• garyyo@lemmy.world
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    Yeah, seems weird that simple “it downloads torrents” client gets a D. It gets the job done, is easy to figure out, and doesnt fuck about with features I would never touch. Maybe thats not enough for a power user but for me its exactly what I want.

    (but then why is Tixati in B, seems to have mostly downsides?)

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      It’s gone the job done for me, for over 16 years now. It was the only real option for Mac computers back in University. I still use it to this day.

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      (but then why is Tixati in B, seems to have mostly downsides?)

      You need to read it again more carefully. Lightweight, highly customisable and feature-rich is why it is that high.

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        I guess I just don’t really know what feature-rich means in this context but being proprietary, not fully cross platform, and banned on most private trackers seems like huge downsides for power users compared to customization, built in search, and integrated chat.

        I get this chart probably not made for people like me in mind though.

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          I personally use tixati, primarily because whatever special sauce they cooked it with let’s it run on the trashheap of a computer I use for torrenting when nothing else I’ve tried does. I’m not in any private trackers, nor do I really have a need to be, and like, not being usable on Mac is entirely irrelevant to everyone not using Mac. I personally don’t care if it’s proprietary, but that’s just down to individual preference.

          I’m not really sure what feature rich means since I don’t have a comparison point, but there’s a lot of menus with options in them, and I figure they all do stuff someone more dedicated than myself may care about lol.

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            special sauce they cooked it with let’s it run on the trashheap of a computer

            It’s called coding in VS C++ and using native Windows controls, a dying art form unfortunately. The price is losing cross-platform compatibility.

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          Feature-rich

          To be able to set download location, not download into folders, change location based on category, stop seeding after ratio or time, watch a folder for torrent files, delete said files after importing them, minimize to tray.

          Not sure what transmission can and cannot do, but those are some examples of features in this context. Others may have a different opinion.

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      They say “barely lacks any features” which I think they mean it’s full featured. I feel like Transmission and rTorrent are good clients for their niche though.