Halite 0.4.0.3

Halite (named after the mineral) is a C++ BitTorrent client based on the excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The program also relies heavily on the Boost libraries.

While not a heavyweight in the bells & whistles category, Halite is a functional BitTorrent client. So far its list of features include:

File selection and/or file priority specifications.
Managed torrent queue system.
Disk cache support.
Magnet URI support.
Trackerless torrents (using the Mainline kademlia DHT protocol).
Supports Magnet URI torrents.
Super-seeding.
µTorrent style multi-tracker announcing.
IP filtering with eMule style ipfilter.dat import.
Protocol Encryption support.
Translations of the UI into a number of languages through the help of volunteers. (if you wish to help with a translation then please do)
Minimize to tray with transfer rate summary.
Full Unicode support through UTF-8 and native Windows wide-char strings.
Login support where tracker requires it.
Ability to edit trackers specified in the torrent.
Ability to create torrent files.
Port randomisation and forwarding (UnPlug and Play or NAT-PMP).
Transfer rate and connection limits both global and per-torrent.
Shutdown scheduler.
Webseeds.

Changes from v0.4.0.2 to 0.4.0.3:

Re-fixed Unicode.
Fixed a bug with gigabyte sizes.
Compiling with VS 2015 community.
Splitter proportional size functionality enabled.
Add torrent dialog box default size increased.

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