- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: October 08, 2008
- Total Downloads: 6,225,768
- Downloads last week: 50,823
- See full specifications
A newer version of uTorrent is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 717 votes
See all user reviews
CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 06, 2008
Still not for the faint of heart, this torrent utility is one of the easiest to use. The uTorrent executable adds a directory and some option information to your PC, but it is still small enough to run off an old USB key. The memory footprint for uTorrent is very small, and system resources are barely touched. Our testers found that IP phones were difficult to use with a torrent, but uTorrent's simple button interface makes it easy to pause downloading.
The most difficult aspect of using a torrent client is finding the torrents, but included are both a torrent search bar that links to MiniNova and a handy RSS feed download function. Subscribe to select feeds, and uTorrent automatically downloads files as they publish. Adding, starting, pausing, and listing torrents takes merely a click or two each. A speed guide helps you test your ports and adjust system settings for optimal performance.
Even though uTorrent is now owned by BitTorrent, there haven't been many noticeable drawbacks, if any. Some tried-and-true BitTorrent options are available to uTorrent users, such as Local Peer Discovery and DHT Network. The latest version also includes Teredo and Ipv6 support, and patches a critical security error that has been discovered in all pre-1.8 builds, making this one of the secure torrent clients around. Throw in all the other features, and that should make it the torrent program of choice for novices, intermediate, and advanced users.
Publisher's description
From BitTorrent :uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources--typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all.
Version 1.8.1 is a bug-fixing release.
Note: Some anti-virus software may trigger a false positive trojan alert on this program.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.8.1 is a bug-fixing release.
More popular P2P & File-Sharing Software downloads
- 427,813 downloads 1. LimeWire
- 246,516 downloads 2. FrostWire
- 103,334 downloads 3. BitComet
- 56,051 downloads 4. uTorrent
- 36,754 downloads 5. MP3 Rocket
- See all P2P & File-Sharing Software downloads
User reviews of uTorrent 1.8.1
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 717 votes
- My rating: 0 stars Write review
-
Showing 5 of 52 user reviewsSee all 52 user reviews
This software version | All versions -
Version: uTorrent 1.8.1
Pros: can download many files and it's fast
Cons: when i went to portsforward.com to see the ports and that kind of thing, i donloaded file from there, and there was a viruse in it, be careful gays!!
Summary: it's good
-
Version: uTorrent 1.8.1
Pros: it is fast and accurate in searching the web
Cons: nothing i do not like this product.
Summary: the same as all my other answers
-
Version: uTorrent 1.8.1
"the best software for sharing"
Pros: the best software for sharing
Cons: the best software for sharing
-
Version: uTorrent 1.8.1
"The best I've tried yet and I've tried several"
Pros: Pretty low system recourse requirement, very stable
Cons: When you slow down your upload rate your download rate goes down too but I think that's to be expected
Summary: This is the one you want. This and Btjunkie.com = all you need
-
Version: uTorrent 1.8.1
Pros: This is 1 of the best programs out there 4 P2P. There's a few others that come close or are comparable also.
Cons: None I can think of...
Summary: v1.9 is in beta stage. Seems stable though so it's not really a con unless there's a bug that I didn't encounter yet. Previous versions were great too.
- See all 52 user reviews Write review
Submit your review
Previous Versions:
