Even though it’s not exactly an old project, Fragments has already captured the hearts of many Linux users out there thanks to its remarkably fresh and clean looks, as well as the lack of clutter and strong features.
One of the best, now even better
In the first quarter of 2022, the 2.0 version rolled out that only made the app better with some massive UI changes, the addition of an overhauled torrent properties dialog, and a complete revamp of the Preferences section.
Other highlights include a brand new statistics tab (with a nice display of the overall bandwidth usage and uptime for the current session), the ability to pick a specific download location, as well as the option to save incomplete torrents in a separate directory.
Fragments 2.0 adds useful features like a statistics tab, showing overall bandwidth usage and uptime for the current session or overall.
It also includes a few frequently requested options like setting a specific download directory. And the ability to save incomplete torrents in a separate directory is a nice touch.
Some more information about the app
The fact that Fragments is such a good BitTorrent client should not be surprising, especially if you consider the fact that it has lots of the underpinnings of Transmission (the transmission-daemon).
Even though it was completely rebuilt using Rust and GTK4, the app is not limited to just GNOME. In fact, because it’s distributed as a Flatpak, you can enjoy fragments on pretty much all major Linux distributions (of course, elementary OS users have it easiest since they can install it directly from the AppCenter).
Is it perfect?
Despite its amazingly polished looks, it has to be said that Fragments is not exactly a “complete package.” While it definitely is a favorite for the average user, power users won’t be extremely happy with Fragments (since it does lack various advanced options such as scheduling, limiting bandwidth usage, and blocklists).
