μTorrent

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μTorrent
Original author(s)Ludvig Strigeus
Developer(s)BitTorrent, Inc.
Initial releaseSeptember 18, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-09-18)
Stable release
3.5.5 (build 45776) [1] / 7 August 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-07)
Preview release
3.5.5 Beta (build 45770) [2] / 3 August 2020; 3 years ago (2020-08-03)
Written inC++[3]
Operating systemAndroid,[4] Linux (Server version only, only officially supports very old versions of Debian and Ubuntu),[5] Microsoft Windows,[6] macOS [7]
Available in67 languages
TypeBitTorrent client
LicenseAdware
Websitewww.utorrent.com

μTorrent, or uTorrent is a BitTorrent client for Microsoft Windows and macOS, similar to BitTorrent. It also runs on Linux, but in a more scaled-down way as only the older, server versions work, and on Ubuntu and Debian. It allows users to share files over the Internet.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Download µTorrent (UTorrent) Clients for Windows".
  2. "μTorrent Beta client release notes".
  3. Lextrait, Vincent (January 2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon, v10.0". Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  4. Template:Google Play
  5. App, Official (May 15, 2015). "Linux Downloads -". μTorrent (uTorrent). Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. App, Official (July 23, 2019). "Windows Downloads -". μTorrent (uTorrent). Retrieved July 26, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  7. App, Official (December 5, 2018). "Mac and OSX Downloads -". μTorrent (uTorrent). Retrieved July 26, 2019.