uTorrent Pro

About uTorrent Pro

uTorrent's defining trait has always been its size. The client is a few megabytes, runs quietly in the tray, and uses almost nothing while managing dozens of active transfers. On a machine that leaves a client running permanently, that footprint is the whole argument.

The transfer management is thorough for something so small. Per-torrent and global speed limits, priority ordering across the queue, file selection so only wanted items inside a torrent download, sequential ordering, and a bandwidth scheduler that shifts limits by hour so the connection is left alone during the working day.

The Pro build removes the advertising panels and adds the features layered on top: streaming playback while a transfer is still running, a built-in player and converter for common formats, and an integrated scanning step that checks completed files before they are opened.

The rest is protocol level control that matters on a restricted connection: port configuration with mapping, encryption settings, peer exchange and DHT toggles, IP filtering, and a web interface for driving the client from another machine on the network. Labels and folder rules sort completed transfers automatically.

What is included in this build

• Very small footprint that runs continuously in the tray
• Per-torrent and global speed limits with queue priority ordering
• File selection so only wanted items inside a torrent are transferred
• Bandwidth scheduler shifting limits by hour of the day
• RSS automation for adding transfers from a feed by filter
• Streaming playback while a transfer is still running, with a built-in player
• Port mapping, encryption, DHT, peer exchange and IP filter controls
• Web interface for driving the client from another machine on the network

Changed in version 3.6.0

• Improved handling of very large torrents with high file counts
• Faster startup when resuming a long transfer list
• Updated built-in player codec handling
• Web interface reliability improvements
• Reduced memory use on long running sessions

Installation walkthrough

These steps assume a clean machine. If a previous release of the same application is present, deal with that first, since an overlapping install is the most common cause of a setup that stops halfway.

1. Uninstall any previous version, keeping the settings folder if the transfer list should be preserved.
2. Run the installer as administrator.
3. Decline any optional bundled offers on the setup screens.
4. Set the download and completed folders on first launch.
5. Configure the listening port and enable mapping so incoming connections are reachable.

System requirements and file details

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