Azureus 2.2.0.3 Beta Reviews and Download

Azureus is a Java based BitTorrent client that offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. It also features an embedded tracker that is easily set up and ready to use.

Software License: Open Source

Operating Systems Support: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X

Download Link: Azureus 2.2.0.3 Beta

Homepage: Azureus

Version ChangeLog:

FEATURE: Core | Client support for the 'trackerid' announce extension [Nolar]
FEATURE: Core | Client support for the 'min interval' announce extension [Nolar]
FEATURE: UI | Option to disable small fonts under OSX [Nolar]
FEATURE: Core | Added options to disable scrape entirely or just for non-running torrents [Parg]
FEATURE: UI | Console support for aliases [Fatal]
FEATURE: Plug | Added local host configuration setting for statusmailer [Parg]
FEATURE: Plug | Reworked CSS for tracker web pages to create old and new styles [Gouss]
FEATURE: Plug | RSS Feed added to tracker web pages [Parg]
FEATURE: Plug | Tracker stats added to tracker web pages [Parg]
FEATURE: Core | RSS Feed parse APIs added to plugin interface [Parg]
FEATURE: Core | Non-blocking sockets based TCP tracker implementation [Parg]
FEATURE: UI | Torrent export option added to SWT UI [Parg]
FEATURE: Core | Client identification plugin interface [Parg]
FEATURE: UI | Keyboard shortcut parsing system [CrazyAlchemist]
FEATURE: UI | System tray menus for setting global upload and download bandwidth limits [CrazyAlchemist]
FEATURE: UI | Synthesized speech alerts for Mac OS X; Go to Azureus / Preferences to enable it [CrazyAlchemist]
CHANGE: Core | Smarter re-announce interval handling, especially for lopsided swarms [Nolar]
CHANGE: Core | Added many new peerid identifications [Nolar]
CHANGE: Core | First piece priority option now also prioritizes last piece of file [Nolar]
CHANGE: Core | NAT check functions even when downloads have already been started [Nolar]
CHANGE: UI | Reintroduced download completion alerts in Mac OS X (use System Preferences / Sound to set the alert sound of choice) [CrazyAlchemist]
CHANGE: UI | For Mac OS X, contextual menu items no longer carry images for better compliance with Aqua Human Interface Guidelines [CrazyAlchemist]
BUGFIX: Core | IPFilters loaded from static config file weren't working [Parg]
BUGFIX: Core | Fix re-announce interval bug when zero peers in swarm [Nolar]
BUGFIX: UI | Corrected save dialog behaviour on Make Torrent Wizard regarding file selection [CrazyAlchemist]