BitTornado for Windows

Quick overview

BitTornado is a lightweight, speedy and easy-to-use BitTorrent client distributed under the GPL. Designed for Windows users, it falls under download-management software with a focus on peer-to-peer (BitTorrent) transfers. The program is offered at no cost and emphasizes small disk footprint and simple operation.

Compatibility and language

• Platform: Windows (legacy support; historically reported for Windows 95 and similar older releases)
• Interface language: English

Popularity and download information

Added to our catalog in 2007, BitTornado has accumulated roughly 95,746 installations to date and recorded 10 installs in the past week. The client is particularly popular in countries such as Malaysia, the United States, and the Netherlands. In terms of size, it typically requires less storage than the average application in the downloading category.

Latest release

Current build: 0.3.18
Last updated: May 1, 2007

Notable recent updates

• Security hardening to prevent peers from abusing super-seed mode
• Optional encryption support has been introduced

Suggested alternatives

• qBittorrent — open-source, modern BitTorrent client
• ManyDownloader — free downloader option