As of 2018, a feature to allow uTorrent to be controlled by another person on another computer was in beta testing. Protocol Encryption and Peer Exchange with other torrent clients are other important updates. The feature to download torrents with Magnet Links was added in 2008, and similar updates like Teredo tunneling and Micro Transparent Protocol have been added since then. Since its original release in 2005, the software has seen a number of added updates and features. Several standard torrent download features are available on uTorrent. The entirety of the program is written in C++ language.
This puts it only behind China’s torrent client Xunlei. uTorrent stands among the popular BitTorrent clients, with a global user base of 150 million users. UTorrent (μTorrent) is a user-friendly, lightweight BitTorrent client which allows peer-to-peer (P2P) file exchange, encryption, auto-downloading, bandwidth prioritization, and numerous other features.