Website: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Software Provider: Azureus Development Team Current Version: Azureus Vuze 4.0.0.2 Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista License: Freeware Learn More...
Core | Added experimental support for LibTorrent extension protocol handshake
UI | Added available disk space indicators to the torrent open dialog (requires Java 1.6)
UI | Added handshake reserved bytes column in peer view
UI | Added Open Transfer Bar on start and Remember Transfer Bar location options
UI | Added http-seed config to torrent creation wizard
UIv3 | Embedded Media Player
Changes:
Core | Speedup hash-checking by ~30% / less CPU usage
Core | More improvements to client identification code
UI | Provide both per-torrent and across-torrents speed menu options
UI | Speed improvements for menu generation and changing file priority in Files view
Plug | Plugins can now dynamically register language resource bundles
UI | Allow minibars to stick to any screen border in multi monitor setups
Corrected bugs:
Core | Fixed bug when trying to add torrents with semi-colon characters in filename
Core | LAN peer detection for explicit IP addresses was broken
About:
Azureus is a Java based BitTorrent client, with support for I2P and Tor anonymous communication protocols. It currently supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix. Azureus was started at Sourceforge.net mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse, in June 2003. It is possibly the most popular of all BitTorrent clients.
Azureus allows the user to download multiple files in a single graphical user interface (GUI). The program also features detailed statistics and a large number of user-configurable settings. While downloading a torrent, the user can view many different statistics.
Azureus Features:
Multiple torrent downloads
Upload and download speed limiting, both globally and per torrent
Advanced seeding rules
Adjustable disk cache
Only uses one port for all the torrents
UPnP sets the forward on your router
Can use a proxy, for both tracker and peer communications
Fast resume
Can set a default download dir and move completed files
Can import torrents automatically from a set dir
Highly customizable interface
IRC plugin included for quick help
Embedded tracker, host your own torrents, automate your shares (periodic scanning of a dir)...
Distributed Hash Table: host on it a completely decentralised torrent and/or benefit from it when the tracker is offline.
