With a host of torrent clients coming up every new day, it is important to select the best among them for our daily use. Irrespective of the platform used, the best torrent software continues to deliver quality performance even at low bandwidths, few seeds and peers, and at a fast pace. It also takes care of Security and file management.

First, we shall take a look at the top 5 torrent clients for Windows Operating System

1.   µtorrent: This has got to be the most famous torrent client. Advantages include ease of use, friendly interface, a small 215 Kb sized setup file, bandwidth scheduler, auto shutdown feature to automatically shut down, reboot, hibernate or standby your computer after the downloading ends.

2.    Azureus (or Vuze): It is a Java based BitTorrent client that has several admirers worldwide. Although the interface can be a bit tricky to the beginner, Azureus has a vast range of advanced features. For example, you can choose different proxies for tracker communication and peer communication. The setup file is a little large comparatively at 7.7 Mb.

3.   BiTComet: With an interface much friendlier than any other torrent client, this torrent software is easy to use, interactive and has many unique features. It can integrate in Firefox or IE smoothly- even normal http data can be downloaded using this feature. The drop box appears anywhere on the screen as you wish it. The download speed can be even increased more by using a special download accelerator.

4.    BitSpirit: Simplicity is what makes this software so attractive. Produced by LanSpirit, this torrent client is relatively new in the market. Along with a wide range of information provided, this software can also preview the media files while downloading them. Another good features is the one that lets you chat with seeders and leechers.

5.    BitTornado: This client differs from the other ones. This is more of a point and download type client. The software directly asks which the .torrent file to download, and when you have given your choice it asks you the location for saving the downloaded stuff. Here after, it starts downloading.

With the huge growth of Linux now, a number of torrent clients for Linux are available. Given below is the list of top 5 torrent clients for Linux-

1.    Deluge: This is by far the most comprehensive torrent client available for Linux. It offers many features including the ability to download only selected files, create your own torrent, a large chunk of torrent information, queue manager and more.

2.    qBitTorrent: This client software has a simple interface and is relatively easy to use. The major features include support for trackerless torrents, a download queue, web interface, and the ability to search for torrents directly from within the application.

3.    Transmission: This is a really good alternative to the much popular Deluge software. Although it started off as a simple torrent download tool, it has added a host of features in its bag lately.


4.    KTorrent: This is a very powerful torrent client providing advanced configuration options, many performance effective features and useful plug-in tools like the Search plug-in which allows for the searching of torrent files directly from the application.

5.    Azureus (Vuze): Formerly known as Azureus, Vuze is a cross-platform BitTorrent client that incorporates plenty of features and a sharp looking interface.

Although a bit slow than the rest, Vuze packs in a range of attractive features, plug-ins and tabs.

Last, but certainly not in the least, let’s take a look at the top 5 torrent clients for the Mac Operating System. Some of these may have appeared in the earlier two categories, thereby reflecting the strength of some major torrent clients to transcend effortlessly into various platforms.

1.    Azureus: Having already featured in the earlier two categories for Windows and Linux, this super powerful torrent is equally effective in Mac as well.

  1. BitTorrent: This torrent client offers a host of valuable features- RSS downloader, local peer discovery, spyware-free, per-torrent speed limiting, configurable bandwidth scheduler and lots more.


2.    Transmission: Already a good torrent client for the Linux operating system, this open source client works equally well for the Mac OS too. Noteworthy features include effortless network configuration, protocol encryption, built-in peer exchange and safety features.

3.    XTorrent: This client lets you search for torrent files directly inside the application. The software also acts as a direct RSS torrentcasts subscriber. Powerful and delivering high performance, this is the ideal torrent client for Mac users.


4.    BitRocket: This open-source torrent client software is built especially for the Mac OS. Useful features include live performance view, RSS support, integrated search option, torrent generator and flexible filtering.

1. BitTornado: This client differs from the other ones. This is more of a point and download type client. The software directly asks which the .torrent file to download, and when you have given your choice it asks you the location for saving the downloaded stuff. Here after, it starts downloading.