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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
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Downloads:
171,168,180
- Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
December 25, 2008
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Publisher's description of LimeWire
LimeWire is the world's fastest P2P file-sharing application for all types of computer files, including music, video, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, file previews during download, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an easy, clean user interface.
LimeWire's new spam blocker gets rid of junk results, and automatic updates will keep you sharing faster than ever with the latest version. You can search for Creative Commons and Weedshare licensed files, and publish your own creative works with Creative Commons licensing. LimeWire continues its guarantee of no adware or spyware. Includes a built-in bittorent support. Version 4.18 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Editor's review of LimeWire
4.0 stars
- "Down to the wire"
From its start as a post-Napster clone to its leading role as the quintessential Gnutella client, LimeWire has been one of the highest-profile P2P applications. The 4.0 series further ups the ante with a combination of new features, an updated interface, and better all-around performance.
On the surface, the refined and zippier Java interface houses some snazzy new icons and a few new features, including a connection-quality meter and a button matrix for zeroing in on specific file types. The search interface now sports a progress bar, and file information--such as artist and album--is more clearly displayed. The improved network performance gave us considerably more search results than previous versions and a more reliable downloading experience (for a P2P client, that is). This latest version includes torrent support, and also feels more nimble despite its inherently resource-heavy Java-based foundation. We like the What's New feature, which lists files recently added to the network. The check box to filter out adult content also is a nice touch.
The new features and overall functionality make this by far the most mature version of LimeWire to date. Despite the typical performance flaws found in all file-sharing clients, this latest version continues to offer solid performance and good looks across the board.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 9288 votes
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67 out of 82 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 4.18
Pros: Very fast P2P applicaton. LimeWire smokes all the competition for downloading music and videos. I have broadband and can download a dozen songs in less than 5 minutes. Full length movies,(700 MB) will take a couple hours. I don't recommend using LimeWire for ANY software downloads. The files all seem to contain viruses. Music and movies are safe as long as you pick the correct size from the hosts you choose. If you want to download software apps,( spy cleaners, registry cleaners, photo apps, etc), stick with e-mule or Shareaza.
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41 out of 56 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 4.18
"I've compiled a 17.2 GB Music collection with Limewire Pro."
Pros: I've been using the pro version for a long time & have compiled an awsome music collection with it. It remails the only P2P program I use & trust, mostly.
Cons: Oh sure, messing with a P2P program has it's risks. I try my best to avoid them. Compressed downloads, music downloads with all lower case letters, program cracks etc., etc! These are not ones I download, period and with a good anti-virus & anti-spy installed I have yst to be infected using Limewire.
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14 out of 18 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 4.18
Pros: the search options are really good. u can search by name, song, movie, genre, etc.
Cons: it's a unsafe program and u can get a virus or anything else from it. some movies are 1 name, but can be a differnet movie all together. no matter what to look for there is ALWAYS a bit torrent w/ some kind of sex options, that part really sucks!
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19 out of 26 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 4.18
Pros: I like the fact that it has more and more new music everyday.
Cons: If your running another program it interupts the song being played.
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31 out of 43 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 4.18
"Great P2P (peer-to-peer) client!"
Pros: LimeWire is very easy to use and even includes a built-in web browser! It allows you to select if you want to download videos, files, audio files, and more!
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