Azureus implements the BitTorrent protocol using java language and comes bundled with many invaluable features for both beginners and advanced users:
* Multiple torrent downloads
* Upload and download speed limiting, both globally and per torrent
* Advanced seeding rules
* Adjustable disk cache
* Only uses one port for all the torrents
* UPnP sets the forward on your router
* Can use a proxy, for both tracker and peer communications
* Fast resume
* Can set a default download dir and move completed files
* Can import torrents automatically from a set dir
* Highly customizable interface
Changelog:
* New users default save directory is now located in their "My Documents" directory, under "Azureus Downloads" [TuxPaper]
* Show alerts raised during closedown on next start as these often don"t get displayed due to UI shutdown [Parg]
* Allow plugin installs to place jars into the plugin-shared "shared/lib" directory [Parg]
* Unsafe config read/writing [parg]
* Plugins can now open and close download bars [amc1]
* Added scrape delay for stopped/errored torrents, and torrents with high share ratios [TuxPaper]
* Allow only one active scrape for each tracker [TuxPaper]
* Release piece-map when not required [Parg]
* ASN lookup via DNS queries only [Parg]
* Full recheck of torrent when part of torrent fails hash check on completion [TuxPaper]
* Take note of banned IPs when we have IP filter turned off - these are independent [Parg]
* Disable download peer caching for private torrents [Parg]
* Disconnect currently connected peers on tracker URL change for private torrents [Parg]
* Remove unused download/upload specific stats from version-check message [Parg]
* Include IP override in NAT check message for NAT check server to use [Parg]
* Timeout UPnP port releases during closedown to prevent Azureus hanging [Parg]
* Fix choke/unchoke cycle bug for lan local peers [Nolar]
* Fix auto moving torrent data with DND files [TuxPaper]
* Fix NPE causing XML stats not to be written [Parg]
* Fix crash when opening non-torrent URL when OS has no recognized HTML viewer [TuxPaper]
* Fix big icon in name column for OSes using GTK [TuxPaper]
* Make Download Basket work again for drag and dropping [TuxPaper]