Apple - Torrent clients for Mac other than uTorrent
I highly recommend the open source client Transmission.
Features:
- The Mac OS X interface is written in Objective-C
- Shows transfer rates in the dock icon
- Uses Growl notifications and dock badging to keep you informed.
- Download/Upload Prioritization
Other:
- Doesn't bundle toolbars, pop-up/flash ads, social tools, or any other useless crap.
- It doesn't hold some feaures back for a payware version.
- Its source code is available for anyone to review.
- Doesn't track users, and their website/forums have no third-party ads or analytics.
I've been using Transmission for many years and can't imagine using anything else.
Try Tribler, designed to fight censorship by using built-in anonymity:
Tribler.org
There is an article about it here:
Anonymous and impossible to shut down
It's open source too.
Try qbittorrent.org
It does all the things you asked for, except showing the transfer rates in the Dock icon. But I didn't check for this option very thorough, it might have it :-)
One of the best features for me is that it can download a file in sequential order (think of a video that you can start watching it, before the download finishes 100%).