but if your that much of an über geek get linux and get yer torrents via a unix commands... Azureus has a cluncky java interface and its hella ugly... just like windows 98... used to use it but just paid for xtorrent cause it seems to faster in downloads (without having to tweak all the settings) and definatly in using the app... each to their own, but its worth the $20 for sure...
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