µTorrent (or uTorrent, commonly abbreviated as “µT” or “uT”) is a free-of-charge, ad-supported, closed source BitTorrent client owned by BitTorrent, Inc. It is the most widely used BitTorrent client outside China (where Xunlei is more popular.) The “µ”(Greek letter “mu”) in its name comes from the SI prefix “micro-”, referring to the program’s small memory footprint: the program was designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet. The program has received consistently good reviews for its feature set, performance, stability, and support for older hardware and versions of Windows.
The program has been in active development since its first release in 2005. Although originally developed by Ludvig Strigeus, since December 7, 2006, the code is owned and maintained by BitTorrent, Inc. The code has also been employed by BitTorrent, Inc. as the basis for version 6.0 and above of the BitTorrent client, a re-branded version of µTorrent.
µTorrent is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Android. A µTorrent Server is also available for Linux. All versions are written in C++.On December 7, 2006, µTorrent was purchased by BitTorrent, Inc., as it was announced on their official forum.
On September 18, 2007, BitTorrent 6.0 was released, which is a re-branded version of µTorrent. As a result, BitTorrent 6 is closed-source (unlike BitTorrent 5.x and before, which were open source software).
Supports for Magnet Links (URIs) was added in version 1.8, released on August 9, 2008. Magnet Links were designed as an alternative to traditional tracker torrent files and became popularized when sites such as The Pirate Bay included native support for the format.
On July 15, 2011, BitTorrent announced that they would offer a paid version of µTorrent called “µTorrent Plus”. This new version would offer extra features, such as integrated file conversion, anti-virus and a built in media player. On 6 October 2011, the Pre-alpha of µTorrent Plus was released to an invite only community. As of December 2011, µTorrentPlus 3.1 Stable is now available for purchase and download for the price of $24.95.d
- License: Free
- OS: Windows
- Size: 1.61 MB.
- Publisher/Developer: BitTorrent, Inc.
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