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Open source BitTorrent application Transmission updated to 2.0

by Chris White (Jun 25th, 2010)

Transmission, the lightweight, open source, and free BitTorrent client we've written about in the past, recently released version 2.0. Transmission was already one of the leanest BitTorrent clients on OS X, and the new version makes it even faster, with improvements to startup time, local data ...

uTorrent goes 1.0 for Mac OS X

by Sang Tang (Jun 4th, 2010)

uTorrent has recently been updated to version 1.0 (Windows users are up to version 2.0.2), its first major point release since going beta on Mac OS X. After living most of its life in Windows, the popular BitTorrent client went beta on the Mac in late 2008, and has seen a host of updates since ...

Automatically open Bittorrent files using Dropbox and Hazel

by TJ Luoma (Mar 9th, 2010)

Every year there is a torrent made to let listeners download most of the music for SXSW. This year's torrent has recently been posted (previous years' are also available at the same site). I don't usually use Bittorent, so I asked around for client suggestions; Transmission seems to be a favorite ...

Transmission 1.8 released, now featuring support for magnet links

by Aron Trimble (Jan 22nd, 2010)

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 ...

Giving or getting a Mac for the holidays? 10 apps every new Mac user needs

by Chris Rawson (Nov 21st, 2009)

All new Macs come with great bundled software. Between the iLife suite, Safari, iTunes, and TextEdit, plus the ability to access and use cloud applications for free, almost all of the most basic modern computing needs get met for most users. That said, having used four different Macs over the ...

uTorrent for Mac beta officially released

by Christina Warren (Nov 26th, 2008)

Way back in June of 2007, rumors of a beta version of uTorrent for the Mac first started making waves. For the uninitiated, uTorrent is a super-lightweight BitTorrent client which is widely considered the best in the business. Sadly, it has remained a Windows-only option. A few months ago, an ...

Transmission 1.2 released

by Cory Bohon (May 10th, 2008)

If you're a fan of the ever so popular BitTorrent client, Transmission, then you might like to hear that a new version was just released. According to the release notes some of the fixes included: You can now reset global statistics Support of multitracker torrents has been improved UPnP ...

iPhone gets native P2P torrent software

by Erica Sadun (Mar 2nd, 2008)

Your iPhone plays audio. Your iPhone plays video. Until now, you had to sync those suckers. Today, the insanely brilliant iPhone Hacker core announced a preliminary version of a Transmission Peer-to-Peer client for iPhone. The code is ported from the Transmission site to run on the iPhone's ARM ...

Clutch provides browser control of torrents

by Cory Bohon (Jan 5th, 2008)

Just yesterday, we told you about the new GUI version of Transmission. For those who prefer remote control, there's also a web UI for the Transmission daemon, called (cleverly enough) Clutch, just updated to version 0.2. Clutch is an easy way to manage your BitTorrent downloads from anywhere you can ...

Transmission shifts into 1st gear

by Cory Bohon (Jan 4th, 2008)

Transmission, long available in beta form, is one of my favorite torrent clients. BitTorrent, as you probably know, is a way to transfer or share files over the internet, for free, using a 'swarm' model to speed files along. Transmission makes the downloading of those files quite stunning, with its ...

Transmission .90 released

by Christina Warren (Oct 24th, 2007)

Transmission - the open source, lightweight BitTorrent client that is the closest alternative to uTorrent that us Mac users can get - has just released version .90. New features added in this update include: Encryption support (finally!), with an option to ignore unencrypted peers The ability ...

Transmission 0.8 released with selective file downloads, UI changes and much more

by David Chartier (Aug 7th, 2007)

You TUAW readers have spoken loud and clear: Transmission is your favorite BitTorrent client. If you're nodding your head right now, you'll be happy to know that v0.8 of the cross-platform app has gone official, ushering in a boatload of new features and fixes for all OSes it works on, as well as ...

Transmisison 0.71 Fixes Announce Issue

by Dan Lurie (Apr 24th, 2007)

One of the things I love about OS X is the fact that for pretty much any conceivable task, there are multiple applications to choose from with which to do it. Unfortunately, this hasn't really been the case when it comes to BitTorrent clients. Yes, there may have been multiple native clients out ...

Transmission 0.7 bittorrent client released

by Mat Lu (Apr 19th, 2007)

Almost a year after the last version, (and sporting a spiffy new icon) the open-source bittorrent client Transmission has been updated to version 0.7. In addition to numerous bug-fixes, highlights of this version include automatic port mapping, individual torrent bandwidth limits, user-ordering of ...

Transmission 0.7 beta reviewed by Torrentfreak

by David Chartier (Nov 1st, 2006)

The market for Mac torrent clients has been expanding quite a bit recently, and Torrentfreak has a nice review of a new beta version of Transmission, a long-standing favorite of many a Mac torrenter. While the review rounds up many of the nice new features, I'll give you the cliff notes for the ...