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Vuze
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Also known as Azureus

Vuze (previously Azureus) is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to downloading data linked to .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content. Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows, music videos, movies, video games, series and others.

Key facts

Software.name
Vuze
Software.logo
Vuze icon.png
Software.screenshot
Vuze 4.1.0.4.PNG
Software.developer
Azureus Software
Software.discontinued
Yes
Software.programming language
Java
Software.replaced_by
BiglyBT
Software.platform
Java (software platform)
Software.language count
38
Software.language
English, German, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Polish, Finnish, Danish, Italian, Russian, Norwegian, Bulgarian, Brazilian-Portuguese, Czech, Lithuanian, Slovenian, Turkish, Catalan, Galician, Greek, Hebrew, Serbian, Serbian (latin), Malay, Japanese, Hungarian, Romanian, Thai, Korean, Slovak, Bosnian, Frisian, Macedonian, Georgian
Software.genre
BitTorrent client
Software.license
GNU General Public License v2

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Vuze
Official website
www.vuze.com
Image
Vuze 4.4.0.4.png
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Azureus screenshots
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Vuze
software version identifier
5.7.6.0
inception
2003-06-00
source code repository URL
svn.vuze.com/public
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12 sections
Contents
  • Features
  • Bridging between I2P and the clearnet
  • History
  • Azureus
  • Vuze
  • License change
  • Acquisition by Spigot Inc
  • Development hiatus and fork
  • Criticism
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Vuze (previously Azureus) is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to downloading data linked to .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content. Content is presented through channels and categories containing TV shows, music videos, movies, video games, series and others.

Azureus was first released in June 2003 at SourceForge.net, mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse. It later became one of the most popular BitTorrent clients. The Azureus software was released under the GNU General Public License, and remains as a free software application. It was among the most popular BitTorrent clients. However, the Vuze software added in more recent versions is proprietary and users are required to accept these more restrictive license terms.

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