Operating system: Windows
Publisher: BitComet
Release: BitComet 2.22
License: Free
Antivirus check: VirusTotal report
BitComet is not just a powerful client for downloading torrents from p2p networks, but a real "combine" for downloading files from the Internet, because this application is equipped not only with functions for working with the bittorrent protocol, but also with support for downloading via http and ftp. For these purposes, the application downloads from several mirrors and in several sections at once, and it can combine BitTorrent peers with HTTP/FTP sources for the same file. What's more, the application also supports the eMule network ed2k (as a plugin), which was well known in the past and is still used today, and of course, working with Magnet links.
Like all torrent clients, BitComet allows you to run an unlimited number of downloads at once, arbitrarily set the desired speed limits for each of the downloads and, of course, set priorities between them. Also, the program has a bandwidth scheduler with automatic shutdown. Like any solid torrent client, BitComet supports the function of playing videos right during the download, so that the user does not have to spend time waiting for the download to be completed!
For advanced users, BitComet also offers very interesting additional features. So, for example, you can sign in with a free CometID account; according to the program itself, registered users can download faster. Torrent Share lets clients exchange torrents while downloading, and the task list shows comments and snapshots left by other users for a torrent. Long-term seeding helps to find additional sources for downloads that got stuck, and an intelligent disk cache keeps data in memory to access the hard drive less often. Tags, DHT, UPnP port mapping and selective file downloading round out its already serious functionality.
BitComet allows for unlimited downloads from various protocols with features like in-download media playback and priority speed settings.
It should be added that BitComet is free of charge for non-commercial home use, has a simple enough and quite accessible for all interface, and has a flexible system of settings. It is translated into more than 50 languages and is also available for macOS, Linux and Android.