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Can any blind torrent users recommend an accessible client for Mac? The latest BitTorrent update broke accessibility (self.Blind)
submitted by Prefect316
I have a Windows computer as well, but would rather not use it and keep torrent-related activities relegated to the Mac.
I hope someone can help or point me in the right direction. Not sure who else to ask.
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After poking around I have found most solutions to be inaccessible on Mac. Folx seems to get the job done, but you do have to pay for a lot of what Bittorrent and Utorrent offer for free.
My solution for now is to not update to Catalina, the next Mac OS update which will not support Bittorrent and Utorrent client. If anyone comes across a new torrent client that works well with VO, I'd love to know about it. Thanks Reddit.
I hope someone can help or point me in the right direction. Not sure who else to ask.
-- edit --
After poking around I have found most solutions to be inaccessible on Mac. Folx seems to get the job done, but you do have to pay for a lot of what Bittorrent and Utorrent offer for free.
My solution for now is to not update to Catalina, the next Mac OS update which will not support Bittorrent and Utorrent client. If anyone comes across a new torrent client that works well with VO, I'd love to know about it. Thanks Reddit.
brainotomy 2 points 3y ago
Don’t know about accessible as it uses gnome library’s but Transmission is the only client I will use. It allows for very precise lockdown of upload, seeding and blocklists. Settings for requiring encrypted connections and randomizing ports on startup.
ginsenshi 2 points 3y ago
Is there something pacific you have to change to get transmission working on the Mac? Tried it and it was nothing but frustrating
brainotomy 1 points 3y ago
Shouldn’t need anything. Open the DMG file, copy the app to Applications folder and run.
You might have to right click and pick Open on the app.
You might have to right click and pick Open on the app.
ginsenshi 1 points 3y ago
Yeah I've gotten it to run, but voiceover doesn't seem to read much of it
brainotomy 1 points 3y ago
It is a a gnome application so not surprised. If you have some vision it works well with Mac’s zoom.
ginsenshi 2 points 3y ago
I use Folx which is compatible with the next version of Mac iOS
soundwarrior20 1 points 3y ago
Do you reckon folx would be compatible with High Sierra?
ginsenshi 1 points 3y ago
I'm running the current public release of macOS. So I would think it would
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Folx might be my last hope. Nothing else seems to be compatible with Vo
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Update: Using Folx and although much more usable than anything else I've tried, I still prefer bittorrent. Hopefully we see something improve soon
ginsenshi 1 points 3y ago
The nice thing about it is that you can focus on the remaining download time and get a real time update as it progresses.
ginsenshi 1 points 3y ago
 it was a bit confusing at first. The main table where the twins showed up I had to label with voiceover do you remember which table I needed to interact with to view downloading Torrance.
soundwarrior20 1 points 3y ago
I’m using u torrent with high sierra
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
From what I gather, it won't be supported on the next Mac OS, Catalina. I may be spelling it wrong.
soundwarrior20 1 points 3y ago
Are you talking about u torrent? Why won’t it be supported?
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
The new Mac OS update does not support the newest client. Instead there is a web-based client that has loads of unlabeled buttons and a big step back in terms of accessibility. It's called BitTorrent Web.
soundwarrior20 1 points 3y ago
Could you not label the buttons with the voice-over labelling feature? And even if you did that with the accessibility still be shit?
Amonwilde 1 points 3y ago
I use Deluge on Linux, might be worth a try on the Mac.
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Thanks for the suggestion. In case anyone else is interested, this app is 100 percent unusable on Mac. I hope it improves.
Amonwilde 1 points 3y ago
Sorry to hear that!
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
Also consider investing in a VPN for your computer.
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Oh for sure. I have a VPN on every internet device in my house. We do a lot of ... um ... alternative streaming.
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
Try using bit torant client
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Hey, so I noticed that you spelled Bittorrent differently. Is this a different program or were you just spelling phoenetically? If the former, you think you could pm me a link? I'm not having any luck .
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
Sure I'll send it when I go on my laptop. And yes I did spell it wrong.
soundwarrior20 1 points 3y ago
Please can you post a link to it I’d be interested to try it to
Prefect316 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
I'll give it a shot later. Yeah I noticed they were going for a much more web interface with this update. Interesting that they would separate the web from the client aspect.
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