As previously mentioned, Transmission works for downloading torrents on your Mac. But lately, at least for me, it's been slow and unreliable — so I've set out to find a new solution.
While browsing forums for ideas, I found a post mentioning uTorrent. A few hours later, I was downloading torrents VERY quickly and reliably using a streamlined process: downloaded torrent file, torrent automatically opens in uTorrent (in Fusion/XP), torrent downloads very quickly, once completed the file is moved back to my Mac.
• If you don't know how, use these instructions – BUT, instead of port 51952 as instructed, use port 32772 — it's uTorrent's default.
Keep in mind, all downloads will go to this folder, which for me is fine since just about all I download on my computer is torrents. It's for this reason that Firefox is preferred.
* If you're using TVShows, be sure to change the "Save torrents in:" folder to "Torrents" and select "Automatically open torrent with default client" just to be safe.
That's it… any suggestions to further streamline this process would be very appreciated. All questions and comments are welcome.
* For other questions about torrents in general, including where to download them, how to avoid fake torrents, and other tips, be sure to read my Mac Torrent Tutorial.