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uTorrent is a free BitTorrent client, the Mac version (officially still in beta) of the popular, open-source uTorrent client for Windows.

Much like the lightweight uTorrent for Windows (also weighing in at less than 5MB), this version of uTorrent excels at downloading files quickly with minimal resource overhead. Even more stripped down than the Windows version, uTorrent for Mac gives you a familiar, three-pane interface, with support for multiple downloads and probably more drill-down details than you even need--including graphs, tables, and other specifics on seed, peers, pieces, and more. You can also throttle upload and download rates, and stop seeding automatically at a certain ratio. uTorrent is probably not the best client for actually finding torrents (there's just a simple search bar that takes you to results pages in your browser), and users looking for browsing and viewing features should check out more full-featured BitTorrent clients.

If you don't need a lot of extra features and you're looking for a fast BitTorrent client that requires almost no configuration, uTorrent is a solid option.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Very useful"

    September 20, 2012  |   By catherine_bbbb

    Version: uTorrent 1.6.5

    Pros

    easy to use

    Cons

    none so far

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Does not work on PowerMac G5 with Power PC970 processor"

    September 19, 2012  |   By friern

    Version: uTorrent 1.6.5

    Pros

    Not able to evaluate

    Cons

    I could not get the new version 1.6 to work on my Power Mac G5 with PowerPC970 processor running OSX 10.5. I had to revert to the old version 10.5.13

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  • 5.0 stars

    "I tried other torrent apps but this one is the best"

    October 10, 2011  |   By BertTerpstra

    Version: uTorrent 1.5.10

    Pros

    uTorrent tries to get the least available parts of a file first. This saves you from the disappointment of an incomplete download if only part of the file is actually available. Uploading goes much faster than with other torrent apps I tried, so it takes less time to upload enough to balance the giving and taking. uTorrent seems to make more efficient use of bandwidth and CPU than some other torrent programs I tried. I was used to notice diminished responsiveness in the browser when I was downloading. With uTorrent this is not the case.

    Cons

    If you want to search torrents with your torrent programme then you need another app.

    Summary

    uTorrent does not have the slick the look of more professionally developed torrent programmes. And it also is not a program that offers many bells and whistles. But it is very good in the core functionality for which is was made: downloading and uploading files using the bittorrent protocol. I actually prefer to use my browser to visit torrent websites and to download the torrents from there. Then I can read more information about the torrents I select, then is possible using the searching facility in some torrent apps. So I do not need searching capabilities in my torrent program. uTorrent get much sooner involved in uploading a file that is being downloaded, than I have seen in other torrent apps. Pretty soon the upload speed exceeds the download speed (I have a symmetrical connection) and so it is very easy to compensate the downloading with sufficient uploading: by the time the download is complete, the amount uploaded often is already more than the amount that was downloaded. This is good and necessary for the torrentnet to complete the distribution of a file to all who want it. The more I use uTorrent, the more I am pleasantly surprised at how well it does what it is made for. Recommended.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Does what it's supposed to."

    August 30, 2011  |   By hypocrite23

    Version: uTorrent 1.5.6

    Pros

    user friendly, not a system hog.

    Cons

    maybe better search options?

    Summary

    Hard to Beat!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "The most efficient, simple and easy-to-use torrent yet!"

    August 28, 2011  |   By granmar

    Version: uTorrent 1.5.6

    Pros

    Speed, clarity, ease-of-use, small 'footprint,' etc

    Cons

    for me none!

    Summary

    You are daft if you don't use it!

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Easy to Use But Flawed"

    June 24, 2011  |   By mojo-a-gogo

    Version: uTorrent 1.5.2

    Pros

    Easy to use interface.

    Cons

    Transmission refused to download a torrent it said was invalid, so I tried uTorrent as a test. I was happy when it started and DL'd all 520MB. Unfortunately it was a bad file after all, and the DL was empty.

    Transmission is also faster.

    Summary

    Transmission is better and at least as easy to use.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "Preferences Don't Stick"

    May 13, 2011  |   By domrob

    Version: uTorrent 1.5.2

    Pros

    Seems a bit more responsive

    Cons

    Fails to utilize prefrences

    Summary

    Setting the download location in preferences is ignored. All downloads end up buried in the uTorrent folder in the Application Support folder of the user library.

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  • 2.0 stars

    "Premature Release"

    May 11, 2011  |   By aka113

    Version: uTorrent 1.5.2

    Pros

    - displays bandwidth on the doc
    - a little faster
    -

    Cons

    - freezes
    - doesn't delete torrent file after opening

    Summary

    stick to the previous version, it looks nice but is still not ready for release.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "convenient"

    April 7, 2011  |   By xixipqh

    Version: uTorrent 1.0.2

    Pros

    if have web search, it is better.

    Cons

    good to use

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  • 2.0 stars

    "there is no much difference to its previous version"

    March 11, 2011  |   By varunvikky

    Version: uTorrent 1.0.2

    Pros

    user friendly

    Cons

    some times u ll get connection errors

    Summary

    there are some bugs have to be fixed

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