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Introducing Apps for µTorrent

24 points by pyronicide 16y ago

cageface 16y ago
uTorrent was successful because it was light, small, fast and did one thing very well. Bundling games, video and antivirus apps with it could hardly be more antithetical.
- MikeCapone 16y ago
  They write "Apps for µTorrent is a brand new web-based extensions framework that makes it easy for users to get more and do more with µTorrent without compromising the client’s renowned lightness and speed. " Let's hope they deliver on that last part...
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- pyronicide 16y ago
  There is nothing actually bundled. It is easier to download those things, but if you still want the light, small, fast experience, that hasn't changed at all.
  - someone_here 16y ago
    Just like Firefox...
- bobbyi 16y ago
  Transmission already fills the need for a light, small, fast torrent client.
  - javanix 16y ago
    Transmission isn't officially ported to Windows and uTorrent doesn't run on Linux. Two different markets ...
mattyb 16y ago
That's number two on this list: http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general I couldn't care less about the first (Deluge > * ), but I'm glad to see they're listening to feedback.
jim_dot 16y ago
Why do you need to be able to build apps for this?
- mattyb 16y ago
  http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/suggestions/712988-create-plugins-for-utorrent http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/sugg...
StrawberryFrog 16y ago
My first thought was that this must be a joke at Facebook's expense.
Psyonic 16y ago
If I or someone else can use this to solve the problem of moving data files, I'll be a happy camper. This is a HUGE issue for me, as I'd like to consolidate torrents split across 3 drives (I realize I shouldn't have done things that way in the first place... but it happened organically) Since most of them are on private trackers, I don't just want to stop sharing them, and moving 50+ torrent/data files is currently a nightmare. It's on the current suggestion list (http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/suggestions/714604-have-built-in-one-click-move-data-files-and-mov?ref=comments http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/sugg...).
- patrickk 16y ago
  I have a similar problem, when I try to migrate torrents from Windows desktop to a MacBook it doesn't work. You have to start at 0% all over again. It would be great if it were possible to do this, as I could leave my MacBook outside my room and download throughout the night (my desktop is in my room, too noisy overnight ;-) ).
- javanix 16y ago
  in uTorrent, copying the data over and (in the right click menu once a torrent is stopped) going to advanced > set download location should force a recheck at the new location.
  - Psyonic 16y ago
    Right, but I don't really want to do that 100+ times. I realize its possible... but I just don't have the patience for it. Why can't I do it in bulk?
anigbrowl 16y ago
Between this and some of their other projects like live streaming (http://www.utorrent.com/labs http://www.utorrent.com/labs) it seems as if they're aiming for a broader vision of peer-based networking, as opposed to just file distribution.
patrickk 16y ago
An extension that delivers similar functionality to PeerGuardian (http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/) would go down very well I bet.

24 points by pyronicide 16y ago

uTorrent was successful because it was light, small, fast and did one thing very well. Bundling games, video and antivirus apps with it could hardly be more antithetical.

MikeCapone 16y ago
They write "Apps for µTorrent is a brand new web-based extensions framework that makes it easy for users to get more and do more with µTorrent without compromising the client’s renowned lightness and speed. " Let's hope they deliver on that last part...
- deleted 16y ago
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pyronicide 16y ago
There is nothing actually bundled. It is easier to download those things, but if you still want the light, small, fast experience, that hasn't changed at all.
- someone_here 16y ago
  Just like Firefox...
bobbyi 16y ago
Transmission already fills the need for a light, small, fast torrent client.
- javanix 16y ago
  Transmission isn't officially ported to Windows and uTorrent doesn't run on Linux. Two different markets ...

mattyb 16y ago

That's number two on this list: http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general I couldn't care less about the first (Deluge > * ), but I'm glad to see they're listening to feedback.

jim_dot 16y ago

Why do you need to be able to build apps for this?

mattyb 16y ago
http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/suggestions/712988-create-plugins-for-utorrent http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/sugg...

StrawberryFrog 16y ago

My first thought was that this must be a joke at Facebook's expense.

Psyonic 16y ago

If I or someone else can use this to solve the problem of moving data files, I'll be a happy camper. This is a HUGE issue for me, as I'd like to consolidate torrents split across 3 drives (I realize I shouldn't have done things that way in the first place... but it happened organically) Since most of them are on private trackers, I don't just want to stop sharing them, and moving 50+ torrent/data files is currently a nightmare. It's on the current suggestion list (http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/suggestions/714604-have-built-in-one-click-move-data-files-and-mov?ref=comments http://utorrentideas.uservoice.com/forums/47263-general/sugg...).

patrickk 16y ago
I have a similar problem, when I try to migrate torrents from Windows desktop to a MacBook it doesn't work. You have to start at 0% all over again. It would be great if it were possible to do this, as I could leave my MacBook outside my room and download throughout the night (my desktop is in my room, too noisy overnight ;-) ).
javanix 16y ago
in uTorrent, copying the data over and (in the right click menu once a torrent is stopped) going to advanced > set download location should force a recheck at the new location.
- Psyonic 16y ago
  Right, but I don't really want to do that 100+ times. I realize its possible... but I just don't have the patience for it. Why can't I do it in bulk?

anigbrowl 16y ago

Between this and some of their other projects like live streaming (http://www.utorrent.com/labs http://www.utorrent.com/labs) it seems as if they're aiming for a broader vision of peer-based networking, as opposed to just file distribution.

patrickk 16y ago

An extension that delivers similar functionality to PeerGuardian (http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/ http://phoenixlabs.org/pg2/) would go down very well I bet.