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Tixati 3.34

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 3.34 changelog:

  • completely re-wrote all aspects of I2P support
  • I2P router connection over I2CP instead of SAM v3
  • implemented I2P streaming protocol and signed datagram protocol
  • added I2P key selection dialog in Settings > I2P
  • new I2P vanity key generator within key selection dialog
  • I2P advanced config dialog within Settings > I2P
  • can edit tunnel length, randomization, compression, and many other parameters within I2P advanced config
  • new I2P monitor window from Help > Diagnostics
  • individual sockets can be monitored by double-clicking in the Sockets or Cache tab in I2P monitor
  • greatly improved logging for incoming connection ports and I2P service in System Log and Incoming Connections diagnostic windows
  • several improvements to bind error handling for incoming connection ports
  • major overhaul of DHT
  • DHT now fully supports I2P
  • several improvements to DHT reliability and search speed
  • increased capacity for simultaneous DHT searches
  • more detailed DHT logging, especially for errors
  • fixed minor problems with DHT traffic charts
  • fixed display and sizing problems in Home view
  • improved program shutdown procedures to allow I2P and clearnet tracker updates within reasonable time limit
  • fixed minor crash in settings window when selection-containing category is collapsed
  • slightly increased torrent peer block request pipeline size
  • option in Settings > I2P > Advanced to adjust I2P peer block request pipeline size as a percentage of normal peer pipeline size
  • fixed trackerless DHT config options in Settings > DHT
  • force check no longer causes unnecessary peer connection refresh unless pieces go missing
  • if a transfer switches from complete to incomplete status (eg. due to files activated) a DHT search will be immediately queued
  • if a transfer's network selection is changed while it is running, a DHT search will now happen as soon as possible
  • fixed bandwidth counter persistence between sessions
  • reduced initial program startup time by over 30% when loading large amounts of torrents or channels
  • tray icon implementation in Linux builds now defaults to SNI instead of GtkStatusIcon
  • added --no-tray, --sni-tray, and --gsi-tray command-line switches in Linux build
  • fixed problems in Android 32-bit builds reading/writing/seeking large files over 2.1 GB
  • fixed crash on Windows builds caused by file write lock conflicts when previewing currently downloading torrent files
  • several other minor fixes and adjustments throughout the program