I've been using uTorrent on Windows for years now and so the arrival of
uTorrent on the Mac was something that many users, myself included, had long
been waiting for. The reason I've relied on uTorrent for so long is because
it's *lightweight, extremely easy to use, very fast, requires no
configuration and generally just makes downloading torrents a piece of cake*.
Fortunately, the Mac version does not disappoint with the added addition of
course that it has a much better looking Mac OS style interface. 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*. Everything else is the same as you get in
the 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*
here which it has to be said, is the one weak point of uTorrent. Rather than
giving you torrent results that you can download, it simply takes you
straight to a Google search results page. If this search resulted in a list
of torrent files you could download, or linked to a torrent site, it would be
far more useful. Otherwise, the preferences dialog offers the same controls
as in Windows with options to *limit the bandwidth uTorrent uses, network
settings and BitTorrent settings*. Most importantly, downloads 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. Finally, the uTorrent website offers you *several
different skins* to choose from, an *extensive FAQ* and a full guide to using
uTorrent for beginners (not that you need one because simplicity is
uTorrent's greatest asset.) One other drawback is that there is no way to add
or remove torrent components once it has started. *If you've used uTorrent in
Windows, you won't be disappointed by uTorrent for Mac. If you've never used
it, then give it a go and you may never go back to your old torrent client
again.*Download *uTorrent 1.5.11* in Softonic
