Xtorrent: Taking BitTorrent to another Level?
Written by Ernesto on September 11, 2006Xtorrent is a new BitTorrent client for Mac OSX. Unlike other BitTorrent clients, Xtorrent allows you to browse, download and search for torrents without using a web browser.
I stumbled upon some prerelease screenshots of Xtorrent over at phillryu. It is unsure if the application will be free, and if not, how much it will cost. [...]
Xtorrent is a new BitTorrent client for Mac OSX. Unlike other BitTorrent clients, Xtorrent allows you to browse, download and search for torrents without using a web browser.
I stumbled upon some prerelease screenshots of Xtorrent over at phillryu. It is unsure if the application will be free, and if not, how much it will cost. But there’s no doubt that it looks great.
Here are some features and screenshots (thanks). A public Beta will probably available in a few weeks.
search and download torrents without web browser
Custom Search Engines
You can add a search tab for your favorite tracker. Just add the search url of torrentz.com, mininova.org, or any tracker you like.
A Fresh Look
A look at xTorrent’s interface while downloading. Notice the “progress square” instead of the well known progress bar.
Call it BT Client 2.0 or whatever you like, but the UI of Xtorrent is different from most BitTorrent clients we have right now. It has the Web2.0-ish look. The User Interface is like that of Acquisition, David Watanabe’s other (paid) filesharing application by. Definitely a refreshing look, compared to most BitTorrent clients out there.
We have to wait until the first Beta is released to actually compare Xtorrent’s features and performance to the currently available Mac OSX clients.
Stay tuned…
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11 Responses
The developer, David Watanabe, is a douché. If he charges for this bittorrent app, don’t pay for it.
I think David W. is an extremely skilled developer. Newsfire and Acquisition are two of the best Mac applications I have ever used, worth every penny. I believe that Xtorrent will be just as good, if not better. Keep in mind, it will be the first Mac BT client to include built-in searching.
The writer of this article is decent, but could you hype it up just a little bit more? I don’t think we got the message of how fantasmically uber kewl and revolutionary this newage client is going to be.
i care about functionality over pretty UIs. take transmission as an example- it’s pretty, but it’s full of bugs and has almost no features. Watanabe’s newsfire sucked in my opinion when it came to functionality, so i have no faith in screenshots when there is no mention of features.
BitRocket also has built-in searching. It’s also buggy and from a developer with similar Open-Source code pilfering issues.
can anyone please tell me the exact steps to add a serrch engine?i want to add demonoid.com as well
http://www.demonoid.com/files/?category=0&subcategory=All&quality=All&seeded=0&external=2&query=%@&uid=0&sort=
#3 stfu and gtfo with your redereck loving faggotry with you. no one cares about hype, except underage mac fanboys like yourself.
oh wait, your a plant for david wantanabe…. nevermind then
what the fuck is itunes doing on the search panel? man you mac users are so gay, this shit looks like dmetri martin is about to pop out of this crappy program, try to suck his own dick and tell some lame one-liners enjoy your gay-torrent program tree-huggers.
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