We posted a review when the pre-alpha was leaked, and just over two months later, the official beta is released! The Leopard-only Intel-only beta is out for everyone to download and use.
Remember it’s beta software, so there may be bugs and annoyances. Please help us make it better by contributing to the conversation in the forums (forum.utorrent.com).
Of course we’ll keep that in mind! So what features do we have in stock? Well so far the client lacks a lot of features that a mature app like Transmission offers, but we need to remember what the big boss said, this is still an early beta. However, unlike the leaked alpha, the app isn’t buggy to the core. Most of the functions work and the app doesn’t come crashing down every so often.
The UI is slick and has a few core-animation effects. The icons look slick and are very mac-like. Some of the UI elements however (like bright blue text indicating the number of files) are just plain ugly and need to be worked on.
µTorrent has most of the standard features that a torrent client requires to be functional. The app can monitor any folder for incoming torrents and trash them once added to the queue. Controls for bandwidth throttling as well as scheduling are also present. You can set the connection limit, number of concurrent downloads as well as set port forwarding and some other networking features.
Features missing are dock badges for downloads speeds, and drag and drop support for torrent links, and support for labels. Thankfully, selective file downloading is good to go.
Download your copy from the uTorrent Mac page. And don’t use µTorrent for piracy.
