Protection
PeerGuardian
Website: http://peerguardian.sourceforge.net/
PeerGuardian blocks the "bad" IPs from disrupting file transfers. It is strongly advised when downloading files on any peer-to-peer network regardless of your legal (or illegal) intentions.
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BitTorrent Software
| Bram's Original BitTorrent Client Website: http://www.bittorrent.com This is the original BitTorrent client, created by Bram Cohen. It is not as freature-rich as some newer clients, but is cross-platform and is something to fall back to if you encounter torrent-related problems. Download |
| Transmission Website: http://transmission.m0k.org Transmission is a fast, easy, and free multi-platform BitTorrent client with a focus on being lightweight yet feature-filled. Download |
| Azureus Website: http://azureus.sf.net Azureus is a cross-platform Java BitTorrent client that is extremely advanced and powerful. It supports the use of plugins, including the RSS Feed Scanner (see below). Because of its dependence on the Java virtual machine, this client consumes a large amount of system memory. If this bothers you, you might want to consider using another client. Download |
| BitComet Website: http://www.bitcomet.com BitComet is a popular, easy-to-use BitTorrent-compatible Windows client. Download |
| BitTornado (aka Shadow's Experimental) Website: http://www.bittornado.com BitTornado is a popupar, but modified Bram's original client. It too is cross-platform. Download |
| ABC [Yet Another BitTorrent Client] Website: http://pingpong-abc.sourceforge.net ABC is a modified BitTornado client, which is based off Bram's original. It is also cross-platform. Download |
| uTorrent Website: http://www.utorrent.com uTorrent is a very small, minimal but highly featured client. It features, among other things, a built-in RSS viewer and support for trackerless torrents. Download |
| xTorrent Website: http://www.xtorrent.com xTorrent is a Mac OS X BitTorrent client that specializes in "torrentcasts." It is known to work with tvRSS. Download |
TV Software
| Miro Website: http://getmiro.com Miro is a multi-platform entertainment powerhouse which specializes in RSS feeds. It supports torrent-file enclosures and has a built-in media player. Download: http://www.getmiro.com/download/ |
| RSS Feed Scanner Website: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/plugin_details.php?plugin=rssfeed RSS Feed scanner is a plug-in for the Azureus BitTorrent client. It allows for unattended (automatic) downloading of torrents using RSS feeds and filters -- perfect for downloading TV shows. Download |
| TV RSS Website: http://tvtrss.sourceforge.net TV RSS is a Linux RSS client that will automatically download torrents based on regular expressions and launch them with a program of your choice. Download |
| TVTAD Website: http://tvtad.net TVTAD is a Windows RSS client that can automatically download torrents and launch them with an application of your choice. Download |