PicoTorrent
Dev tools
bittorrent client
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
3 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Lighter alternative to uTorrent and Deluge
From 2 comments
Very nice. μTorrent has long been riddled with ad's (with sound for gates sake!) and Deluge feels a little slow and bulky on my machine. This looks like a lighter alternative.
cmdrfred on HNLooks promising, I'm using it. Keep up your good work!
rilut on HN
Open source, no ads or spyware
From 1 comment
+ Open source + Not spyware + No ads
romanovcode on HN
Objections
Installed size is large for a 'pico' client
From 2 comments
Installer 5,55MB, installed size: 20,6MB. That's not pico, more like mili- or centi- as compared to uTorrent. For comparison, another open source bit-torrent client Halite…
butz on HNThe PicoTorrent executable is somewhere around 5-6MB. RAM and CPU usage should be low to tiny if I haven't made a mistake and leak memory all over the place :) The reason our…
viktorelofsson on HN
Feature set is minimal so far
From 1 comment
Both are built on Rasterbar-libtorrent and should provide equal performance if configured the same, which I would definitely see as a goal. Feature wise, PicoTorrent is lacking.…
viktorelofsson on HN
Fails to run in Sandboxie
From 1 comment
Installer 5,55MB, installed size: 20,6MB. That's not pico, more like mili- or centi- as compared to uTorrent. For comparison, another open source bit-torrent client Halite…
butz on HN
Not whitelisted on private trackers
From 1 comment
For those who use private trackers, it would take awhile for this to get whitelisted.
tuananh on HN
Requests
Bulk operations and import/export of torrent state
From 1 comment
This looks pretty neat. I've been using qBittorrent on Windows, but it doesn't really support bulk operations, so I've been writing Python scripts[0] to accomplish what I need.…
jzelinskie on HN
Installer options and a portable zip version
From 1 comment
Installer 5,55MB, installed size: 20,6MB. That's not pico, more like mili- or centi- as compared to uTorrent. For comparison, another open source bit-torrent client Halite…
butz on HN
FAQ and feature documentation
From 1 comment
How does this compare, featurewise/speedwise, to popular (yet simple and powerful) clients like Deluge? I ask because I'm not seeing an FAQ, list of features or User Manual…
15charlimit on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Deluge in features and speed?
From 1 comment
How does this compare, featurewise/speedwise, to popular (yet simple and powerful) clients like Deluge? I ask because I'm not seeing an FAQ, list of features or User Manual…
15charlimit on HN
How does it compare to uTorrent 2.2?
From 1 comment
how does it compare to uTorrent 2.2?
wnevets on HN
Alternatives named
Deluge
From 1 comment
How does this compare, featurewise/speedwise, to popular (yet simple and powerful) clients like Deluge? I ask because I'm not seeing an FAQ, list of features or User Manual…
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uTorrent
From 2 comments
Very nice. μTorrent has long been riddled with ad's (with sound for gates sake!) and Deluge feels a little slow and bulky on my machine. This looks like a lighter alternative.
cmdrfred on HNhow does it compare to uTorrent 2.2?
wnevets on HN
qBittorrent
From 1 comment
This looks pretty neat. I've been using qBittorrent on Windows, but it doesn't really support bulk operations, so I've been writing Python scripts[0] to accomplish what I need.…
jzelinskie on HN
Halite
From 1 comment
Installer 5,55MB, installed size: 20,6MB. That's not pico, more like mili- or centi- as compared to uTorrent. For comparison, another open source bit-torrent client Halite…
butz on HN