Tixati 2.89

Tixati

Tixati is a free and easy to use BitTorrent client featuring detailed views of all seed, peer, and file transfer properties. Also included are powerful bandwidth charting and throttling capabilities, and a full DHT implementation. Tixati is one of the most advanced and flexible BitTorrent clients available. And unlike many other clients, Tixati contains NO SPYWARE, NO ADS, and NO GIMMICKS.

Tixati portable version is meant to run on a USB flash drive or other portable media. It stores all its configuration files in the same folder as the executable binary files, and all file paths are stored in a format relative to the program executable folder.

It is important you do not delete the "tixati_portable_mode.txt" file within the executables folder. This file is what triggers Tixati to run in portable mode. (The executable binaries are actually the same as the standard edition binaries.)

When running the portable edition from a USB flash drive, especially one that is formatted in FAT16/FAT32, you may experience some lag when initially loading a new transfer. This is because initializing and allocating large files on flash-based media consumes a greater amount of time and resources compared to a conventional hard-drive.

Tixati has the following features:

detailed views of all aspects of the swarm, including peers, pieces, files, and trackers
support for magnet links, so no need to download .torrent files if a simple magnet-link is available
super-efficient peer choking/unchoking algorithms ensure the fastest downloads
peer connection encryption for added security
full DHT (Distributed Hash Table) implementation for trackerless torrents, including detailed message traffic graphs and customizable event logging
advanced bandwidth charting of overall traffic and per-transfer traffic, with separate classification of protocol and file bytes, and with separate classification of outbound traffic for trading and seeding
highly flexible bandwidth throttling, including trading/seeding proportion adjustment and adjustable priority for individual transfers and peers
bitfield graphs that show the completeness of all downloaded files, what pieces other peers have available, and the health of the overall swarm
customizable event logging for each download, and individual event logs for all peers within the swarm
expert local file management functions which allow you to move files to a different partition even while downloading is still in progress
100% compatible with the BitTorrent protocol
Windows and Linux-GTK native versions available

Tixati 2.89 is a major update with several important changes:

several memory optimizations in Transfers and Channels to reduce per-peer RAM consumption
custom download and move-on-complete path selection no longer overwriting on new single-file transfers after meta-data resolved
bandwidth statistics for Categories now persist between program restarts
bandwidth chart Clear option now rolls back to last 5 seconds instead of last 60
fixed rare crash in Windows build when closing a settings window too soon after a spinbox change
fixed text entry box maximum length inconsistencies when using extended Unicode characters
better Channel and Transfer peer removal algorithm, allows for more chances at hole-punch if total peer count is low
fixed problems in Channel and Transfer peer DHT search result processing that would too aggressively throttle peer creation
in main Channels list, several new optional columns
icon for indication of current streaming status in Channels list
new Users tab for Channels, with several sortable columns and some new buttons
new fully-featured Admin Commands window, opened by pressing the Commands button in the Users tab
at top of Channel Connections tab, several new buttons
options in Connections tab to force DHT search, stop DHT search, or manually add peers
chat window now saves all text between program sessions
timestamps and join/leave notifications can now be toggled within the backbuffer
backbuffer user message name tag is a different color if the user is currently offline
chat text entry box changes color if the channel is offline or temporarily disconnected
moved several streaming log messages to Event Log tab
revised timing of topic change and MOTD messages
show user public key in all tooltips
new field sttl for Channel info control directive, which controls user cache lifetime
better management of Channel user connection cert issuance within the Admin Commands window
less CPU usage maintaining aggregate Channel shared link/line counts
account for 6to4 when setting narrow/wide network bans for IPv6
user level changes take effect much more quickly
fast user share data re-caching after level changes from Basic or lower to Normal or higher
fixed crash in Forum tab when messages become de-synced from current user list
eliminated time reminder and user name prompt first time Channels are run
fully revised Contacts view
new Ignore system, accessible from the contacts top button menu
ignored Channel users and Transfer peer IPs managed in same view
user Browse window has been completely re-done
nearly instant user Browse, even if they are sharing the maximum limit
new Browse find-bar, and keyboard shortcuts Ctrl-F and F3 / Shift-F3
completely new and much faster multi-line color text control that provides chat message views and user browse view
fixed problem with tree view column sort indicators not initially showing in GTK build
eliminated throttle reminder popup on first startup
fixed problems with treeview single-column mode not using full width of available space until resized
minor adjustment to editbox height in filter bars and search view
fixed problem in Windows build with control focus becoming de-synced when a child modal window is destroyed
fixed problem in GTK build with control lose-focus notification being lost during modal window destruction, preventing final save
minor updates to Dark and Light color themes
several other minor tweaks and adjustments throughout the GUI
updated IP-location tables