µTorrent (or uTorrent and commonly abbreviated as "µT" or "uT") is a freeware closed source BitTorrent client by BitTorrent, Inc.. It is available for both Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Both versions are written in C++.[1] 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 P2Papplication.[2] BitTorrent, Inc. claims that there are at least 28 million unique users using uTorrent per month.[3]
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.[4] The code has also been employed by BitTorrent, Inc as the basis for version 6.0 of the BitTorrent client which makes that client a re-branded version of µTorrent.
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