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The title of this article contains the character μ. Where it is unavailable, the name may be represented as mTorrent, MTorrent or uTorrent.
µTorrent
µTorrent 1.8 in Windows Vista
Original author(s) Ludvig Strigeus
Developer(s) BitTorrent, Inc.
Initial release September 18, 2005
Stable release 1.8.5 (build 17414) (2009-11-24; 6 days ago) [+/−]
Preview release Windows: 2.0 Beta (build 17427)
(2009-11-25; 5 days ago)
Windows: 2.1 Alpha (build 17350) (2009-11-18; 12 days ago)
Mac OS X: 0.9.2 Beta (build 17267) (2009-11-12; 18 days ago)
Mac OS X: 0.9.3 Alpha (build 17226)
(2009-11-10; 20 days ago) [+/−]
Written in C++
Operating system Microsoft Windows
Mac OS X 10.5 (Intel and PPC)
Wine (Linux) officially supported[1]
Size 281.8 kB
Available in 52 languages
Development status Active
Type BitTorrent client
License Proprietary freeware
Website http://www.utorrent.com/
The original iconµTorrent (or uTorrent and commonly abbreviated as "µT" or "uT", pronounced "micro torrent") is a freeware, closed source BitTorrent client by BitTorrent, Inc. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Both versions are written in C++.[2] It gets the "µ" in its name from the SI prefix "micro" meaning one one-millionth and it refers to the program's small footprint. The program is 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. A report showed that µTorrent is the most used BitTorrent client and the second most popular P2P application.[3] BitTorrent, Inc. claims that there are at least 28 million unique users using µTorrent per month.[4]
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.[5] The code has also been employed by BitTorrent, Inc. as the basis for version 6.0 of the BitTorrent client, a re-branded version of µTorrent.
Contents [hide]
1 Features
1.1 Early development
1.2 Advertisements
1.3 PeerFactor SARL
1.4 Ownership change
1.5 Mac version
1.6 Ask.com toolbar
1.7 Release history
2 Pronunciation
3 Easter eggs
4 Contributors
5 Features
5.1 Size
6 Reception
7 References
8 External links
[edit] Features
[edit] Early development
Out of general discontent with bloatware, Serge Paquet suggested to Ludvig Strigeus that he should make a small and efficient BitTorrent client. Strigeus began to conceptualize the plans for the program's development, which, at the time, did not include making the client feature-rich. After initially working on it for about a month during the last quarter of 2004 (the first build is dated October 17, 2004), mostly during his free time before and after work, Strigeus ceased coding µTorrent for a year. He resumed work on September 15, 2005, and three days later, the first public release (version 1.1 beta) was made available as freeware, and began generating feedback.
[edit] Advertisements
In early versions, Strigeus had built in a web redirection via nanotorrent for search queries entered through the search bar that displayed advertisements in a frame on the web browser. Some users thought this suspicious because tracking could be implemented by recording the IP addresses of those downloading/receiving the advertisements, and the search functionality could easily be used to track user queries through whichever web-interface the client is going through to execute the search. After a short trial period, the advertising was disabled, mitigating possible concerns.[6]
A later version of the software has, instead of ads, a "search all sites" feature, which is a keyword-based search bar that delivers listings of torrent files at different trackers. A frame at the top displays advertisements (server-side) in the browser when the search function is used. In version 1.5, no ads are present in the program itself.
As of build 463, a redirect bypass feature became available in the Advanced options.
[edit] PeerFactor SARL
On March 4, 2006, PeerFactor SARL[7] announced the signing of a six-month contract with Strigeus for the development of "new content distribution applications on the Web."[8] PeerFactor SARL is a relatively new company formed by former employees of PeerFactor, which was a subsidiary of the French anti-piracy organization Retspan.
Ludde stated that his coding for PeerFactor SARL was to use his expertise at optimization of the BitTorrent protocol to create a .dll which PeerFactor SARL intended to use as part of a distribution platform for files in a corporate setting.[9] At the time there was some speculation that μTorrent may have been