Do you love Reddit’s content, but wish it was organized differently? Try out a Reddit client for Windows. These third-party programs arrange the content you already love in a way you just might find yourself preferring – subreddits in columns, notifications in your system tray or a quick summary what’s going on just a popup window away. Advanced features even deliver text-only versions of articles and automatically pull down images, vastly increasing the efficiency of your time-wasting.
Tixati is a reliable and fast torrent program authored by the architect of the WinMiX OpenNap program. Displaying a forward-thinking architecture, Tixati embraces the shift towards trackerless torrent swarming, meaning magnet links, PEX, and DHT swarming work very well in Tixati.
Those who use Twitter know about Twitter clients6 of the Best Free Desktop Twitter Clients [Windows & Mac]6 of the Best Free Desktop Twitter Clients [Windows & Mac]These 6 free desktop Twitter clients will allow you to interact with all of Twitter’s goodness without having to pop open a new browser tab. These programs run in the background and continually update with...Read More: third party programs that bring the features of the popular social networking site to the desktop. Such clients typically offer features not part of the web experience, such as support for multiple accounts or embedded content from links. Some like them for the desktop notifications alone. There used to be hundreds of Twitter clients, but they’ve seen a decline recently.
There aren’t many desktop Reddit clients right now – the idea hasn’t taken off in a big way. But there are a few, and if you’re at all interested in streamlining your Reddit experience I highly recommend you check them out.
Are you confused about Reddit in general? Read our Reddit manual, then come back. We’ll start with the most full-featured Reddit client and outline some simpler ones.
Reditr
Simply put, this is currently the best Reddit client for Windows out there. All of your subreddits are organized into tiles, full-text versions of articles are embedded above comments thanks to ReadabilityReadability: Turn Webpages Into An Easy To Read FormatReadability: Turn Webpages Into An Easy To Read FormatRead More, and all images can be quickly previewed by simply hovering your mouse.
And, of course, you can comment, post and vote from within the program. It really unifies the Reddit experience. It’s a project that’s underway, and you might run into a few bugs, but if you consider yourself a power-user of Reddit there’s no reason not to check out Reditr today.
Reditr isn’t just for Windows – there’s a Mac and a Linux version. Read my full review of ReditrReditr: A Desktop Client for Reddit With Embedded ContentReditr: A Desktop Client for Reddit With Embedded ContentDo you love Reddit, but find the user interface infuriating? Try a new way to get at the best content on the web. Reditr shows you the latest posts from your favorite subreddits in easy-to-skim...Read More if you want more information, but please note, there have been many improvements since it was written.
Windows 8 Apps For Reddit
If you’re a Windows 8 user, good news – the Metro interface seems to have inspired more than a few people to create Reddit clients. For example, there’s RedditToGo, which offers and intuitive experience for Windows 8.
Browse your favorites – you can even see a full version of a linked-to website alongside the Reddit-powered comments.
But that’s not the only Reddit app offered in the Microsoft Store: it’s simply the top-rated one. If you don’t like Reddit To Go there’s always Snoo for Reddit and Charming Reddit, two Windows 8 clients for Reddit we’ve yet to review here. Their layout and function is similar to RedditToGo in my experience, but if you prefer one app over another please, let us know below.
Pokki Apps For Reddit
Of course some people don’t have Windows 8 – and others who have it and wish they didn’t. It’s why Pokki, a Windows app that adds smartphone-style ‘apps’ to the Windows taskbar went out of its way to provide a start menu for Windows 8 usersPokki Brings The Start Menu Back To Windows 8 (And Apps To The Desktop Mode)Pokki Brings The Start Menu Back To Windows 8 (And Apps To The Desktop Mode)Bring back the start menu in Windows 8 – and then some. Pokki is a simple app for re-adding the start menu to Windows 8, but that's not all it does: it also gives you...Read More.
But a replacement start menu isn’t the only thing Pokki brings – there are also a couple of Reddit apps that bring the best of the web to your taskbar. Reddi, for example, is a quick way to see what’s popular on Reddit. You sadly cannot sign into your account, but if all you want is the occasional distraction, Reddi provides a quick popup for the task
If you’re more concerned about not missing any messages from other Reddit users, however, you should check out Oranged, which adds the Reddit inbox to your Windows taskbar. With this Pokki app you’ll be notified every time someone responds or PMs you on Reddit.
Notifications
Of course, if all you want is notifications, you should check out RedditNotify. This handy tray icon lets you know when someone contacts you on Reddit, right from the Windows tray.
Browser Plugins Of Note
We’ve drifted from desktop clients at this point, but no list of Reddit power tools is complete without bringing up the Reddit Enhancement Suite. This browser – for most major browsers – adds a variety of functions to Reddit you won’t believe weren’t there to begin with. Check out Josh’s piece on using Reddit like a boss Use Reddit Like A Boss With This Combo PackageUse Reddit Like A Boss With This Combo PackageToday, we're going to take a look at a couple of browser extensions that will enhance your Reddit experience. One of them is an old fogey, so you might of already heard of it by...Read Morefor more information – you’ll be glad you did.
Other Operating Systems
That’s most of the Windows-based tools I can think of, but if you’re like most people, you use more than one platform at this point. If you’ve got an Android phone or tablet, for example, you’ll be happy to know about Reddit Is Fun, a great Android Reddit ClientReddit Is Fun - A Great Android Reddit ClientReddit Is Fun - A Great Android Reddit ClientBrowse Reddit, Android-style. Reddit Is Fun is a free app for putting the best of Reddit at your fingertips. Sign in with your account and flip through your front page and favorite subreddits, or search...Read More. There are actually several Android apps for Reddit5 Free Apps That Will Improve Your Portable Reddit Experience [Android]5 Free Apps That Will Improve Your Portable Reddit Experience [Android]Ever since the fall of Digg back in 2010, I’ve been an avid member of Reddit. And by “avid member,” I totally mean “lurker.” I browse it on a daily basis, consuming its user-generated content...Read More, if you dig long enough.
If you’re an Apple fan, know that Alien Blue is a superb iPad app for Reddit.
Know Of Any Others?
I have to say, I was surprised how hard it was to find a wide variety of desktop Reddit clients for Windows. Do you know of any others? If so, please share them in the comments below, along with your thoughts about the above choices.
Reditr seems nice. Like AlienBlue for Windows.
Click to viewThe days of peer-to-peer file sharing tools ushered into popularity by the original Napster are over and done, and today, BitTorrent reigns supreme. It took some time for BitTorrent to gain mainstream popularity, but now that it has, there are a surplus of BitTorrent clients available vying for your downloads. On Tuesday we asked you to share your favorite BitTorrent applications, and now we're back with the five most popular choices. Keep reading for a breakdown of the top five and to pick the BitTorrent client you count on. Photo by djxspike.
Before We Get Started
By now BitTorrent is a common and popular file-sharing protocol, so chances are you all know how it works. If you don't, check out our beginner's guide to BitTorrent. If that's too elementary for you, our intermediate guide might be more your speed.
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uTorrent (Windows)
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uTorrent's first public release came three years ago today, having been developed with one goal in mind: To create a lightweight, efficient BitTorrent client. Once a popular independently developed app, uTorrent is now owned and operated by BitTorrent the company (not to be confused with the protocol). Despite a continued emphasis on keeping the application small, fast, and light, uTorrent is now loaded with features, including a personal favorite, built-in remote control.
Deluge (All Platforms)
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Deluge is a lightweight, cross-platform BitTorrent client. The look and feel of Deluge is very reminiscent of uTorrent, and as much as uTorrent has dragged their heels on porting to any platform other than Windows, Deluge is poised to really take hold as a uTorrent-for-the-rest-of-us. The app is a little over a year old, and in that time it's already built an impressive, feature-rich client. Another feather in Deluge's cap is that it supports a plug-in architecture, and though all plug-ins are currently included in the app, the extensibility it offers could mean a lot to Deluge as it continues to grow.
Transmission (Mac OS X/*nix)
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Transmission is a free, open-source BitTorrent client with big download bars and an increasingly impressive feature set. Like uTorrent and Deluge, Transmission aims to remain as light on system resources as possible while still offering every feature most users could want or need. The application boasts similar features to most of the rest, like download scheduling and remote control, but also has nice integration with OS X, including Dock and Growl notifications and built-in Quick Look.
rTorrent (*nix)
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rTorrent is a text-based BitTorrent client that runs on Linux and Unix-like systems. In contrast to the other options, rTorrent is about as spartan as you can get on features and interface. Most fans of rTorrent love that they can easily control rTorrent remotely over SSH, but a very nice web interface called wTorrent is available if you like the idea behind rTorrent but can't see yourself managing all your downloads through the command line.
Vuze (All Platforms)
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Vuze (or the BitTorrent client formerly known as Azureus) is a free, cross-platform application written in Java. Often criticized for its memory footprint (70MB at startup for me—or about 10 times that of uTorrent), Vuze has recently re-branded; in addition to the torrent downloading, it's now a content distribution tool for original video. One of the biggest talking points for Vuze addicts is its distributed trackerless network, which allows users to find and download content from peers even when they can't find anything on a web tracker.
Now that you've seen the best, it's time to vote for the BitTorrent client that gets the job done for you.
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If you've picked your favorite BitTorrent client and you know our beginner and intermediate guides inside and out, check out our top 10 BitTorrent tools and tricks for more cool ways to get the most from BitTorrent.
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