Not all BitTorrent apps are made equal. Yes, there's a big range of features such as support for encryption and random port access, but at the same there's also a huge range of speeds - some BitTorrent apps are simply much faster than others. To save you the time of trying them all to find which one works best, we've done it for you: we've put the best BitTorrent apps through their paces, and tried to find which one offers the blend of features and speed that makes it stand out from the rest.

So, if you want to make the most of your internet connection, read on!

Deluge

This client can be run in a variety of modes. Written in Python, it makes use of GTK for the desktop interface, but isn't really a Gnome app as such - it looks just as at home on KDE or whatever your desktop of choice is.

The layout of the main screen is pretty straightforward -