Features
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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
69,334,350
- Requirements:
Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
October 10, 2008
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Previous Versions:
Publisher's description of BitComet
BitComet is a fast and easy-to-use BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP download client. It is P2P file-sharing freeware and one of the most popular P2P protocols designed for high-speed distribution. BitComet supports simultaneous downloads, DHT networks (trackerless), a download queue, selected downloads in the Torrent package, fast-resume, disk caching, speed limits, auto port mapping, proxies, and IP filtering.
Version 1.05 is a bug fixing release.
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Editor's review of BitComet
3.0 stars
- "A different take on torrents"
Taking a slightly different approach to solving the multimedia lover's dilemma of how best to download torrents is BitComet, which uses an interface heavily cribbed from Windows Explorer--with a dose or two from the basic BitTorrent template--to create something instantly recognizable to the user.
There's a familiar tree of features on the left, including links to torrent-aggregating Web sites and several promotional offers. The top of the app has big buttons with familiar icons, the center window shows the files being downloaded, and the bottom pane has tracker and peer info. The pane on the right rounds out the layout, with a torrent search feature and advertising. Among the usual features, BitComet offers chat capabilities, the ability to bookmark your favorite sites, a toolbar for Internet Explorer 7, and a context menu for Firefox 2.
While the app held its own against better-known competitors in terms of speed and handling multiple torrents, we found the ubiquitous advertisements to be annoying compared to the competition's ad-free environs. Overall, we think BitComet is worth trying and could become a major torrent app in the future.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 2633 votes
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Version: BitComet 1.05
Pros: it's free...
Cons: not safe, adware, contaminated with bugs
Summary: I'm no fan of torrent sites. Usenet access is so much better.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: BitComet 1.05
Pros: its free and thats about it
Cons: its very buggy and power consuming. has built in adware, stupid set up.
Summary: with u torrent available i would not waste any time with this one. it has built in ads that become unbearable but thats not the worst!! the set up is stupid as you need to log in every time you use it!! why? its a fsp not a bank account. when i wen... read more >>
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BitComet 1.05
Pros: Good but limited
Cons: I don't think there are any.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: BitComet 1.05
Pros: dont have to say anything
Cons: Not upto Expectations of user
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