While the most popular/well know open source bit torrent client is probably Vuze (formerly Azureus), I have written in the past about how the program’s “take over your system” style approach is not for me. So if you are looking for an alternate open source bit torrent client, then check out G3 Torrent.

G3 Torrent boasts a rather lengthy feature list and if you take a look at the screenshots, you will see it looks very similar to the way Azureus (2.x) looks. The only thing I can really see as a potential problem is the program has not been updated for over 4 years.

Overall, a bit torrent client is just a means to an end. A program doesn’t need to have constant updates as longs as it works well.