KPS  Simply doesn't work. Assuming a download starts at all (fewer than 1 in 5 do) it just dies off and goes to zero. Have tried it on several different networks in different parts of the country and it has NEVER worked long enough to complete a single download. Even torrents that have hundreds of seeds either fail to start at all or crawl along at a useless 2K/sec for a few minutes before coming to a complete stop.

Nice idea, but a complete waste of time in implementation. Yeah, I know some people get it to work, but I've tried 3 different versions on several completely different networks and it has NEVER once lived up to its promise. Obviously it could be some sort of configuration issue, but the app gives no useful diagnostics, no real way to change settings that actually help and no way to test what is happening. I've tried it on several different computers as well and it's always the same -- all hype, no function.  
(Version 4.27.2)

LJH  This latest version of BitTorrent is -in my opinion- complete rubbish. It's now been given lots of pretty buttons and stuff, which is unnecessary really as you want your Bit Torrent app to just be in the background downloading.

The biggest problem for me is that it doesn't appear to work properly; ALL downloads just die out after about 5 minutes. They might start off connected to loads of seeds/peers, but that soon dies off to 0.

THE GOOD NEWS: if you go to the website you can still download the OLDER version, which has a nice simple brushed metal interface and actually downloads!

CONCLUSION: don't download this version, it doesn't work properly and it looks bad anyway. Just download the older version which still works 100% :-)  
(Version 4.27.2)

K.C.  I'm using 4.27.2 and it works great for me. No crashes and it does what it's supposed to.  
(Version 4.27.2)

AXIOMUS  i tend not to believe the reviews or comments presented here, as most are unintelligible and full of hot air, but i must admit, the official BT client, at least 4.27.2 IS complete rubbish, as another here stated. i suppose the BT developers do not actually use the macintosh BT client they upload for others to use, otherwise this programme would be perfect. free or not free, quit wasting our time by uploading applications that do not function as advertised. and you have the audacity to ask for donations! no way. as a programmer myself, i can 'fix' issues with open sourced products, thereby tayloring the application to suit my needs, however not everyone has this luxury ... BT client 4.4.1 seems to be the most stable i have used, so i keep using it; notwithstanding, i had to do some tweaking.  
(Version 4.27.2)

PO60T  Is this based on uTorrent now?  
(Version 4.27.2)

MARK_CAIRNS  Complete rubbish. Crashes on opening in OSX10.48

Lots of work for them to do to bring it to Tiger on the Mac.  
(Version 4.27.2)

ROB  Sudden quit on start and download. Bug?  
(Version 4.27.2)

ALEXIUSCA  In terms of GUI this is a significant step back from the previous version. I get the sense that under-the-hood there are some deep protocol-related improvements, but in terms of Mac GUI and integration, this is a total step back.  
(Version 4.27.2)

JEFF LERCH  I agree with below that interface needs some working on. Icons and options are not intuitive, and the icon scheme does not match the brushed metal (which, by the way is on it's way out anyway!!).

I see a lot of options in the change log, but am unable to find most of the changes through the interface. Where or how does the encryption support work (you can toy with the options a little in Azereus)? Where is it? Where are some of the other new features you mark as having added?

The windows app for this is fairly nice, but that doesn't always translate well to other OS'. I really think the design and implementation needs to be thought out a little bit more, with some extra consideration going towards the differences inherent in the operationg system and those individuals that make up it's user base.  
(Version 4.27.2)

ALBABE  This is very disappointing. Another example where Macs are ignored by major applications.

Why release something with so many bugs, and less features than the previous version?

In all fairness, BitTorrent does call this a "beta" version on their d/l page... but this app seems as badly designed and as impotent as Yahoo's new IM app.

In regards to Transmission: I've had nothing but trouble with it. I've had files that Transmission said were complete, and then Toast said they weren't audio files. Then I noticed they had no size at all.

And Transmission's forum pages were no help. No real "experts" offered any real advise... however I did get a lot of bad advise and tech-knowledge-posturing from a few know-it-alls who were obviously vacant of any real tech knowledge.  
(Version 4.27.2)

HENRIKTEKNIK  The previous version of this new BitTorrent app crashed. Downloaded the current version (4.27.2) and it still crashes upon launch. :(  
(Version 4.27.2)

AUDIOWIZARD  The new icon is very nice, but the application's design is somewhat childish. As well, 4.27.1 would not auto-resume torrents that were in progress from 4.4.1. The only option presented was to delete them and start over...not good.

This combined with a surge of other bad reviews compelled me to go back to 4.4.1.

Plus, 4.27.1 > 4.4.1 just doesn't make sense, unless the meaning is that they've gone back from 4.4.1 and taken a different programming turn from an earlier release.

Bram Cohen is the man, I hope he's making good money!  
(Version 4.27.1)

WIM WAMAN  New version won't even start up. Should I give one star for bad software or shouldn't i give a rating 'cause it won't start? Anyway, I use Transmission, an app that works and works well. You should too.  
(Version 4.27.1)

UNDERTOW  I've given it a try again. Waste of time. Transmission is the best way to go.   
(Version 4.27.1)

HAL2007  Get the new Transmission beta for free, and forget about this one. It simply can't compete with Transmission.  
(Version 4.27.1)

TASKMAN  It's a beta, so I won't rate it.

In my experience, 4.27.1 contains some nasty bugs. Oh, and it won't even associate with .torrent files!  
(Version 4.27.1)

69NUMBER69  Finally Universal and many new features.It's a very good update and no problem with greek language!  
(Version 4.27.1)

MIKELITE  this client has zero development, it's the red-headed step child in the bittorrent field. no, wait, it's more the old uncle that's been forgotten about in the nursing home. ignored and forgotten about, left for dead while it waits for jell-o and sally jesse raphael reruns.  
(Version 4.4.1)

MAC0852  I wish they would provide betas for the mac, while they continually develop for linux and windows. It's much more stable than Transmission, but it fills the logfile with messages regarding the python twisted framework and once in a blue moon stops downloading and eats 100% cpu.

Another thing, why still have a prominent donation button when the company is now funded by venture capitalists?  
(Version 4.4.1)

CMEDEEFR  Transmission is a great alternative (with Azureus or Bits on Wheel)!!!  
(Version 4.4.1)

23:23  bits on wheels is a great alternative!  
(Version 4.4.1)

KT_HATES  Sadly, I've also had to stop using BitTorrent. Something went wrong about two versions back and it's never recovered.

First it crashed my computer nonstop, then they put out a new version. The crashes stopped but my ul/dl speeds plummeted and have never come back up to normal and I had massive problems finding and retaining peers. For a while I thought it must be my computer or wireless connection, but then I realized the other people I knew with BitTorrent were having the same issues. The other night I tried Azureus for the first time and every issue went away. My speeds went back up, peers returned to normal levels and everything's great.

Sorry BitTorrent, I loved you once, but I think you've lost me!   
(Version 4.4.1)

DEVILDOG  I have officially stopped using this software. I was fine under 10.3.x. I finally upgraded to 10.4 this week and my older version of BitTorrent would crash after launch. So, I downloaded 4.4.1 and it might as well not be running. It would barely download anything. Even after restarting the computer or the program or the streams, it refused to download anything. I switched to Transmission today and it was like night and day. There is something seriously wrong with this client.  
(Version 4.4.1)

CALLE  Why does the app always take so long to startup? It's almost Photoshopish slow..

Otherwise, I go for the official client. Works fine.  
(Version 4.4.1)

PASPRO  I finally discovered the source of my problems with the BitTorrent client: The Default Folder X application interfers with its operation. When I close it, the problems go away. Therefore the conclusion is that if you want to use the BitTorrent client you'd better switch off Default Folder X.  
(Version 4.4)

TGBB  The last usable version for me is 4.1.7, any version after that one was problematic.  
(Version 4.4)

SEMIOTICMONKEY  Again here we are.

repeat with me: Official Bittorrent client:

more download speed = more CPU cycles.

this applications seems CPU hungry more than Alias Maya and Photoshop combined.

45% of my PBook CPU on one (1) torrent.

More than Azureus and Bow and Trasmission and Tomato all togheter downloading.

I don't know what is wrong with this application but i know i stop here checking every new version in the hope of improvements.

bye bye Official client.  
(Version 4.4)

PASPRO  I have the same exact problem with 4.4.0 and I think that it is related to the PyObjc part of the software and not the BitTorrent engine itself.  
(Version 4.4)

PASPRO  When I select the Open option from the menu I get a window with the error message:

(ValueError: depythonifying 'pointer', got 'int')

I get the same error when I am trying to create a torrent and after I press the Generate button. Finally, when I open the Python Console from the Debug menu and I press enter on the console window I get a window with the following error message:

(TypeError: 'int' object is not callable)

Anyone else with the same problems? I am on Tiger 10.4.4  
(Version 4.3.6)

MLUCIFERSAM  This USED to work. Since upgrading to latest version it refuese to do anything. Whats up with it?  
(Version 4.3.5)

TOKYO SENBEI  This review is actually for the latest "stable" version 4.2 on 10.4.3

The word stable is pretty much an oxymoron as it is anything but that. The program constantly throws up a Critical Error: Traceback (most recent call last) which results in stalling any active torrent.

The only way to clear this is to quit and restart the program. Quitting the application usually throws up a

"An unexpected error has occurred"

(error: (9, 'Bad file descriptor')) error message.

As some others have mentioned, this mainline version keeps getting worse and worse (especially on OS X) but then again, I guess we get what we pay for.  
(Version 4.3.5)

HAL2007  4.3.3 crashes on launch: An unexpected error has occurred ("AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'RawServer').

Things keep getting worse with BitTorrent. Transmission or Bits on Wheels are waaaay better and more reliable.  
(Version 4.3.3)

CARL SOBOLEWSKI  This always used to work, but since updating to 4.2, every new torrent that I add stalls within a couple minutes. Same with 4.3. The weird thing is the torrents that I have been running since before I got 4.2 still work on both versions, but anything I add doesn't.

I've switched to Transmission now.  
(Version 4.3)

THE ROTTEN APPLE  Mac OS X 10.4.3

Doesn't work. No downloads, no uploads, no peers, it's just stuck in a endless loop!

Lotsa fun!  
(Version 4.3)

WOLFCUB  Having the same issue (see prior comment), The program downloads but once opened it does not offer anything (i.e. to search or upload etc.)  
(Version 4.3)

BOO  On 10.4.3 doesn't work - opens, but doesn't download or upload anything  
(Version 4.2)

ANONYMOUS  ODD??

Why hasn't BitTorrent 4.2.0 been added here?

Probably because the author stil hasn't fixed the following error!!

It sorta works again with OSX 10.3.9 !!

When I try to quit BitTorrent i get the following error

"An unexpected error has occurred"

(error: (9, 'Bad file descriptor'))

(11/23/2005, Version: 4.2.0)  
(Version 4.1.8)

SIMON  It's a great client app. Love it.

The only problem is lack of documentation.

For example, in the peer window, what do the signs L, R, -, *, s, i mean???  
(Version 4.1.8)

ANONYMOUS  Hoorah!

It sorta works again with OSX 10.3.9 !! No errors when it started downloads! BUT

Still 2 bugs:

1) When I try to quit BitTorrent i get the following error

"An unexpected error has occurred"

(error: (9, 'Bad file descriptor'))

2) Minor graphics issue with the colouring for seeds, it leaves white spaces around the text/counters. I changed it to white and it looks fine now.

Thank you! Keep up the great work Bram, that was a fast fix, too!  
(Version 4.1.8)

SIMONE MANGANELLI  KiBs are the correct units for what's usually termed "KBs" on your computer. The same holds for GiBs and GBs.

KBs and GBs are based on powers of 10, whereas KiBs and GiBs are based on powers of 2. So a KB is a thousand (10^3) bytes, and a GB is a million (10^6) bytes. In contrast, since computers are naturally binary machines, a KiB is 1024 (2^10) bytes, and a GiB is 1024 KiB, or 2^20 bytes.

When you see KB or GB displayed somewhere on your computer, like the space available and space used in get info windows, it actually refers to KiB and GiB. This is partially why when you buy a 250 GB hard drive, it shows up closer to 235 GB on your computer. That discrepancy isn't actually due to the formatting of the hard drive, but is just due to the failure of computers to distinguish KiBs from KBs and GiBs from GBs. (The discrepancy shrinks with smaller hard drives, and increases with larger hard drives -- so on an 80 GB hard drive, you may not notice the difference as much.)  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  New version works great in 10.3.4

Tell me what the heck is Kib's ?

How do i contact the author? I want to pay him now since his son is doing the advertising. Poor guy i DO feel sorry  
(Version 4.1.7)

OWEN JONES  New version would not download anything, run up 100% CPU, and then crashed (OS X 10.4.3). Back to 4.1.2.  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  There's still a graphical bug. If you resize the window with active torrents to it's very thin, the speed numbers will overlap as if you typed them on a typewriter and the carriage didn't slide to the left with each keystroke.  
(Version 4.1.7)

PETER E.  -

Does not work properly on MacOS 10.3.9.

It quits unexpectedly after a couple of seconds...

I went back to version 4.1.2

:-|  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  'unexpected error has occurred' etc.

please fix that soon! very annoying! :(  
(Version 4.1.7)

GRAVEYARD SHIFT  Mac OS 10.3.9

"An Unexpected Error Has Occurred"

(AttributeError: 'NSNetService' object has no attribute 'resovleWithTimeout_')

So far that's all this new version does when attempting to download a torrent. Back to 4.1.2

This version get's poor results for failing to test on on all the major OS X's before releasing this garbage and waste of time to the public.

Otherwise this is a great way to download BIG files in a stable fashion.  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  stop and start buttons don't work properly. you can't restart a torrent after it's been stopped.  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  Redraw errors ARE fixed!

It definitely uses less cpu now.

So far no errors on existing torrents, I just quit the old app and launched the new one.  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  every torrent had an error. even after resetting preferences to factory settings.  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  4.17 errors every time i try starting a torrent in OSX 10.3.9. back to 4.12 for me  
(Version 4.1.7)

ANONYMOUS  Another option is to run the BitTorrent script directly from a Terminal window, as Python is included with MacOS X. I downloaded the source package from bittorrent.com, extracted the files, and ran "btdownloadcurses.py whatever.torrent" without any trouble.  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  My G5's doesn't always want to wake up when i use this program. and my 17 apple LCD. Apple has replaced the motherboard, and i have change HD's and ram. Supposably they repaired my monitor. The only original part i have is the vcard and i did swap one out from work as a test. I have this problem with every bit torrent client i've tried.  
(Version 4.1.2)

ALLAN VS. PREDICTOR  While it most of the time download files alright, you will NEVER know if the file is intact.

It seems that it thinks, and claims that the file is completely downloaded, however, I have SEVERAL damaged files; files that are missing data at random places.

Nice idea, but crappy implementation.

The app is easy to use and is stable (eg. it doesn't crash), and has a few nice features, but I do not value this app at all.  
(Version 4.1.2)

PETET L.  -

I would like to have more control over the torrent streams, like being able to set for each individually the download speed.

Adding the ability to connect to other users via DHT / Kamelia would be nice, too.

:-)  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  bram cohen didn't write the mac version, it was andrew somebody...he asks you to donate when you launch the program.   
(Version 4.1.2)

A MARTIN  Cool, but to be able to limit upload bandwidth is quite essential for an application like this.  
(Version 4.1.2)

JONATHAN DALE  What about adding SOCKS support?  
(Version 4.1.2)

EMPEREUR  I am reporting that this version is no long stable with the newest mac system update.

Bizzard ...

That's all. May be it is just me, but I had no problem what so ever to the this bittorrent prior to my update.

Would any one wants to comment?  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  You people are stupid, the guy who wrote this client literally INVENTED BITTORRENT. He made all this possible. If the client sucks I expect it is due to it being written in python and python sucks.  
(Version 4.1.2)

MACZOMBIE  Pure crap! Tomato Torrent is far faster and more stable.  
(Version 4.1.2)

NEXUS  So far this is the best bit torrent client i've used for the mac os x 10.3.9. What it lacks in features it makes up in stability and low cpu usage. Stay's under 25% on my dual 1.8 g5 while dL'n over 30 gigs at one time. Simple and easy to use. Would be better if it had better queue control and allowed you to select what part of the torrent you want to dL like in bitcomet for pcs.   
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  Bit Torrent blows! This client is CPU hog!  
(Version 4.1.2)

TJ  Not a good bit torrent client for me at least.. Was hogging 90% of my cpu on a iMac G5 2ghz and it wasn't even dling ... Wierd crap.. Even for a beta..  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  both this version and 4.0.2 generate

(ValueError: depythonifying 'pointer', got 'int')

on my Computer (Tiger) when I select "Open" from the menu.  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  4.1.1, 4.1.2 are betas, if they're giving you to much trouble you might want to consider going back the the last "stable" release. At this time it is 4.0.2.

You might also want to consider reporting bugs to the author instead of posting them here. Bugs in betas don't get fixed unless the author knows about them.

The app has worked great for me, but I haven't run it for really long periods or with many files.  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  Whatever you say about Azureus, the fact of the matter is BitTorrent is only using 6-7% of my CPU. Azureus is feature rich, but way too rich for what most people needs in BT.  
(Version 4.1.2)

ANONYMOUS  Azureus isn't bloated anymore. The latest release I am only getting a 13-20% usage of my CPU and it's only using 25MB of RAM :)  
(Version 4.1.1)

O  I had to switch to this from the godawful bloated Azureus, I couldn't take using that anymore. I like the simplicity of this, and it actually looks like a Mac app, but there is one huge problem with this.

Whenever I leave bittorrent running overnight, I come back to find it has almost crippled my system. Not sure what the problem is, but it makes anything unusable until I forcequit bittorrent. I'm on 10.4.1. This is really annoying, I hope it can be fixed soon.  
(Version 4.1.1)

ANONYMOUS  What the hell happened to the interface? Opening torrent files or dragging and dropping them opens them in a "stopped" state - they must be manually run after that. The toolbar meanwhile is completely non-functional when in text-only mode (necessary because the icons are god-awful).

If anyone knows where I can get the old 3.x versions of BitTorrent, I'll be VERY happy. Every other client (BitTorrent, Azureus, mldonkey) has seen it's interface go straight to hell in the last few months.

All I want is to do is see the three episodes of Battlestar Galactica that my Tivo missed this past month...  
(Version 4.1.1)

ANONYMOUS  Works very well - the most stable af the bittorrent clients I have tried.

However I miss 1 feature:

The ability to cap DL speed and not just UL

I use my ADSL for IP telephony, so I need to keep a small amount of bandwith free - I use Throttled for the upload cap, but I would be great if this client could also cap DL speed, like Azureus.  
(Version 4.1)

BRILDENLANCH  VERY interested to see how this "trackerlesss" feature pans out.  
(Version 4.1)

JEDIK  BitTorrent is the best app to download/share large files. I hope more and more developers use it to deploy new versions and updates, like Mercury.

Trackerless? No need to setup a tracker anymor? Good news, I hope this works fine!  
(Version 4.1)

BCWINTERS  I've been using Azureus for a while due to its more robust feature set, but I've recently come back to the ordinary BitTorrent client. I like that it's natively coded and not java, and I like the simplicity of the display & UI. It's a solid, Mac-like application and I would certainly recommend it for people starting out with BitTorrent and getting used to the concept. Upsides: it's Cocoa, the interface is easy to understand, the preference pane is tidy & well laid out, the icons aren't half bad (sounds silly, but it shows an attention to detail!). Downsides: uses surprisingly more CPU than Azureus, and I'm worried about the memory leaks other reviewers have mentioned. I'm still on the fence as to whether the simplicity and elegance will win out on this one. Either way, it's nice to know BitTorrent has strong support on the Mac platform.  
(Version 4.0.2)

UNIVERSE MAN  Very good program.

I've using BitTorrent for quite a while, off and on with other clients, not having donated. I've recently been doing a whole lot of torrenting and all of it was with 4.0.2. I felt it had earned my money, so I donated $10.

Minor complaints: 1) I wish that I could set a per-torrent upload rate cap; 2) I swear I have to clear a completed torrent and restart it in order to seed nonstop. Doesn't make sense to me; 3) I find the whole queueing thing very confusing. And the options for stopping seeding after a certain time or when a certain ratio is reached don't seem to work for me.

Having said all that, the program is very fast. (The process to check a file in progress now seems instantaneous, thank God. It was really slow before.) And it is very, very stable. I don't recall it ever crashing.  
(Version 4.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  Great app, although I have not tried any others.

***It does have a memory leak however***

I loose 2gigs of memory in less then an hour. It's the only program I am running, so it is this app.

Other then that, works great.  
(Version 4.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  great it works in tiger now, but the problem that developed from 3.4.2 to 4.0 of it crashing randomly and arbitrarily is still there... anyone else having this problem? i know iam not the only one.  
(Version 4.0.2)

ANONYMOUS  work in Tiger! Nice _ this is still my favorite torrent client. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles as the others, but it's lean, clean, fast, and rock solid.

I like!!  
(Version 4.0.2)

THIAGO  The BitTorrent 4.0.2 works on Tiger 10.4. Download version 4.0.2 in www.bittorrent.com

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Bittorrent 4.0.2 is already out it's just not posted here yet. (5/1/05). It is Tiger compadible. http://www.bittorrent.com  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  I also confirm that v4.0.1 is NOT compatible with Tiger. I switched to Azureus v2.2.0.2 and it works flawlessly. Tomato Torrent is nice, but I do not know if you can change the port range in it. With Azureus, you can.

If you are having difficulty with BitTorrent v4.0.1, give Azureus v2.2.0.2 a try!  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Tomato Torrent works in Tiger!  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Freezes and crashes almost immediately in Tiger. Since the developer has been taking donations, I would have expected he'd have an update sooner.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Hey guys,

This software is developed for free. Without charge. Gratis. Some guy has to get off his butt to upgrade this software for you guys who benefit for it for free. Take it easy on them if they don't have the Tiger update on the actual day.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Yup, doesn't work in Tiger.  
(Version 4.0.1)

MLUCIFERSAM  Can't get to run in Tiger. Always get an 'application not respondning' about 3 seconds after start up :(  
(Version 4.0.1)

JOEL SCHMIDT  Works fine in Tiger.  
(Version 4.0.1)

GREECE  Don't work in Tiger!Where is the update?This the official bittorrent client for Mac OS X!Other developers,in other utilities & clients made updates yesterday & today for Tiger.And here nothink?I;m going to change to tomato torrent!  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  The previous version of this was (relatively) bug free and while it didn't have a lot of features...practically none, in fact, it was very simple to use, pretty reliable, extremely fast, and the price was certainly right. But I can't really get this version to work at all in Tiger. "Bittorrent (Not responding)" is what I get everytime I try to use it.

It's not as fast but I'm really liking Bits On Wheels for now. I'm pretty sure the author will get this version of Bittorrent up and running but for now I'll have to use the competition, I guess.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  doesn't work with tiger... i really hope this is updated soon.

pretty please.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  The GUI is improved and the burden on the CPU is reduced, the colors are nice and the new features are welcomed. However it randomly quits without a crash warning. It just quits on it's own when you're not looking.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  still using 3.4.2 because of all the problems with 4.

one suggestion for the developer: it would be nice to be able to prioritize which tracker recieves the bandwidth. if your ratio is suffering at one site and someone starts to download a file your seeding it would autmatically slow down the other torrents to facilitate/prioritize the tracker that you want to build your ratio up at.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  don't work with 10.4... :(

this is gona be a big problem in a few weeks  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  there should be an option to have one port or the port range like before as a port range is more conducive to some sites.

also, the program has repeatedly just closed on me while uploading/downloading for no reason?

does anybody know if an update is coming?  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  the program just huts off. no bug message, no warning, nothing. just shuts off in the middle of the night!! I am not the only one with this problem. i really hope there is an update comine soon, i just donated as well.  
(Version 4.0.1)

PASCALPP  App won't launch for me either. I'm running Panther *with* the BSD subsystem installed. (Why anyone would disable the BSD subsystem is beyond me.)

The 3.4.2 client continues to work just fine. I deleted prefs to see if that would get the 4.0.1 client to run, but no luck.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  The main problem that I am having with this app is that non of the toolbar buttons work when you select them as text only instead of icons and it would be nice as said to have the options in the window to have the torrents stop, start, and delete without having to select each torrent individually then select it in the toolbar.  
(Version 4.0.1)

MCSNUGGLES  Look, I've left comments based on this suppoorted theory, And I'm fed up with people leaving feedback about the application just bouncing and not launching, I'm a Mac technician. The BSD Subsystem MUST BE installed or the Bittorrent engine WILL NOT run, I customize my installation of MAC OS X PANTHER when I reformat every 2-3 months to keep the mac clean, I forgot to click the subsystem install just once, and bittorrent 3.4.2 did not run, bounced and went. I strongly suggest that if you want to run the newer versions, you back up and reformat PANTHER onto your machine, with a customization.

Peace out brothers,

MCSnuggles  
(Version 4.0.1)

REACT  MacOS X 10.3.8 freezes completely 5-6 times after startup???? i am back again to the older version!  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Why must BitTorrent use the "Metal" theme? Don't we have enough apps using it?

Anyway, it's good to know that they're updating the Mac BT client but some new features seem like downgrades to me.

For example, sure it's nice to be able to set an overall upload cap but we lose the flexibility to set upload caps for individual torrents. When you have multiple torrents running, sometimes you need some torrents' upload cap to be higher than others.

Overall though, it's not bad. I simply can't stand using other BT clients for Mac.  
(Version 4.0.1)

DEANDMX  To add more ports open the preferences and just put a dash after the number in the TCP Port field. E.g. 6881-6999  
(Version 4.0.1)

GRAMAGE  Still refuses to launch under OS 10.3.8.

The icon bounces once in the dock and goes away.

Every other client pretty much sucks, I need this one. I havent been able to use it since v3.4 or so.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  It seems to randomly just quit now, not a crash but after several files were finished I watched it just Quit while others were still going.

It happened again last night so I lost about 8-9 hours of DL/UL time. There's nothing in the crash logs and I have the (overall useless) Que feature unticked.

And where is the port range option?  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  While the speed is impressive (esp. when restarting a partially finished download), some serious issues are lack of a port range and a cluttered interface. v3.4.2 Had a nice interface that was small and unobtrusive.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  The option to set the port RANGE is gone or I'm missing it. The interface is not as intuitive as the previous version and some torrents are just labeled the same name as your chosen download folder instead of the name of the torrent.

Where's the port range setting? Without this several torrent sites won't let you connect anymore.

Overall seems slower (tried launching four torrent with old and current client) than previous client.  
(Version 4.0.1)

TAYLAN PINCE  no problems with the new version here. the interface is okay, i also feel that it is slightly slower than the previous version, but the downloads are faster and the peer connection time is definitely reduced. nice job.

and whoever finally changed that ugly, hideous icon, thank you, thank you and thank you!  
(Version 4.0.1)

JVHVR  Craches on startup !!!

With vs. 3.4.2 I had NEVER problems, it worked just fine.  
(Version 4.0.1)

DEANDMX  I don't know what everybodys problem is. This update gives me better download speed WITHOUT hosing my connection (unlike 3.4.2).

If it won't load you probably don't have the BSD subsystem installed. If it's running slow you need to check your firewall and router settings to allow ports 6881-6999 through.

The UI is ugly though!  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  looks naff, works great..  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Agree with previous. BSD Subsystem is so expected to be there by so many apps that disabling it is just insanity.

I haven't downloaded this version of BT yet and if it's just a chrome update I don't think I'll bother  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  Why remove BSD? BSD is great.  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  I also removed BSD from the OSX install and Bittorrent won't load, it just shows in the dock for a second and disappears.

I'll stick with Azureus  
(Version 4.0.1)

ANONYMOUS  I'm glad to see BitTorrent for OS X get the latest engine changes. But wow, the interface could use some work. I didn't think it could get worse, but it did... I mean metal? Does everyone have to have a "cool" metal application? Sigh... Not to mention when you select a row the text draws black still, instead of turning white like it should. Anyway, glad to see it's being updated and I hope the developer finds some time to overhaul the interface.  
(Version 4.0.1)

MCSNUGGLES  Right, just re formatted my HD as a routine 3 month cleanup to keep my imac in top shape, and bittorrent bounces and disapears which has happend before. Only I was using 3.4.2 fine just before reformat, I've just re-formatted again (as bittorrent is my most used at and having nothing but version 3.4.2 would be unnaceptable) and discovered that by customising Mac OS X install so that you DON'T install the BSD subsystem means that bittorrent WONT WORK for some reason, if you customize the Panther or other version install make sure that you leave the BSD system on to install or else 3.4.2 wont work

Enjopy folks, :)  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Works for me here on 10.3.8.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Does not work in Tiger built 8a414. The icon just bounces in the dock then dissapears.  
(Version 3.4.2)

TAMASHII  10.2.8 G4 iMac - Does not launch.

Any commentary on why this happens?

Any free program would be great - as long as it actually runs.

-t  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Does not launch on 10.2.8. I have to use an earlier version but that version is getting rejected more and more often.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Does not launch on 10.3.7 either, heheh  
(Version 3.4.2)

DUDE  Does not launch on Tiger 10.4 build 8A351. You see the animation (icon flying "in your face"), but the nothing happens.  
(Version 3.4.2)

MJ  Although not very feature rich it does its job well, it works flawlessly on 10.3.7, its best feature is that it seems to not use alot of the CPU, which is always a plus.

the price is right too! :D

if there is anyone new to bittorrent or a long serving user you can do no better than this little gem.  
(Version 3.4.2)

GRAMAGE  Version 3.4.2 will not launch on my Mac no matter what I do. The toast trick doesn't work, launching it under a different user account with no APE or ShapeShifter doesn't help.

Using Mac OS 10.3.7 on a G4 iMac.

Help ASAP much appreciated, I despise Java apps and am forced to use Azureus for now :-(  
(Version 3.4.2)

FUNNELLPD  To be honest I haven’t even tried any of the third-party BitTorrent clients because the official client does everything I need quickly and with no hassle. Not a lot of features, but simple and free.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  knocks my 3 meg DSL account down to dial-up speeds. Azareus gives me similar performance (up and down) without affecting the rest of my network.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  ?

Version 3.4.2 won't launch under OS 10.3.6. The toast-trick didn't fix it...

I was using version 3.2.2 a fw minutes ago, worked fine. 3.4.2 pops into the dock and pops out again before even one bounce.

I am using SS but I doubt that's the problem, as BT is in the exclude list...

Any help appreciated.  
(Version 3.4.2)

GRAMAGE  Features: 3/5 - no extras, but does as advertised

Ease of Use: 5/5 - Open the torrent file, it does the rest.

Value: 5/5 - (it's free...)

Stability: 4/5 - Has only died on me once, and I use it a lot.

Patience is a virtue. My DL speeds don't usually pick up untill about an hour after I start it. For small DLs it's usually not worth it, but for large multi-gigabyte DLs there's nothing better.  
(Version 3.4.2)

DAVE  i like this program... for the most part

however, my upload rate is always 5-6 times my download rate, and there is no way to set any preferences to correct this. I'm all for sharing, but considering I'm connected to forty people and none of them are giving me sh*t compared to what i'm giving them, I'd rather keep my ratio around if not a bit LOWER than 50%..

BITTORRENT SUCKS  
(Version 3.4.2)

T@  its still not supporting asian language is it?

Otherwise .. its small, simple and sweet.  
(Version 3.4.2)

LEONIDAS SARROS(GREECE)   As always the official bittorrent client works without problems in my powermac G5 2.0 dual and powerbook G4 1.5.Very simple and very good application!  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  G5 + bittorent = finder freeze all the time. Must force reboot cpu !!!  
(Version 3.4.2)

LIKE EH, THE DUDE  This all looked dandy right down to the point of download, whereupon I was informed a short movie clip could take a day! I am on an ISDN line over a network with plenty of floating bandwidth, so this should not be the case. (yeah ok relax broadband people - I know ISDN is not super-fast, but it shold still not take this long) Each time I tried a download this was the vibe and therefore not as a result of lack of file sharers on the upload side. This has been a sad waste of time. Who is ever going to replace the total of 5hrs 23mins 10secs of my life blown on this useless piece of baloni with more conditions for your download than you could shake a stick at. Goodbye.   
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Thank god for BitTorrent, but this app is crap. Completely takes over all my upstream capacity on a 1.1/256 DSL line. UL/DL ratio runs about 4:1 or 4.5:1. 3:1 would be OK, 2:1 is fair. Do yourself a favor and use another BT client.  
(Version 3.4.2)

RG  i don't get any of these problems, BT works a treat. Though i have had it crash once or twice and it does so again upon relaunching. Best way to fix this is to delete the BitTorrent folder from the Applications Support folder *Before* the relaunch. HTH?  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  UNLIKE the older versions of BT, even if you run ONE torrent that's uploading & downloading at say, 1 kb/second, your ENTIRE connection will STILL be hosed.

this is NOT cool and single-handedly forces me to use the old version.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  I've been waiting for an update for a long time now. The current version, 3.4.2, crashes my computer system-wide (Protected memory, where are you!?) i.e the system becomes totally unresponsive. The cursor still works, but all GUI and apps are not responding at all. I never have more than 3 transfers at a time because if I have more, the computer becomes so slow it's painful to work with. Please release a bug fix!  
(Version 3.4.2)

JSW  the program is gr8 and it does wot it's suppose to very well. I have no problems with it killing my net speeds - i'm on DSL, so i know my upload max is about 30k/sec. So i set my Torrent 'uploads' to 25k, kinda like using Carrafix with a KDX or Hotline server, iyswim? ;-) Well, it works..

The problem i have is this app taking up sooooo much cpu speed! I've a dual G5 and Activity Monitor reports this app can take around 110% !

Very odd but all in all i like this Torrent app the most. Nice work.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  i have the exact problem as anonymous - just shuts EVERYTHING down net-wise. i stop the torrents and then boom everything catches up. unusable..  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Completely kills my DSL Internet connection. Whenever this app is open, all other apps (Safari, Mail, etc.) act as if I am not connected to the Internet at all. Download speeds are very slow no matter how long I wait.  
(Version 3.4.2)

MCSNUGGLES  Doesn't work in 10.3.5 once installed, it bounces in dock and then disappears. This problem needs to be addressed in a new update/patch for 10.3.5 or else people will switch to unofficial clients.

I've had to revert back to 3.3a

If the problem is on my end, please feel free to email me a solution.  
(Version 3.4.2)

@  Truly amazing application. Thank you so much.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  How do I throttle my uploads and downloads with this version?  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  can someone please tell me how to open ports 6881-6890 on an airport? i cant figure it out!   
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  THERE IS NO WAY TO LIMIT THE UPLOAD SPEED IN BITTIRRENT 3.4.2  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  And dont forget to forward the ports (6881-6890) if you are behind a router(airport).  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  THERE IS A WAY TO TROTTLE THE UPLOAD: CLICK ON THE MINUS ON THE RIGHT TOP OF THE WINDOW. Then you can trottle the peers and max upload rate.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  i hate it!!!Most of the time i am uploading twice as much as im downloading.Azureus is so much better,I tried the same torrent with BitTorrent and with Azureus and i capped my upload speed on Azureus to 6KBps and i was downloading at 100KBpps BitTorrent i was uploading at 30KBps and downloading at only 10KBps.No upload limiter equals faster downloads for everyone else and extremely slow downloads for you.This would be a great program if only you could control the upload speed.I know there is other ways to limit upload speed but it should be integrated into the program  
(Version 3.4.2)

ZAC  Warning: this software hardly works under airport networks. For some reason, bittorrent delegates virtually no peers to people behind airport.  
(Version 3.4.2)

HOPPER13  I tried BitTorrent and Azureus and Azureus works much much better than Bittorrent. What i don't like about BitTorrent is that you can not set the max upload rate which causes my network to be almost blocked (ADSL 1200 kbs dwn/ 200 up) since it always uploads with rates between 20 and 30 kB/s. Furhermore Azureus is much more configurable and only uses one port where Bittorent likes more open ports.

I had very bad downloadrates with Bittorrent (around 7 kB/s compared to 120 kB/s with Azureus with the same files!!!!)

Other users report frequent crashes which I can't confirm. Bittorrent runs quite stable on my G5 2x2 GHz with OS 10.3.4 an 1.5 GB RAM.   
(Version 3.4.2)

METALSNAKE  I tried, Azureus, Tomato and this one. For some reason I have the fastest downloads with this version. But it often crashes, it doesn´t support torrents with umlauts oder other special characters (japanese etc.)

Tomato just sits there checking a torrent and never finishes. Azureus has no problems with umlauts and never crashed for me but it downloads very slow :(  
(Version 3.4.2)

BRIAN KENDIG  I like the simplicity of the interface, but BitTorrent crashes on me often, after anything from a couple of hours down to a couple of minutes.  
(Version 3.4.2)

JASON DUNN  This version features some nice improvements to the user interface from 3.3a. Much better! Also, there are two things I like about this better than Tomato Torrent - 1) It always tells you the number of currently active connections, and 2) You can just drag a torrent file onto the window to launch it.

I did notice that it no longer calculates the % of file complettion. Maybe they figure you'll be using an html tracker for that anyway. If you need a ton of options, Tomato has them. I like the simplicity of this app though, and it seems to have less of those "Problem Connecting to Tracker" messages than Tomato too.  
(Version 3.4.2)

SPLAT!  ****************************

i started using this application... later, i find Azureus and sometimes i use it for yours "extra" options and features... but, now BiTorrent app comes better and with all this necessary extra features!

this application Rocks!

Uh!

****************************  
(Version 3.4.2)

ALEX ARBUCKLE  Mainly people seem to love www.Suprnova.org i do too but since i mainly dl anime i got to different sites. i am not goin g to name the anime ones now beacause there are too many! actually i would try my favorite, www.boxtorrents.com for anime torrents, but until you tell me wht your specifocally looking for, i can't tell more than www.SuprNova.org . glad i could help. BTW BITTORRENT IS SOO SWEET!!! IM NOT HOMOSEXUAL, BUT IF THE DEVELOPER CAME MY WAY, I WOULD KISS HIM! >.  
(Version 3.4.2)

KRC  I don't know where some of you get the idea that this is shareware but BitTorrent has always been free. I would guess the Donate link but that's just it ... a Donate link. If you don't want to donate or already donated, just click on the "Already Donated" button and it won't ask you to donate anymore when it is loaded again. That's it. No big deal.

As with a mini review, I seem to like this version. It has the ability to do multi-torrents while not loading seperate windows. Almost like Azureus but more simple. Although, I personally prefer Azureus because it has more settings that I can configure to suit my downloading needs.  
(Version 3.4.2)

JAMES  does aneybody know of any good bit torrent sites. - ther used to be torrentskickass.com - buts its been don for ages

if you do could you post them up as a comment on this page  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Just use Tomato Torrent, that has been at 3.4.2 for a while, and is free.  
(Version 3.4.2)

ANONYMOUS  Just to note, with version 3.4.2, this BT client went shareware.  
(Version 3.4.2)

THE L-MAN  i wish there was an os 9 version as well... then i could turn my 3 old machines into dedicated servers.  
(Version 3.3a)

ANONYMOUS  Bittorrent 3.4.2 is now available for Windows. Any word on when the Mac OS X version will be updated?  
(Version 3.3a)

KING OF WINGS  When attempting to seed to perpetually busy trackers, I get "Connection refused" errors. My question: does BitTorrent retry these periodically? If I just leave the window alone, will it eventually connect and start seeding, or do I have to retry manually 50,000 times?  
(Version 3.3a)

ANONYMOUS  I have never experienced a cooler app. Honest. the developer is a genius!!! oh... and by the way... it's FREE.  
(Version 3.3a)

JUNPEI  Yes, now works with [retail] 10.3, Panther. 3.3 seems like a good improvement over 3.2. Less CPU usage, and a few other good changes.  
(Version 3.3a)

JUNKIE  works perfectly..

i was a bit worried there for a while...

now for the other versions from other developers to catch up...so i get all my options back...

but for now...as i said...this works perfectly and im glad it does...  
(Version 3.3a)

ANONYMOUS  I have the retail release of Panther and 3.3 works fine.

spend some money and get rid of the beta of panther  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  Version 3.3 doesn't work in Panther because it is *NOT* 3.3. If you get info on the app, it's actually version 3.2.2. I don't know why but that's the reason for it not working under Panther. However, 3.2.2a does work under Panther. You can still download it from

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/bittorrent/BitTorrent_OSX_3.2.2a.dmg  
(Version 3.3)

AARON  Neither 3.3 nor 3.2.2 runs in panther - however, 3.0 does! To download it, just find one of the sites (such as sourceforge) that is mirroring all the various distributions.  
(Version 3.3)

ANGRYLAWNGNOME  This is absolutely the best application ever created. I can't live without it.  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  The Fastest p2p then ever!!!!!

I LOVE you  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  Yes- help! Won't run in panther!  
(Version 3.3)

JERVON  I'm running the Panther Preview 7B85. Bittorrent 3.3 does not seem to be able to run on this, even if it was located in the Applications folder. It would just quit upon downloading a file.

Anyone knows where can i get Bittorrent 3.2.2? Any help would be appreciated.  
(Version 3.3)

MR. X  200-350 k/s download for a few hours now :)

This thing rocks. It takes more time finding the files than dling them, and obviously it will work better on "popular" files... :P

It does use a lot of CPU but I'm still running the 3.1a version so...

And I think it's great that the average retard can't figure out how to use it. ;P  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  remember Hotline? Bt is the second chance!  
(Version 3.3)

DAN  I have it in the applications folder on 10.3 and it still crashes every time you try to start a torrent download... went back to 3.2.2 and everything was fine again.  
(Version 3.3)

MR-GRIEVES  DOES work with Panther. Make sure you have the Bittorrent app directly in the Applications folder.  
(Version 3.3)

HANINEAL  There's no wonder the present .dmg file doesn't work with 7B85. It contains the old 3.2.2 version of BitTorrent. Do a Get Info and see for yourself.  
(Version 3.3)

TOTAKEKE  3.3 doesn't work with the 7B85 release of Panther... >.  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  Some people really don't seem to understand what BitTorrent is. It is *not* a general P2P app that shares any ol' copyrighted file. Think of it more like a user-supported, volunteer akamai.net kind of solution. It's a way for users to securely dowload something on a server from *each other*. A smart site would use it to put up a big file and not then be crushed under the weight of thousands of direct downloads. Whatever issues you might have with other P2P apps, they do not belong directed at BitTorrent.  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  Should not be used where security or copyright is to any degree a matter of importance.  
(Version 3.3)

DARUKARU  Once you get used to the way it works, you'll realize that there really is no better way to distribute files efficiently via the Internet. Unless you just want to take without giving, in which case BitTorrent is not for you.

The Mac client is a little buggy, but you can always grab one of the 'experimental' builds and run them via Terminal. They're usually more featureful anyway.  
(Version 3.3)

ANONYMOUS  Yet another slow, buggy, unstable, Unreliable p2p application...theses programs are rarely worth the effort  
(Version 3.3)

OMS  Verison 3.3 doesn't work on Panther 10.3...  
(Version 3.3)

ARGH  Very good application and easy to use. My only beef is that you can't change the piece size of your torrents. I hope that it is included in the next release.  
(Version 3.2.2a)

PAWN  This is the BEST p2p software, i love it!! Yes it does take some intelligence to get started using this thing. but man i've never downloaded so many large and rare files SO fast like this before maxing out my 2 mbps connection most of the time! never queued and practically never slow downloading (for me anyways)... only beef i got with it is the large amount of CPU it eats to download files but then again Safari takes about the same amount :(.. lets see some optimization please!  
(Version 3.2.2a)

ANONYMOUS  Doesn't work. Comes with no manual and little information in the way of how to use it. Bogs down your CPU and if you do get it started it will crash your Mac when you try to turn it off.  
(Version 3.2.2a)

ANONYMOUS  i am looking for bitTorrent 3.1a if any one knows where this is e- mail me please and thx  
(Version 3.2.2a)

ANONYMOUS  sucks up my CPU like nothing else....  
(Version 3.2.2a)

ANONYMOUS  The previous viewer is incorrect, the BSA and RIAA have not been logging IP addresses of BitTorrent users. Other than that, the person is correct that speeds can range (drastically) from slow to fast.  
(Version 3.2.2a)

ANONYMOUS  if you're tyring to get something illegal, be warned that the BSA and RIAA log the IP addresses of people using bittorrent to get copyrighted files.

that said, speeds can range from really really fast to really really slow. it completely depends on who else out there is sharing/downloading the same file. and if lots of people are downloading and nobody has the full file, that means you'll download what other downloaders have until you just can't download anymore... before the file is complete.  
(Version 3.2.2a)

DAPOSH  exelent program..... a lot of files and its very fast!!!!  
(Version 3.2.2a)

INCOGNEATO  bit torrent is almost as cool as my mom.

yet slightly smaller.  
(Version 3.2.2a)

BCWINTERS  The OS X BitTorrent client doesn't have a lot of "features" per se--you give it a URL, it downloads the file for you. It takes a little getting used to the BitTorrent method for finding files, but once you're settled it works very well. The client is very stable, hasn't crashed on me yet, but I have found it a bit unpredictable if a torrent fails. For example, if there are no seeds available from a URL I enter, I'm sometimes left with an un-trash-able file that I have to get rid of with BatChmod or a similar utility (and sometimes the space isn't reclaimed until after a reboot; although it's possible I could be cleaning this up better with the right utility that I just don't know about). It also doesn't handle a full hard drive very gracefully. Most of the time, though, it works like a charm.  
(Version 3.1a)

MACLECTIC  I'm using OS X 10.2.6 on a 800 Mhz Tibook and BitTorrent 3.2.2a crashes on launch.

A particularly nasty crash also. I'm trying this at work with a high-speed connection. Is it possible something on my companies network (firewall, etc.) could cause the crash?  
(Version 3.1a)

ACRAPPA  I don't really know what BitTorrent is all about. Somebody gave me a .torrent URL, so I found this client and got the files I wanted very easily. Thanks!  
(Version 3.1a)

ANONYMOUS  BitTorrent - while free and in alpha state - is very usable and stable. There is a robust community supporting the distribution of files and information using the BitTorrent protocol.

However, one must take note: with very few exceptions you will not always find what you're looking for, but you will always find something you want.

It should also be noted that this is NOT FTP or an FTP client as it is classified here, and as such it is not independent of your actions: each time you download you have an opportunity to help the community out by keeping the file alive after the download has completed. This means leaving the program running, with the download windows open even after the file has completed for as long as possible. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THE BITTORRENT COMMUNITY WILL THRIVE.

Now for the ratings explanation:

FEATURES: 2 stars due to a very minimal interface and few options. No built in tracker for files, takes a lot of digging to find goods.

EASE OF USE: 3 stars, because it's click-and-forget once you've found something you want.

VALUE: 5 stars; what's better than free goodness?

STABILITY: 5 stars: BitTorrent has never crashed or caused a crash that I can attribute directly to the usage of BitTorrent in my experiences.

Finally: This takes a little smarts to work as it is quite unlike the other P2P programs such as Napster, Gnutella, Kazaa, etc. But not that much more.  
(Version 3.1a)