Editing BitComet (section)

== Features ==
The BitComet program is a multi-threaded multi-protocol hybrid [[download manager]] and [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] [[peer-to-peer]] (P2P) file-sharing application. It supports simultaneous download tasks. To complete a particular download, it can draw parts of files from many sources across different P2P and [[client–server]] protocols.

BitComet's main features include an embedded [[Internet Explorer]] window to let users search for torrents. Along with the features typical of contemporary BitTorrent clients, it supports [[UPnP]] gateway configuration, bandwidth scheduling, [[BitTorrent (protocol)#Web seeding|Webseeding]], selecting only certain files for download inside a torrent package, [[NAT traversal]] (''removed in v.1.03''),<ref name="what is bitcomet">{{cite web
  | title = What is NAT Traversal in BitComet??
  | date = 2009-11-24
  | url = http://wiki.bitcomet.com/Understanding_BitComet#What_is_NAT_Traversal_in_BitComet.3F
  | access-date = 2010-02-23
  | archive-date = 2019-08-18
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190818123222/http://wiki.bitcomet.com/understanding_bitcomet#What_is_NAT_Traversal_in_BitComet.3F
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref> [[Peer exchange|Peer Exchange]] (''in older versions, using a proprietary protocol and starting with v.1.19 also by using the Extension Protocol, implementing a PEX mechanism compatible with μTorrent / Mainline PEX''),<ref name="PEX in BitComet">{{cite web
  | title = PEX in BitComet.
  | date = 2010-02-21
  | url = http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/changelog.htm
  | access-date = 2010-02-23
  | archive-date = 2010-12-17
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101217053502/http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/changelog.htm
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref> Initial-Seeding ([[Super seeding|Super-Seeding]]) and support for [[Magnet URI scheme|Magnet Links]].

When downloading, BitComet provides the option to prioritize the first and last portions of media files so that files may be previewed before they are completely downloaded.<br />It also has a "Preview Download Mode" in which all pieces of the torrent will be, basically, downloaded sequentially thus allowing the user to play a media file while downloading (provided that the downloading speed and piece availability stay ahead of playing bitrate).<br />BitComet also allows users to share their .torrent files, on a searchable P2P network, with other BitComet users through the torrent sharing feature, named "Torrent Share" in previous versions and renamed to "Torrent Exchange" since v.1.17.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = Torrent Share and Torrent Exchange
  | date = 2010-01-01
  | url = http://wiki.bitcomet.com/Torrent_Exchange
  | access-date = 2010-01-01
  | archive-date = 2013-10-05
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131005065144/http://wiki.bitcomet.com/Torrent_Exchange
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref> BitComet uses the [[Kademlia]] (mainline) [[Distributed hash table|DHT]] to operate even when the [[BitTorrent tracker|tracker]] is offline. BitComet is capable of downloading files over HTTP and FTP as well as bittorrent, and it includes download plugins for [[Firefox]], Internet Explorer, and [[Maxthon]].<ref name="what is bitcomet" />

An optional plugin is available to connect to the [[eDonkey network|eD2K]] network. The plugin is a modified version of the [[GPL]] [[eMule]] program. When installed, it connects automatically to a server.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = eMule Plugin for BitComet
  | date = 2008-03-27
  | url = http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/plugin-emule.htm
  | access-date = 2008-05-13
  | archive-date = 2008-05-13
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513233148/http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/plugin-emule.htm
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref>

[[File:Bitcomet FLV Player.JPG|thumb|BitComet FLV Player version 1.3|200px]]
The software includes an application to play [[Flash Video]] files ([[.flv]] and [[.swf]] files).<ref>{{cite web
  | title = BitComet FLV Player (Flash Video Player)
  | date = 2008-03-27
  | url = http://www.bitcomet.com/tools/flvplayer/index.htm
  | access-date = 2008-05-13
  | archive-date = 2008-05-13
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513233203/http://www.bitcomet.com/tools/flvplayer/index.htm
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref>

In February 2011, BitComet launched an anonymous downloading feature to its VIP customers. Using this feature, downloads will be handled by BitComet VIP servers and the real IP address of the user will be hidden.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://torrentfreak.com/bitcomet-anonymous-downloads-110602/|title=BitComet Adds Support for "Anonymous" Downloads – TorrentFreak|date=2011-06-02|work=TorrentFreak|access-date=2018-04-05|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405214928/https://torrentfreak.com/bitcomet-anonymous-downloads-110602/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Optional standalone software ===
BitComet.com offers a [[BitTorrent tracker]] available for download from the official site.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = BitComet Tracker
  | date = 2008-03-27
  | url = http://www.bitcomet.com/tools/tracker/index.htm
  | access-date = 2008-05-13
  | archive-date = 2008-04-30
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080430051206/http://www.bitcomet.com/tools/tracker/index.htm
  | url-status = live
  }}</ref> The FLV player program can also be downloaded separately and used independently of the BitComet software.

==== Search engine ====
The search site is google.atcomet.com