Top 10 torrent clients for linux

Two years ago I wrote an article about the best 5 torrent clients for linux. In the open-source world, two years means a lot of time. So, here it is an updated and enlarged list :

GUI torrent clients:

1)  Deluge

Deluge is a full-featured BitTorrent client written in python, for Linux, OS X, Unix and Windows. It uses  libtorrent in it’s backend and features multiple user-interfaces including: GTK+, web and console. It has been designed using the client server model with a daemon process that handles all the bittorrent activity. The Deluge daemon is able to run on headless machines with the user-interfaces being able to connect remotely from any platform.

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Written in: Python & C++ Library: libtorrent (Rasterbar version) Last release: 1.3.0  2010/09/13 Interface: GUI (GTK),  Web, CLI, Daemon Encryption: Yes Mainline DHT: Yes Magnet link: Yes Peer Exchange: Yes UPnP: Yes NAT: Yes

Local Peer Discovery: Yes IPv6 support: Yes Super Seeding: No Selective downloads: Yes Search engine: Yes RSS: Yes (via plugin) Remote control: Yes Prioritization: Yes Proxy: Yes

Top 5 Torrent Clients for Linux

UPDATE: The article was moved (and updated). For the new location of the list please click here 

Here is a list with the most used torrent clients for Linux. While a few other exists and are listed elsewhere, I think the software presented here represents the big players, and a wide range of interfaces and features. I’m just sharing, I don’t profess to be an expert. Anyway, I hope this list will be of help to you in choosing a better torrent client.

Azureus (now Vuze)

The most future rich torrent client for Linux, but being based on Java, is also a memory and performance hogger.

“Azureus implements the BitTorrent protocol using java language and comes bundled with many invaluable features for both beginners and advanced users” read more…(dead link)