What do i need to play .torrent files?
 

Sorry if this is a simple question but i am stuck in a bind and i need to know what kind of program i need to play .torrent files.

Go here for the client.

.torrent files are download instructions for the real file.

When you use a .torrent file using BitTorrent, you will connect to a miniature peer-to-peer network, then start downloading the file, and uploading other components. Once the download is complete, the client will stay open until you close it, uploading pieces of the file (and helping others get copies of the file).

Naturally, you need a network connection for this to work.

BitTorrents are useful because they spread the upload work over every person downloading the file. Instead of a central server getting overloaded, every client pitches in and the file gets downloaded much faster than if everyone downloaded from the central server.

most popular client is azereus...its open source..get it from sourceforge
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Yakk, that was one of the most concise explanations of torrents I've seen to date. Nice work!

And Ballplayer, in case you didn't get it, .torrents aren't media files. You don't "play" a torrent. When you download DaveMatthewsDiscology.torrent, that just gives your BitTorrent client (like Azureus or BitTornado) instructions on how to download that file from peers. It's a file sharing protocol.

Edit: Why's this in the programming forum?