BitSpirit

BitSpirit

Developer(s)	ByteLinker Inc.
Initial release	2003
Stable release	3.6.0.550 (December 29, 2010; 2 years ago (2010-12-29)^[1]) [±]
Development status	Active, but still no new releases as its marked On hiatus.
Written in	C++
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Available in	21 languages
Type	BitTorrent client
License	Proprietary freeware
Website	bitspirit.cc

BitSpirit (Chinese: 比特精灵) is a freeware, closed source BitTorrent client by ByteLinker Inc. It is available for Microsoft Windows and written in C++.^[2]

According to TorrentFreak, 1.996% of BitTorrent users are using BitSpirit.^[3]

References

BitTorrent

Companies	BitTorrent, Inc. Vuze, Inc.

People	Eric Klinker Bram Cohen Ashwin Navin Ross Cohen

Technology	Broadcatching Distributed hash tables DNA index Peer exchange Protocol encryption Super-seeding Tracker Vocabulary Torrent file µTP

Clients (comparison, usage share)	BitTorrent (original client) BitComet BitSpirit BitTornado Deluge KTorrent LimeWire Miro MLDonkey qBittorrent rTorrent Shareaza Transmission µTorrent Vuze (formerly Azureus) Xunlei

Tracker software (comparison)	opentracker PeerTracker XBT Tracker EasyTracker

Open Trackers	OpenBitTorrent PublicBitTorrent

Search engines (comparison)	BTDigg Burnbit EZTV FlixFlux isoHunt KickassTorrents Mininova Seedpeer The Pirate Bay Torrentz yourBittorrent YouTorrent What.CD

Defunct websites	BTJunkie LokiTorrent OiNK TorrentSpy Suprnova Demonoid BitGamer

Related topics	aXXo BitTorrent Open Source License MPAA Peer Media Technologies TorrentFreak Slyck.com

Networks and protocols

Centralized	Audiogalaxy CuteMX Direct Connect Advanced Direct Connect Napster Soulseek Opennap Soribada

Decentralized	Advanced Direct Connect Applejuice Ares BitTorrent eDonkey FastTrack Freenet GNUnet Gnutella Gnutella2 I2P Kad Kazaa OpenFT Overnet WASTE WinMX

Comparisons of clients

Hyperlinks

Uses

Concepts

Privacy	Friend-to-friend Darknet Open Music Model Anonymous P2P Private P2P