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{{Infobox Software
| name                   = BitTornado
| logo                   = 
| screenshot             = [[Image:Bittornado screenshot showing use of IEC and SI prefixes.png|250px]]
| caption                = BitTornado
| developer              = John Hoffman, a.k.a. Shad0w
| released               = ?
| frequently_updated     = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
| programming language   = [[Python (programming language)|Python]]
| operating system       = [[Cross-platform]]
| language               = ?
| genre                  = [[BitTorrent client]]
| license                = [[MIT License]]
| website                = [http://bittornado.com/ bittornado.com]
}}

'''BitTornado''' is a [[BitTorrent client]]. It is developed by John Hoffman, who also created its predecessor, [[Shadow's Experimental Client]].  Based on the original BitTorrent client, the interface is largely the same, with added features such as
*upload/download speed limitation;
*prioritised downloading when downloading batches (several files);
*detailed information about connections to other peers;
*[[Universal Plug and Play|UPnP]] Port Forwarding (Universal Plug and Play);
*[[IPv6]] support ([[Operating system|OS]] support required);
*PE/MSE support as of version 0.3.18.

[[Super seeding]] mode and web seeding were originally developed by the BitTornado group.

It is programmed using [[Python (programming language)|Python]], for platform independence. Due to this, it can be used server-side on [[Server|servers]] which support python applications, without having root access. [[Torrentflux]] is a popular [[PHP]] front-end for BitTornado<ref>
{{Cite web
| url=http://torrentflux.com/
| title=TorrentFlux Homepage
| accessdate= 2008-10-12
| year=2008
| author=TorrentFlux.com
}}
</ref>, but because of its nature being inherintly resource-intense, most [[Shared web hosting service|shared web hosts]] block such scripts.

BitTornado developer John Hoffman decided to ban [[BitComet]] users from accessing his client as he claims it exploits super-seeds.
<ref name="TorrentFreak">
{{Cite web
| url=http://torrentfreak.com/bittornado-bans-all-bitcomet-users/
| title=BitTornado Bans All BitComet Users
| accessdate= 2007-01-07
| year=2007
| author=TorrentFreak.com
}}
</ref>

==See also==
*[[Comparison of BitTorrent software]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://bittornado.com/ BitTornado Home Page]
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