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Transmission 1.8 released, now featuring support for magnet links

by Aron Trimble Jan 22nd 2010 at 10:30AM

Transmission, the venerable BitTorrent client for Mac, has just received an overhaul in the form of a "huge listen-to-the-users release." From the release notes the following enhancements are included:
  • Added support for magnet links
  • Added support for trackerless torrents
  • Redesigned tracker inspector tab
  • Quick Look restored for Snow Leopard users
According to the release notes there are over 100 changes that have been sourced from the users. Transmission is free and open source and can be downloaded here.

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Nikax

Transmission 1.81 is out now. Life is good again :-)

January 23 2010 at 1:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kagaku

I've long since switched to uTorrent for mac. Much lighter and doesn't kill my system when it loads up. Transmission made my system slow to a crawl.

January 22 2010 at 6:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
adisor19

Azureus FTW. Still the best bt client out there.

Adi

January 22 2010 at 2:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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homan2

As much of a clunky gorilla that it is, I have to agree. The auto-loading IP filters and level of info detail/custom settings gives me a big ole nerd-on.

January 22 2010 at 3:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sinX

IMO Azureus is way too bloated.

January 22 2010 at 3:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
hihosilver

trying to update.. server is down.

January 22 2010 at 12:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nikax

Danger danger...I've been a Transmission user for several years and test the beta builds as well. 1.80 has been a seriously buggy release for myself and a number of other users per the Transmission support forums. Going back to 1.76 is not an option as this will whack existing torrents.


I suggest reading the support forums before upgrading and deciding if the benefits outweigh the risks. You might want to wait for 1.81.


My issues: very slow to start up ( > 1 minute). Torrents stop and start, mostly stop. Torrent size gets whacked periodically and downloads start over.

January 22 2010 at 12:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Nikax

I should also say, the 1.8x nightly builds have overcome the issues with 1.80. So if you really need 1.80 and don't mind running nightly builds, this is the way to go. Otherwise, wait for 1.81 to release.

January 22 2010 at 12:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
str1f3

Agreed. My torrents were listed as errors on 1.8. Do not update or if you did, go back to 1.76 as soon as you can.

January 22 2010 at 12:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kenfagerdotcom

Pssst... double check your headline spelling. I like TUAW's integrity as a news source.

January 22 2010 at 10:43 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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sinX

Ok wait a sec. I've been clicking on magnet links and it's been working before this?

January 22 2010 at 12:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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