Wyzo

Firefox-based “media browser” bundling a BitTorrent client (FireTorrent), a multi-source download accelerator and CoolIris, designed for people unfamiliar with BitTorrent.

Facts

Developer

Radical Software Ltd (Jersey)

Website

web.archive.org

Engine

Gecko

Derived from

Mozilla Firefox

Platforms

WindowsmacOS

Details

Alpha in June 2007; Wyzo 3 based on Firefox 3 (April 2009); last versions 3.6.4 (Windows) and 3.5.6 (Mac OS X), Softpedia listing updated in February 2012

Popularity

45/100 — 35,278 Softpedia downloads; the FireTorrent extension alone had 25,000 daily active users (TorrentFreak 2009)

Sources

1. https://techcrunch.com/2007/06/09/wyzo-bittorrent-focused-browser-and-firefox-extension/
2. https://torrentfreak.com/?p=12469
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20091228050645/http://www.wyzo.com/
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20150124003911/http://www.wyzo.com/
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418023253/http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Browsers/Wyzo.shtml