# BitTorrent | | **BitTorrent**, also referred to as simply torrent, is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner. The protocol is developed and maintained by Rainberry, Inc., and was first released in 2001. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [BitTorrent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent) | | | url:: [BitTorrent](https://www.bittorrent.org/) | Check torrent ip: https://torguard.net/checkmytorrentipaddress.php?hash=f578198a055f8281fc5d43e48405db4ab336ee14 ## Tools - [[Transmission]] - [[uTorrent]] - [[Deluge]] - [[Vuze]]