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BiglyBT

Version 3.5.0.0

Bittorrent client forked from Azureus.

3.8
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BiglyBT overview

BiglyBT is a feature-filled, open-source, ad-free bittorrent client. Forked from the Azureus open-source project created in 2003, BiglyBT continues its development, and keeps all the features you've loved. If you are already using Azureus or Vuze, you'll have the option to copy and migrate the config settings, downloads, and plugins.

Features
  • Downloading
    • Swarm Merging to complete torrents that do not have all the available bits, and to speed up downloading
    • Rate limiting globally, by download, by tag, by peer-set (e.g. peers from a given country), by network (public/I2P) and even by peer. Overall capacity limits are also supported to work with ISP limits. Limits can also be scheduled by time of day etc.
    • WebTorrent support - BiglyBT can download and seed to WebTorrent peers. There is also a built-in WebTorrent tracker.
  • Control
    • Robust settings. If you want to control it, there’s probably a setting for it!
    • Remote controlling via Android app (any android app that supports the Transmission RPC will do, but we recommend ).
  • Organization, Discovery, and Social
    • Tags and Categories. Allows you also to set share ratios, file locations, speed limits, etc for a group of torrents.
    • Meta-search, with the ability to add and create custom site templates
    • Swarm Discoveries which lists torrents that other people have downloaded along with the torrents you download.
    • Tag Discovery to discover what other users have tagged content with. This can be very helpful before deciding to download the content.
    • Subscriptions to RSS feeds as well as search results. You can also create your own subscription feed to share with others
    • Decentralized ratings and comments. You can view them before the torrent is added to BiglyBT.
    • Decentralized public and anonymous chats with default channels for individual torrents, tags, subscriptions, and trackers
  • Privacy/Security
    • I2P support (using I2P DHT) for anonymous downloading
    • Detection of VPNs for better integration
    • Ability to proxy search results, subscriptions, and internal browser connections through Tor if site is inaccessible
  • Content
    • Media Playback
    • Media Conversion (Transcoding)
    • UPnP Media Server and DLNA support, allowing devices to connect and browse your content, and allowing BiglyBT to send content directly to devices.
Plugins
  • RSS to chat publisher for sharing content streams via chat
  • Decentralized content replication for sharing arbitrary modifiable files

What’s new in version 3.5.0.0

Updated on Nov 13 2023

Feature (Core):
  • Added options to allocate/move downloads in order as well as by reverse size [Parg]
  • Added Tag Constraint constants for min/max integer/long values [Parg]
  • Added Tag Constraint "getTagSort" function [Parg]
  • Added a partial BiglyBT RCM handler [Parg]
  • Added Ipify as external IP checker [TuxPaper]
  • Added option to get "up" interfaces only [Parg]
  • Option to use the torrent-options dialog when auto-importing torrents [Parg]
  • Config option to set target for connection testing [TuxPaper]
  • Added "moc_path" Tag Constraint variable [Parg]
  • Added "length(str)" Tag Constraint function [Parg]
Feature (UI):
  • Added open-with torrent file menu [Parg]
  • Double-click in torrent options view -> rename file [Parg]
  • Added a download-specific "view debug" advanced menu item [Parg]
  • Support column filters in download history [Parg]
  • Support column date filter, fixed format yyyy/mm/dd [Parg]
  • Added File Creation column [TuxPaper]
  • Allow tagging in multi-open-torrrent-options dialog [Parg]
  • Added "accept" button in multi-open-torrrent-options dialog [Parg]
  • Allow tracker editing in multi-open-torrrent-options dialog [Parg]
  • Added support for peer source and network setting in multi-open-torrrent-options dialog [Parg]
  • Allow initial save location tags to be multi-assigned [Parg]
  • Added an "allocate" optional toolbar item [Parg]
  • Added a "rename duplicates..." menu item to Files View [Parg]
  • One Tag menu to rule them all [TuxPaper]
  • Added history to "move on complete" target selection [Parg]
  • Tidy up Subscriptions List menu, adding multi-select to many actions [TuxPaper]
Change (Core):
  • Attempt to re-establish UDP listens on fail [Parg]
  • Randomize the alt-contacts a bit [Parg]
  • Added some more logging around TCP listen setup [Parg]
  • Limit peer queued upload data [Parg]
  • Hold off pausing checking/moving downloads on bind loss [Parg]
  • Added FDM, updated Transmission client URL [TuxPaper]
  • Pick up array of categories in JSON template response [Parg]
  • Shorted default smoothing window [ferdnyc]
  • Improve performance of file-priority-change listeners [Parg]
  • Recognize SWT Browser crashes in Linux [Parg]
  • Disable the "CVS DHT" as not currently needed [Parg]
  • Added short-term cache for title words, don't update on close [Parg]
  • Make all-tracker total updates async [Parg]
  • Don't attempt to set security manager from Java 18+ [Parg]
Change (UI):
  • Faster Piece Map Views and gradient color based on availability [TuxPaper]
  • Allow "open with" to open incomplete files [Parg]
  • Allow error-state downloads to be (force) started via menu [Parg]
  • t: for tag search in download history; renamed existing t: (hash) to h: [Parg]
  • Show original file name on tooltip if different [TuxPaper]
  • Skip paint if image isn't visible [TuxPaper]
  • Added message to a few bubble text boxes [Parg]
  • Do something with indeterminate integer options [Parg]
  • Support some more multi-select Tag settings [Parg]
  • Show remaining pieces for non-active downloads [Parg]
  • Added strict file-op timeout for image repository is-dir and other places [Parg]
  • Null better for sorting than -1 when no download [TuxPaper]
  • When piece isn't needed, reduce transparency [TuxPaper]
  • LINE_DOT sucks. Long live setLineDash [TuxPaper]
  • bg_BG: Bulgarian translation update [andreshko]
  • pt_BR: Brazilian Portuguese translation update [Havokdan]
  • fi_FI: Finnish translation update [olavinto]
  • de_DE: German translation update [Georg Engelmann]
  • hu_HU: Hungarian translation update [misibacsi, Phoenix]
  • it_IT: Italian translation update [legacychimera247]
  • ja_JP: Japanese translation update [tetoria, ayano.midori]
  • ru_RU: Russian translation update [adem4ik]
  • tr_TR: Turkish translation update [BouRock]
Bugfix (Core):
  • Fix "download to temporary folder and move when done" not working with renamed files [Parg]
  • Fix "clear links" for non-simple, single file torrents [Parg]
  • Tidy up links a little for simple torrents [Parg]
  • Attempt to fix occasional missing downloads [Parg]
  • Fix various typos [luzpaz]
  • Handle missing Subscription JSON [Parg]
  • Fix explicit allocation order when smallest-first not selected [Parg]
  • Remove DHT Network confusion [Parg]
  • Fix handling of URLs with no parameters [Parg]
  • Fix insertion of proof-layers [Parg]
  • Attempt to fix outstanding dead operations [Parg]
  • Don't auto-download subscription results when it is disabled [Parg]
Bugfix (UI):
  • Fix launch helper config to support more entries if needed [Parg]
  • MAC needs new GC to use copyArea [TuxPaper]
  • Ensure dotted line is visible [TuxPaper]
  • Fix logger view not picking up "stop on null" on initialization [Parg]
  • Remember multiple peers across view reset [Parg]
  • Fix up minimize behavior of some pop-out chat windows [Parg]
  • Better handling when drawing last line of text [TuxPaper]
  • Fix bug where right-click on item & cursor moving to another item before menu shown results in menu applying to wrong item [TuxPaper]
  • Fix hack for open torrent options view tag area scroll visibility [Parg]
  • Fix missing table title internationalization in Filter dialog [Parg]
  • Fix separators in date mode on Windows [Parg]
  • Fix toolbar config listeners [Parg]
  • Fix blank row when last row removed/hidden [Parg]
  • Limit recursion in ProgressWindow when lots active [Parg]
  • Fix missing menu item on right click of tab that has yet to be visible [TuxPaper]
  • Fix Library view wait splash in dark mode [Parg]
  • Don't start SWT thread task for MDIEntry Icon update if not visible [TuxPaper]
  • File access causes IO. Reduce update interval. [TuxPaper]
  • Main background color was incorrect when block is mostly complete [TuxPaper]

Information

License

Free

Size

63.1 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.biglybt.com

Downloads

4208

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • OS X 10.11 or later
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What customer like

Value
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What needs improvements

Bug fixing
User Experience
Performance

BiglyBT qualities

Value
2.0
Ease of use
4.0
Features
4.5
Reliability
1.5
Customer support
1.0

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Barry5p
Barry5p
Feb 16 2019
1.8.0.0
5.0
Feb 16 2019
5.0
Version: 1.8.0.0
Will you be releasing a "Dark" version for Mojave?
ben-marko
ben-marko
Jul 21 2018
1.0.2.0
2.0
Jul 21 2018
2.0
Version: 1.0.2.0
It works just as well as Vuze without the annoying ads. Well...as it turns out kernel_task spikes in usage between 65-70% everytime I use it. And the process keeps running for up to 4 hours afterwards. Not fun. Slows down everything on my Mac.
Joseluismen
Joseluismen
Aug 30 2017
1.0.0.0
5.0
Aug 30 2017
5.0
Version: 1.0.0.0
Thanks. Its a fork of Vuze without the adware injected on it. At least thus it seems to be of entrance. No problem with the anti-virus nor sees nothing extra installed (with my limited knowledge).
Timta2
Timta2
Aug 9 2017
1.0.0.0
0.0
Aug 9 2017
0.0
Version: 1.0.0.0
What a terrible name. These guys must be Trump supporters.
mrogov
mrogov
Feb 27 2022
3.0.0.0
1.0
Feb 27 2022
1.0
Version: 3.0.0.0
Jlbro
Jlbro
Dec 17 2019
5.0
Dec 17 2019
5.0
Version: null
Barry5p
Barry5p
Feb 16 2019
5.0
Feb 16 2019
5.0
Version: null
ben-marko
ben-marko
Jul 21 2018
2.0
Jul 21 2018
2.0
Version: null
bt-5
bt-5
Sep 17 2017
5.0
Sep 17 2017
5.0
Version: null
Joseluismen
Joseluismen
Aug 30 2017
5.0
Aug 30 2017
5.0
Version: null
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