Trainsmission Mac OS
Trainsmission Mac OS
The people behind the Transmission Project have announced a new release of their popular BitTorrent client for Mac users, Transmission 2.32.
The Mac OS X interface is written in Objective-C and uses Growl notifications and dock badging to keep you informed. Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface, peer exchange, UPnP and NAT-PMP port forwarding, web seed support, watch directories, tracker editing, global and per-torrent. Video tutorial dove vedremo a mio parere, il miglior client torrent per Mac OS X. Transmission download link: Lasciat. ABOUT Transmission is a fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client. It comes in several flavors:. A native Mac OS X GUI application. GTK+ and Qt GUI applications for Linux, BSD, etc.
The new Transmission, also available for Linux users, fixes a bunch of errors that are common among all platforms, including Mac.
Version 2.32 fixes an error caused by some 'open-file-limit' configuration settings, a problem seeding to some peers, a bug converting torrent file text contents to UTF-8, and other small bugs.
Support for µTP on systems running uClibc has been improved as well.
For Mac users in particular, the developers have improved tabbing behavior.
That’s not all, though. They claim they’ve also made some minor interface tweaks, and included a bunch of fixes to enhance its stability on Macintosh computers.
The only visible UI ‘tweak’ we could spot was bigger gaps between the buttons in the main window.
GTK+ changes include: Fix 2.30 error opening torrents from a web browser; and remove GNOME desktop proxy support.
For those who reap the benefits of the Transmission web client, those who maintain the platform are proud to report the following:
· Fix bug when adding torrents· Add torrents by info hash in the add dialog· Sorting by ratio· Allow drag-and-drop to add links
For those who are not familiar with Transmission, the app is a popular BitTorrent client (a peer-to-peer file-sharing application) licensed under the GNU General Public License, with select code licensed under the liberal MIT License.
Transmission boasts a simple, intuitive interface designed to integrate tightly with Mac OS X.
It looks and feels like a native Mac app. However, it runs natively on five other operating systems and uses as little resources as possible to allow for as many torrents to be added as possible.
PowerPC Macintosh users can only use versions older than Transmission 2.30 Beta 3.
Starting with that release, the BitTorrent app is no longer a Universal Binary.
Well, I bought a Mac. Specifically a MacBook Air 11.6″ notebook. It is the best ultralight travel computer I could find.
I had known the MacBook Airs were good little computers for quite some time, but after they did away with the backlit keyboard a while back I scratched them off of my “short list” of top notebook. Well, they re-added the backlit keyboard and they also put in some spicy new CPUs and nice big SSD options. So I did what I never thought I would, I bought a Mac.
After all that, I will get to the point… since I am playing with Mac OSX a bit (before probably switching to Win 7 on bootcamp or VMWare Fusion) I need replacements for some of my “go to” apps.
WANTED – a good Torrent client for Mac
First up, a good Torrent client. The top candidates: uTorrent and Transmission
Initial download size:
1.7mb uTorent
4mb Transmission
Size after installation:
3.5MB uTorrent
8.3MB Transmission
The results
To be updated as I use the apps…
UPDATE: 2011.09.20*
*Note: I returned my MacBook Air so I have not been able to add the screenshots and UI comparisons that I wanted to. However, the next time I am doing development work in my VMWare Mac OSX installation I will try to take screenshots and update the article.
Performance:
uTorrent: 5/5
Transmission: 4.5/5
Both clients performed admirably in my tests. Neither had any problems solidly downloading a variety of legal torrents. Speeds were comparable, neither provided an extreme DL boost compared to the other. uTorrent gets a small win here since I prefer its speed reporting and graphing capabilities vs. Transmission.
Cross-Platform Compatibility:
uTorrent: 4/5
Transmission Mac Os X
Transmission: 4.5/5
uTorrent is readily available on Windows and Mac. Transmission open source and is available on Mac, GTK+ and Qt as well as being ported to a variety of platforms.
User Interface
uTorrent 4.25/5
Transmission Mac Os X Torrent
Transmission 4/5
Each client takes a totally different approach to user interface and content presentation. Transmission is very minimalistic and “Mac like” while uTorrent provides you with loads of information.
This really comes down to individual user preference but I generally like more info rather than less so for me uTorrent gets the nod.
The winner is?
Thankfully these are both great torrent apps for use on Mac OSX Lion. If I had to choose one I would choose Transmission. When I use a Mac I try to keep things simple, Transmission is a very simple and streamlined interface that makes downloading torrents easy. The complexity is hidden and with the “keep it simple” mantra I find myself not even digging into the options that I often play with on uTorrent for Windows.
This conclusion (choosing Transmission) really came as a surprise to me. When I use Windows I personally tend do more complex things and at those times I prefer the control/info that uTorrent offers in plain vie. However, especially in older versions, it is not a streamlined simple interface. It is a power user interface IMHO. But on Mac OSX uTorrent just does not fit in, it does not quite belong in Apple-Land. Whereas Transmission fits into the landscape perfectly.
As Keith pointed out in the comments below, Transmission also has a longer history on Mac OSX and they seem to really focus on pushing the limits for the Mac version. Whereas the Mac version of uTorrent may always lag behind the more popular Windows version when it comes to features and development.
Transmission Mac Os X Download
In the end – both of their place
In addition to choosing Transmission, I am also leaving uTorrent for Mac installed. Neither takes up significant resources and they both have a place in my torrent toolbox.
Transmission Mac Os
I hope this info was helpful to you and I encourage you to share your experiences as well. 🙂
Trainsmission Mac OS