Everything in uTorrent for Mac is the same as you get in uTorrent 's Windows version including a detailed stats windows giving you details of your download which you can toggle on and off via the info symbol on the top right of the interface. You'll also find the search box which simply takes you to a Google search results page. The preferences dialog offers the same controls as in Windows with options to limit the bandwidth uTorrent uses, network settings and BitTorrent settings.
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Most importantly, downloads in uTorrent for Mac are lightening quick (if you have plenty of seeds for your file) although of course, this will also depend on how fast your internet connection is. It takes little more than a few seconds for uTorrent to start finding seeds and get on with downloading your files. Easy to get started uTorrent is lightweight, extremely easy to use, very fast, requires no configuration and generally just makes downloading torrents very easy. If you have used the Windows version, the main difference you'll notice is that uTorrent for Mac is slightly stripped down compared to the Windows version.
For example, down the left hand side of uTorrent you have all the same menus that you have in Windows that allow you to select exactly what you see in the uTorrent window. You can choose to view only those downloads that have completed, those that are currently downloading, those that are active and finally those that are inactive. Of course, you can also choose to view all of these at the same time too. However, along the top of the interface, some of the controls that you find in Windows have been removed such as the button for RSS downloads, the create your own torrent wizard button and a preferences button.
Preferences can be accessed via the menu bar although there is no RSS downloader or create your own torrent wizard unfortunately. Finally, the uTorrent website offers you several different skins to choose from, an extensive FAQ and a full guide to using uTorrent for beginners. There are few drawbacks to uTorrent but one problem is that there is no way to add or remove torrent components once they have started. By Anonymous Instable. Easy to configure and use. Everything is automatic.
BitTorrent is a free and cross-platform client for the popular BitTorrent protocol. The application is very easy-to-use and compact, yet powerful and feature rich. What sets it apart from other BitTorrent clients, though, is the fact that it incorporates tons of features within a lightweight package, and puts a small footprint on your computer's resources.
But it is also very unstable. No crashed, but it stalls a few times a da y. Pros: Lightweight and easy to use. Cons: Gets cut off from the internet from time to time, where the rest of the computer works just fine online. All downloads suddenly becomes inactive for about an hour or more. If 'Downloads' is the default folder for finished downloads, uTorrent still SOMETIMES saves the finished downloads in a sub-folder to uTorrents own folder.
Reviewed on July 13, 2012.