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{{Infobox software
| screenshot             = [[File:Bittornado screenshot showing use of IEC and SI prefixes.png|250px]]
| caption                = BitTornado
| developer              = John Hoffman, a.k.a. Shad0w
| released               = {{Start date and age|2004|03|13}}
| 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       = [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]], [[BSD]]
| genre                  = [[BitTorrent client]]
| license                = [[MIT License]] 
| website                = {{URL|www.bittornado.com}}
}}

'''BitTornado''' is a [[free software|free]] [[BitTorrent client]] for transfer of [[computer file]]s over networks, including the [[Internet]]. It is developed by John Hoffman, who also created its predecessor, Shad0w's Experimental Client<!-- Initially released 2003-06-21 -->. Based on the [[BitTorrent (software)|original BitTorrent client]], the interface is largely the same, with added features such as:
* Upload/download speed limitation
* Prioritized downloading when downloading batches (several files)
* Detailed information about connections to other peers
* [[Universal Plug and Play|UPnP]] port forwarding
* [[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 (computing)|server]]s 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}}{{Dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref> but because of its nature being inherently 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 seeding|super-seed]]s.<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>

The BitTorrent client ''[[ABC (Yet Another BitTorrent Client)|ABC]]'' is based on BitTornado.

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free software}}
* [[Comparison of BitTorrent software]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.bittornado.com}}

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[[Category:Free BitTorrent clients]]
[[Category:Free software programmed in Python]]
[[Category:Software using the MIT license]]
[[Category:2004 software]]
[[Category:File sharing software for Linux]]
[[Category:OS X file sharing software]]
[[Category:Windows file sharing software]]
[[Category:Software that uses wxWidgets]]