There are many ways to download torrents. Some of them are anonymous while some of them are not. If you want to try something different to download Torrents then you are at right place. Today I will tell you how to download torrents using Windows, Linux, and Mac command line. There is a command line tool, torrent. This command line tool can download a file from torrents using the magnet link or the “.torrent” file. This tool quietly works same as the other Torrent clients. The only difference is that it works in command line mode.
Torrent is a simple and minimal Torrent client that runs from the terminal. You just have to execute a single command to download Torrent on your computer. If you want to unleash the power of the terminal in downloading Torrents then follow the guide below. However, the tool Torrent is built using Node JS. And thus, you are required to download and install Node JS on your computer before start using this guide.
Downloading Torrents from Linux, MAC, Windows Command line in an easy way:
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If you like to play with the command line, then you will enjoy downloading Torrents from it. There is only one-time effort is required to install this tool and then you can use it as long as your computer is alive.
So, first of all, install the torrent tool globally on your computer. For that, make sure that you have installed Node JS and then open the terminal or the command prompt of Windows. Run this command to install Torrent globally.
The torrent has been installed, you can then start using it. To download torrents from the command line, you need the magnet link or the “.torrent” file of the target. And if you have that then run any of the following commands.
If you have the magnet link, then run:
If you have the .torrent file, then run:
Now, you must be an idea what it looks like to download torrents from the command line. For the sake of this guide, I have used Windows 10. But, this method should work on other platforms as well and same commands apply there.
Wrap up:
Torrent is a simple and nice tool which you can use to download torrents from Linux, Windows, and MAC terminal. One single command and the torrent will be delivered to your computer in a few seconds. However, this tool may download the content slowly but that truly depends on the number of seeds available of that Torrent you are downloading. Otherwise, it threw me same speed as I was getting in qBitTorrent software.
Written by Mårten Björk •
Using torrents, you can quickly download movies, films and other files to your Mac. A torrent is a file with the file extension .torrent. This article will explain how to download torrents on a Mac.
Are torrent files legal?
Torrent files are not illegal, but downloading copyrighted material is. However, there are many torrent files out there containing non-copyrighted material which is why we choose to publish this article.
How torrent downloads work on the Mac
Without going all geeky, we’ll now try to explain how torrents work.
Someone downloads a .torrent file
The first thing that happens is that a user downloads a .torrent file. This file is very small and contains only a list of the files that are to be downloaded and some other stuff used by the user’s torrent application.
Opening the torrent
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The next thing that happens is that the person that downloaded the file opens it with an application designed to handle this kind of file (more about these applications later). This application will try to find other people trying to download the same file. The torrent application will now grab pieces of the file from the other computers and put them together into one file. The user’s torrent application will in its turn start to share pieces that you have downloaded with other users. You get some and you give some.
Torrent applications for the Mac
There are various torrent applications available for Mac users. In this article, we’ll tell you about our favorite application, Transmission. It’s simple to use and free (we’re not paid to say this).
Transmission
Transmission is a great torrent application for Mac. It’s easy to understand, it works pretty flawlessly and it has most of the features that one wants. To download Transmission, click here (download will begin immediately).
Adding torrent files to Transmission
Create a new downloads folder
Okay, let’s assume that you have downloaded Transmission and want to start downloading files. The first thing you should do is create a folder where your downloads will be put. For instance, name it “Downloads” and place it on your desktop.
Tell Transmission that you want your downloads to be out into that folder
Now, open Transmission and go to the top menu. Click Transmission > Preferences. In the preferences window, click the second tab labeled “Transfers”. A drop-down menu is now available and from that menu, choose the folder where you want your downloads to be put (the folder you just created).
Get a torrent file
The next thing you do is download a .torrent file. You do this from your web browser. Find a web site that offers torrents and find a download button. When you click it, a .torrent file will be downloaded to your computer.
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Open the .torrent file with Transmission
Now drag the torrent file into Transmission and it will be visible in the list. All the files that you want to download will now be created in the Downloads folder. These files are useless and broken until Transmission says that the files are 100% downloaded. You can throw the .torrent file away after adding it to Transmission.
Download problems that may occur
The torrent download won’t start
The problem with torrents is that they depend on someone seeding the file from his or her computer. Seeding means that you allow other users to download parts of the file from your computer. Sometimes no users are downloading or seeding the file and therefore it can’t be downloaded.
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Try to find another file. Finding good torrents might be tricky, but have patience.