On: Transmission BitTorrent Client OSX/Keydnap Malware Incident Q+A

[deep_attention]

Are there any good alternatives to Transmission on OS X?

[pwg → deep_attention]

RTorrent https://pmukhanov.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/installing-rtorre...

Text console based, so it can run headless and/or in the background in a screen/tmux session.

[diyorgasms → pwg]

I've been using rtorrent for years and I wouldn't ever suggest anything else. It's just so damn simple and reliable. I love the concept of watch directories too. Upload a torrent file to a specific directory, and the data will be downloaded to a specific directory. You can have multiple watch directories for different types of data.

[anonova → pwg]

Note that rtorrent is no longer supported by homebrew[1]. You'll have to build it yourself with gcc since it can't be compiled with clang.

[1]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/pull/369

[ciupicri → pwg]

Transmisson can also run headless.

[commenter23 → deep_attention]

qbittorrent?

http://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php

[hannob → commenter23]

No HTTPS?

(Given that the original post was about compromised downloads this is a bit ironic)

[jlgaddis → hannob]

> ... a bit ironic

Not really, since HTTPS wasn't even a factor in this case.

[clappski → deep_attention]

Deluge is pretty good, that's what I tend to go for.

[voltagex_ → clappski]

I like Deluge, but I really wish its default API (protocol) wasn't so difficult to use. It's bencoded Python objects as far as I can tell. If you've never heard of bencoding, that's because it's only used by Deluge.

[mappu → voltagex_]

The .torrent file format itself uses bencoded fields.

[voltagex_ → mappu]

Ah crap. I meant rencoded. https://github.com/aresch/rencode

[some-guy → deep_attention]

This may be overkill for some people, but if you have a VPN and use docker somewhere at home you can check out this container: https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn

I run it on a really old low-power PC and it's been very nice...I can even access it remotely wherever I am.

[yanokwa → deep_attention]

I like aria2 from https://aria2.github.io. I use it on the command line, but there is a web interface at https://github.com/ziahamza/webui-aria2.

[dbcooper → deep_attention]

qbittorent is my choice on Windows, and it has an OS X version.

[dawnerd → deep_attention]

Seed box, even if its for totally legit linux isos.

[spriggan3 → deep_attention]

Deluge is nice.

[beaker52 → deep_attention]

uTorrent

http://www.utorrent.com/

[temp → beaker52]

Only if you want an interface filled with ads.

[julenx → temp]

Not only the apps's interface, but in my experience it also installs adware as browser extensions.

[taspeotis → temp]

Pay for it then? Netflix scratches my entertainment itch now, but prior to it launching in Australia I almost went ahead and paid for uTorrent. It's a good, lightweight client. Software that works well deserves to be financially supported.

[type0 → taspeotis]

> Pay for it then?

Why? qBittorrent does a better job and it's open source in case you need to modify it.

[intoverflow2 → taspeotis]

Some peoples tastes are broader than the mainstream American TV on offer by Netflix

[SyneRyder → intoverflow2]

The parent comment was suggesting paying for uTorrent to remove the ads, not paying for Netflix. (Although paying for subscriptions to overseas services might also be an option.)

[iopq → taspeotis]

qBittorrent is just as good and free, why pay for something that's maybe a few MB smaller? Do you really not have gigabytes of RAM on your machine? If you don't, I suggest spending that money on RAM.