Halite Portable Torrent Client

Halite is a free and portable torrent client. Named after the Halite mineral and written in C++, this BitTorrent client is both tiny and fast. Many people have claimed that it performs better than several of the well known torrent clients such as uTorrent and BitComet.

Though this Torrent Portable BitTorrent client is still being refined and further developed, it was fully functional at the time of this review.

Halite | Torrent Portable Client

Screenshot of Halite - Portable Torrent

Halite is a lightweight and open-source BitTorrent client for Windows. The term "Halite Portable" refers to a portable version of the client. This portable application can be run from a removable storage device (such as a USB flash drive) without requiring installation on the host computer. Here are its main features:

  • Lightweight Torrent tool: Known for its small size and low system resource usage, making it suitable for users with less powerful computers.
  • Open Source: Being an open source project, users are able to inspect and modify its source code, fostering transparency and community contributions.
  • User Friendly Torrent Management Interface: Halite has a user friendly and straightforward interface, allowing users to manage their torrents easily.
  • Fast and Efficient Downloads: The BitTorrent protocol is designed for efficient file distribution, providing fast and reliable downloads.
  • Configurable Download Speed and Bandwidth: Users can customize various settings such as bandwidth allocation, download and upload speed limits, and more.
  • Multiple Language Support: Supports multiple languages, providing accessibility to users around the world.
  • Trackerless Torrent Support: Capable of handling trackerless torrents, also known as Distributed Hash Table (DHT) torrents. DHT enables peers to find each other without the need for a centralized tracker.
  • Queue Management: Users can manage the order and priority of their downloads through the queue management feature.

Specifications | Project Page | Where to Download

  • Authors Website: Project Page
  • Developer: Originally created by Binary Notions
  • License: Open Source
  • Downloading: You can download the 7Z archive here:
    Halite Download
    Note: You need to use 7Zip to open the Halite 7Z archive.