μTorrent
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μTorrent, or uTorrent (see pronunciation), is a proprietary adware BitTorrent client owned and developed by Rainberry, Inc.[10] 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. μTorrent became controversial in 2015 when many users unknowingly accepted a default option during installation which also installed a cryptocurrency miner.[11]
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Original author(s) | Ludvig Strigeus |
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Developer(s) | Rainberry, Inc. |
Initial release | September 18, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-09-18) |
Stable release(s) | |
Preview release(s) [±] | |
3.6.0 Beta (build 46588) (14 November 2022; 16 months ago (2022-11-14)) [±][4] | |
Written in | C++[5] |
Operating system | Android,[6] Linux (Server version only, only officially supports very old versions of Debian and Ubuntu),[7] Microsoft Windows,[8] macOS[9] |
Available in | 60+ languages |
Type | BitTorrent client |
License | Adware |
Website | www |
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.[12] 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. All versions are written in C++.[5]