uTorrent 1.8.2 running on Windows 7 beta

It seems to run just fine on my Windows 7 Beta testbed (inside a VirtualBox machine).

The much awaited uTorrent WebUI is now open for public testing, which means that anyone interested can download the WebUI 0.300 beta package and check it out. That is, anyone interested except IE6 users. WebUI is just not designed to work on IE6.

Note: According to Pleh of the uTorrent Forums, there is now a Flash interface for the WebUI, which works on all browsers supporting Flash, including Internet Explorer 6. The FlashUI is now in open beta; I will post more on this in a few hours, once I get to test it myself.

When downloading the WebUI kit, you will be getting a beta version of uTorrent 1.6.1 (build 481), the web frontend application (webui.zip) and, due to licensing reasons, a copy of the license text for a component used in the WebUI (Sortable Table/ColumnList). Speaking of components, WebUI uses several pieces of Javascript to perform actions such as drag&drop and browser detection, some of which can be found on this website.

How to set up WebUI
1) Download the WebUI 0.300 beta package
2) Extract the contents of the archive and copy the uTorrent executable to your uTorrent folder.
3) Start uTorrent (make sure it is the new 1.6.1 version) and enable WebUI in the preferences dialog (Preferences -> Advanced -> WebUI). Set the username and password for logging in to WebUI. You may change the port if you wish.
4) Fire up your favorite browser (Firefox recommended) and point it to http://Username:Password@YourIP:UTport/gui/index.html
5) Enjoy (the included docs also mention this: “If the webui gets stuck on the ‘Loading…’ page, try to request http://YourIP:UTport/gui/?action=setsetting&s=webui.cookie&v={} and then reload“, but it worked from the first try for me.

After setting up WebUI and starting uTorrent, you will be able to access it from remote locations. You can view and manage the currently downloading torrents, add new downloads and do pretty much everything you could have done if you were in front of your computer, at home.

WebUI is designed to mimic the look, feel and functionality of the original program, and it succeeds at doing so in most respects.

Almost everything in uTorrent is present in WebUI: the torrents list, the torrent categorizing panel, the “General”, “Peers” and “Logger” tabs, the torrent properties window.

The top search box is there as well, complete with the torrent search engine menu.

The “Settings” dialog is available in its full glory, exposing all the uTorrent options and settings.

There’s a “RSS Downloader” button in the toolbar but the functionality itself has not yet been implemented.

To wrap it up, WebUI 0.300 is surprisingly complete and functional for a beta version tagged 0.300, it’s very easy to set up and it works just great. Too bad it doesn’t work with IE6. Anyway, give it a shot, if you like uTorrent, you will LOVE WebUI.

*** RELEVANT LINKS ***

Download WebUI 0.300
WebUI Official Page
Extra WebUI Screenshots

The 1st of July brought us a nice treat: the final version of µTorrent 1.6, the world renowned Bittorent client. Cramming up a lot of powerful features in a small package, µTorrent 1.6 Build 474 further improves upon the previous version with lots of new functionality (intelligent configurable disk caching), improvements over existing options (faster speeds than ever before) as well as several bug fixes.

The changes in version 1.6 affect many parts of the program such as torrent handling and creation, network settings and performance, statistics, UPnP functionality, Win95 compatibility and various user interface modifications. Also, you can now make your computer shutdown or hibernate when µTorrent is done downloading.

Read on for the complete list of changes in the updated version.

*** WHAT’S NEW IN µTORRENT 1.6 ***

µTorrent 1.6 Build 474 (2nd of July 2006)

- Fix: Autoload would not copy the torrent under some circumstances
- Fix: No mark was shown in the Label selection menu for the selected label
- Change: Always merge trackers if loading a torrent in silent mode

µTorrent 1.6 Build 474 (1st of July 2006)

- Feature: Ability to filter files in torrent creator
- Feature: Add a move to top/down button or key
- Feature: Add a way to make µt startup in bosskey mode
- Feature: Add a way to set the upload/download cap through system tray
- Feature: Add an option to reset bans
- Feature: Add remaining HD space in the BC-style dialog
- Feature: Added “Completed On” column
- Feature: Added a way to delete the internal peerlist
- Feature: Added bandwidth priority and tracker status column
- Feature: Added graphical progress bar in main list
- Feature: Added option to allow multiple connections from same IP.
- Feature: Added option to bypass the Nanotorrent search redirect.
- Feature: Added option to open download bar when doubleclicking a torrent
- Feature: Allow torrents in list to be renamed
- Feature: Change label from the torrent properties dialog
- Feature: Delete torrents to trash
- Feature: Disk statistics
- Feature: Draggable download bars separate from the main window
- Feature: Enable scheduler from tray
- Feature: Make shift + delete key remove torrent + data
- Feature: New disk cache settings
- Feature: Open containing folder selects the item
- Feature: Open the folder if you click on the tray popup when a download is finished
- Feature: Pause in tetris
- Feature: Proxy for peer connections
- Feature: RSS update interval
- Feature: Remember waste/hashfails across sessions
- Feature: Removing torrent will remove partfile
- Feature: Set default action for delete button (right click on it and hold shift)
- Feature: Setup outgoing port to bind to
- Feature: Show a warning if no disk space when moving a complete torrent
- Feature: Show a warning in the add dialog if the torrent doesn’t fit on the drive
- Feature: Show speed in title bar
- Feature: Show speed limits in status bar
- Feature: Shutdown/hibernate when downloads complete
- Feature: Standby when torrents complete
- Feature: Torrent create dialog remembers the previous settings

- Change: ‘min interval’ was misspelled.
- Change: Added buttons to select all / deselect in the add dialog
- Change: Added option not to connect to port 25 or 110
- Change: Auto Shutdown Windows available from a menu
- Change: Change so it always shows 3 digits in sizes.
- Change: Changed connections for the 384k speed
- Change: Delay firewall opening a little to help problem where utorrent starts faster than the firewall.
- Change: Don’t delete torrents from list if the torrentfile wasn’t found
- Change: Don’t resolve peer ips by default
- Change: Don’t switch between green/yellow icon too often
- Change: Don’t use router.bittorrent.com
- Change: Edit button in RSS feeds window
- Change: Fixed various language strings to be more consistent
- Change: If the file cannot be opened, delay a little while and try again.
- Change: Increased length of editbox for new labels
- Change: Modified algorihtm for giving extra upload slots
- Change: More dialogs are non-modal
- Change: Never request more than 50 chunks from a bitcomet peer
- Change: New UPnP code (works on all OSes)
- Change: Redesigned settings dialog (I still need icons for the categories)
- Change: Remember the last speed tab view mode
- Change: Resolve IPs is on by default, but only if the Peers tab is active.
- Change: Separate the tracker from the webui + webui settings
- Change: Show a message in the logger if the autoload is set to the same as the storage folder.
- Change: Show a warning dialog when auto shutting down
- Change: Show better error message when adding a torrent through URL and it can’t be loaded
- Change: Show decimal in download bar
- Change: Speed in title bar is shown a little differently
- Change: Swapped UL/DL in download bar
- Change: Trim spaces from tracker url in create torrent dialog
- Change: Tweaked piece selection algorithm a little
- Change: num_wsa_events to control how many WSA EVENTS to allocate
- Change: peer.lazy_bitfield enabled by default.
- Change: Changed the network status icons
- Change: Moved the network status icon a bit

- Fix: Couldn’t use Unicode characters with search box
- Fix: Don’t allow blank filenames for single-file torrents (uses default name instead)
- Fix: Don’t crash if popup menu is active while the active torrent is deselected
- Fix: Fixed Win95 problems.
- Fix: Fixed a bunch of crash bugs.
- Fix: Generals tab should flicker less
- Fix: Make the after crash re-check not re-check torrents that already finished in that session
- Fix: Never create torrents with more than 64k pieces.
- Fix: RSS Favorites list bug
- Fix: Resize some labels to make more space
- Fix: Setting upload/download limit uses the currently active limit
- Fix: Superseeding should work better
- Fix: The label entry box in the BC-style dialog is too short
- Fix: Wrap comments field

*** RELEVANT LINKS ***

Download µTorrent 1.6 Full (installer, 574KB)
Download µTorrent 1.6 Standalone (exe only, 170KB)
Download µTorrent 1.6 Language Pack (.lng, 270KB)
µTorrent Official Site
µTorrent Skins
µTorrent 1.6 Full Changelog

Yesterday brought us a new beta, µTorrent 1.5.1 Build 466. Today has something special in store for us: the first release candidate for µTorrent 1.6 (Build 467).

According to the change log available on the official website, 1.6 RC1 includes some work arounds for rare network related problems and some other minor bugs.

See below for more details.

*** WHAT’S NEW IN µTORRENT 1.6 RC1 ***

Build 467

- Change: ‘min interval’ was misspelled.
- Change: Fixed problem with piece counts sometimes getting wrong.
- Change: If the file cannot be opened, delay a little while and try again.
- Change: Show a message in the logger if the autoload is set to the same as the storage folder.
- Change: Delay firewall opening a little to help problem where utorrent starts faster than the firewall.
- Feature: Standby when torrents complete
- Fix: Auto shutdown on Win98 wasn’t working

*** RELEVANT LINKS ***

Download µTorrent 1.6 RC1 Build 467 (.exe only - 170KB)
Download µTorrent 1.5 Stable (installer - 560KB)
µTorrent Official Site
µTorrent Skins
µTorrent Beta Full Changelog

A new µTorrent beta build was readied today by creator Ludvig Strigeus (ludde). µTorrent 1.5.1 Beta Build 466 has been posted minutes ago on the official website.

The changes are minor and affect µTorrent’s language settings as well as some network behaviors. See below for more details.

*** WHAT’S NEW IN µTORRENT 1.5.1 BETA ***

Build 466

- Change: Fixed various language strings to be more consistent
- Change: Resolve IPs is on by default, but only if the Peers tab is active.
- Fix: Superseeding should work better
- Change: Added buttons to select all / deselect in the add dialog

Build 465
- Change: Don’t use router.bittorrent.com
- Change: Added option not to connect to port 25 or 110

Build 464
- Change: Redesigned settings dialog (I still need icons for the categories)
- Change: Better uPnP support with certain routers
- Change: Auto Shutdown Windows available from a menu

Build 463
- Change: peer.lazy_bitfield enabled by default.
- Feature: Added option to allow multiple connections from same IP.
- Feature: Added option to bypass the Nanotorrent search redirect.
- Fix: Shift+Click now works properly in scheduler.

Build 462
- Change: More dialogs are non-modal
- Change: Changed connections for the 384k speed
- Change: New UPnP code (works on all OSes)
- Change: Graphic progress bars enabled by default
- Change: Increased length of editbox for new labels
- Feature: Removing torrent will remove partfile
- Feature: Added “Completed On” column
- Fix: Don’t allow blank filenames for single-file torrents (uses default name instead)
- Fix: Bug in add dialog diskspace computation when selecting an item from the list
- Fix: Couldn’t use Unicode characters with search box

*** RELEVANT LINKS ***

Download µTorrent 1.5.1 Beta Build 466 (.exe only - 172KB)
Download µTorrent 1.5 Stable (installer - 560KB)
µTorrent Official Site
µTorrent Skins
µTorrent Beta Full Changelog

Ludvig Strigeus cooked up a new µTorrent beta build for today. µTorrent 1.5.1 Beta Build 465 has been posted minutes ago on the official website.

The changes are minor and mainly involve some restrictions in µTorrent’s network connection policies. See below for more details.

*** WHAT’S NEW IN µTORRENT 1.5.1 BETA ***

Build 465
- Change: Don’t use router.bittorrent.com
- Change: Added option not to connect to port 25 or 110

Build 464
- Change: Redesigned settings dialog (I still need icons for the categories)
- Change: Better uPnP support with certain routers
- Change: Auto Shutdown Windows available from a menu

Build 463
- Change: peer.lazy_bitfield enabled by default.
- Feature: Added option to allow multiple connections from same IP.
- Feature: Added option to bypass the Nanotorrent search redirect.
- Fix: Shift+Click now works properly in scheduler.

Build 462
- Change: More dialogs are non-modal
- Change: Changed connections for the 384k speed
- Change: New UPnP code (works on all OSes)
- Change: Graphic progress bars enabled by default
- Change: Increased length of editbox for new labels
- Feature: Removing torrent will remove partfile
- Feature: Added “Completed On” column
- Fix: Don’t allow blank filenames for single-file torrents (uses default name instead)
- Fix: Bug in add dialog diskspace computation when selecting an item from the list
- Fix: Couldn’t use Unicode characters with search box

*** RELEVANT LINKS ***

Download µTorrent 1.5.1 Beta Build 465 (.exe only - 172KB)
Download µTorrent 1.5 Stable (installer - 560KB)
µTorrent Official Site
µTorrent Skins
µTorrent Beta Full Changelog