New to Torrents?
If your new to the BitTorrent scene then all of this seeding, leeching and tracking jargon might be a little overwhelming to you. The first thing you need to understand is that a BitTorrent file is simply a Meta file which tells a BitTorrent client like uTorrent where and what to download - the BitTorrent file it self does not contain the content of the download.
Choosing a BitTorrent Client
To get started using BitTorrents you will need a BitTorrent client so you can open and load a BitTorrent file so you can download its content. Choosing the right BitTorrent client will save you a lot of frustration if you are new to torrents. We have listed a few of the best clients in our opinion below, simply choose one you like and install it.
- uTorrent - recommended
µTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little CPU, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients.
- Azureus
Azureus offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. Azureus now features an embedded tracker easily set up and ready to use.
- Deluge
Deluge is intended to bring a native, full-featured client to Linux GTK desktop environments such as Gnome and XFCE.
- BitComet
BitComet is a powerful, clean, fast, and easy-to-use bittorrent client. It supports simultaneous downloads, download queue, selected downloads in torrent package, fast-resume, chatting, disk cache, speed limits, port mapping, proxy, ip-filter, etc.
- BitTorrent
The original client made by Bram Cohen Creator of the Network.
More Bit Torrent Resources
If you want to learn more about Bit Torrents we have listed some great guides to get you started below.
- uTorrent's - A Beginner's Guide to BitTorrent
- uTorrent's - How to Make a Torrent
- Improving BitTorrent Download Speeds



