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Vuze

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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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

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.