- Official client v3.2.2a - This is the newest build of the client for OS X 10.2 (Jaguar.) It incorporates adjustments for upload rate control, as well as preferences for min/max port. Also included are some statistics (number of peers, total uploaded/downloaded) and support for Rendezvous (ability to find peers on the same side of the firewall and allow trackerless operation in the local domain.) Note: If you get the error message Download failed when you try to open a torrent with this version, try the following fix. Note: Apparently the new 3.2.2a version linked above fixes this glitch.)
- Move all installed copies/versions of bittorrent to the trash.
- Empty the trash.
- Open the BitTorrent_OSX_3.2.2a.dmg file again and copy the bittorrent program directly into the Applications folder.
- Official client v3.1 - Try this previous version of the client if you have difficulties with 3.2.2.
- 3.1 client with rate limiting patch - I have no additional details about this version.
- Sarwat Khan's OS X client - You may also want to try this alternative to the stock OS X build. See also: Screenshots
- Additionally, you should be able to run any of the various Python/wxPython based clients directly from the source code, but it may take a little bit of work. Here are the steps you should follow. Note, I am not a Mac user so I can't guarantee this will work, if someone could do it and send me the exact instructions, I'll post it here.
- Install Python. If you are running 10.2, download this bundle of Python 2.3a3 (see also: Home Page.) If you are running 10.1, there is a pre-packaged version here &emdash; please read the instructions on the home page, note that you cannot use stuffit with this archive. If you want more information on Python and Macs, try this link.
- Install wxPython. For 10.2 and Python 2.3, use this package (2.4.0.7). If you don't have Python 2.3, you may have to use a previous version, such as this one (2.4.0.2). This page at Sourceforge contains the latest as well as several previous versions.
- Install the source code for the BitTorrent client. The above section for Windows clients has links to source code.
- To start the GUI client, run "python btdownloadgui.py --responsefile file.torrent", where file.torrent is the torrent file which you have already downloaded. See also the section below on using the BitTorrent command line tools. Also, the command-line version of Python should be in your path for this to work. See this page for instructions on adding /usr/local/bin to your path.
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Brian's BitTorrent FAQ and Guide : 
Mac OS X