The program is designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet. 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. It is available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
ΜTorrent (or uTorrent and commonly abbreviated as ' µT' or ' uT') is a freeware, closed source BitTorrent client by BitTorrent, Inc. Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet).
ΜTorrent is the world's most popular BitTorrent client. Operating system: Win 7, Vista, XP, NT/2000, 2003, Wine, (32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows supported)
