which torrent software is better for mac UTorrent Or BitTorrent for torrent files?

It is best to keep away from torrent downloads as they sometimes come with malware that will make your Mac malfunction. But if you want to live dangerously you can use either of those pieces of software.

Neither unless you will be happy to get adware/malware included with the "free" downloads.

Remember, if it costs money elsewhere, then do the right thing and pay for it elsewhere. Aside from such downloads being illegal, they will likely contain unwanted additions.

FWIW, there is a legitimate reason to use a torrent program. Some Linux distro installer .isos are available as a torrent download as an alternative. So if you want to use virtual machines in hypervisor programs that is one way to download .isos. Other than that, there is no good reason.

Many games have been legitimately distributed through torrent, many required having to login and authenticate with the game servers prior to being able to play. NASA and other government agencies have released public information by distributing it through torrents. A few years ago I recall a music album being released solely by distributing it through a torrent.

Saying don't use torrent is like saying don't watch a DVD because people have sold pirated movies and software on DVD media. A torrent client is not illegal, how you use it can be--just like many other things.

Personally I am a fan of qBittorrent which is open-source and available for a wide variety of platforms.

I disagree entirely. If you use torrents you are potentially inviting trouble. The basic rules of running a computer is to operate as safely as possible by avoiding downloading questionable products. All torrents should carry a health warning in my view.

chroot wrote:

Many games have been legitimately distributed through torrent, many required having to login and authenticate with the game servers prior to being able to play. NASA and other government agencies have released public information by distributing it through torrents. A few years ago I recall a music album being released solely by distributing it through a torrent.

Maybe in 1957. 😉

There is nothing illegal about torrent software. And in the past there were legitimate uses for it as I mentioned. The reason why some Linux distros installers are available that way is because they can't afford fast servers so a torrent can be faster to download in that case.

Personally I can't think of anything I can't download without torrent software.

chroot is perfectly correct. There is nothing inherently unsafe or illegal about torrent technology. His/her analogy with DVD is perfectly correct and accurate.

The health warnings about what is downloaded are also perfectly accurate. Apart from the theft of other people's work, installing a pirated copy of software is the act of an idiot, but that does not change the fact that Bit Torrent technology is both legal and as safe as any other way of sharing data.

You have to distinguish between the technology and the use it is sometimes put to. They're not the same thing.

Ah well this discussion is becoming distended, when all you asked was which is the better of the two.

for me i had niggly problems with both, but now use Transmission which works for me.

http://www.transmissionbt.com/

and yes you have to be careful what you might be introducing to your mac,

but it is yours.

so enjoy it.

Terence Devlin wrote:

You have to distinguish between the technology and the use it is sometimes put to. They're not the same thing.

Yes and no. I will never believe that once someone finds out they can download their favorite movies or albums for free they won't. I also believe that's the number one use of torrent software.

The temptation is too great and people are too weak.

Thanks for that. Your opinions on human nature are fascinating, of course.

As are yours on anything. Thanks for that as well.