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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: February 01, 2002
- Total Downloads: 28,451,675
- Downloads last week: 10,092
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- Average user rating: stars out of 668 votes
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Publisher's description
From MusicLab :BearShare lets you search for, download, and share files with everyone on the global Gnutella peer-to-peer information network. This program works with MP3, MPEG, AVI, ASF, MOV, JPEG, GIF, and all other file types. It features full documentation (installed with the program), slick graphics, and a user interface that makes searching, downloading, and file sharing easy. It also features upload bandwidth controls, enhanced connection management, user-defined family filter controls, and improved downloading.
The program has a Community button, which instantly connects you through your browser to BearShare.Net, a thriving forum with information and resources to help you use the network.
Version 2.3.0 featured a new interface, less memory usage, column settings and visibility saved across launches,MP3 bitrate information sent and displayed in search results, and more.
Version 2.4.0 featured multi-source downloading, multiple file search, faster connection to the network, customizable window settings saved across launches, and smart downloading. This release features less CPU intensive hashing calculation, improved parsing of downloads.dat file to avoid error conditions, .ini file-configurable hashing block size, correctly decremented upload count including keep-alive cases.
Editor's note: This download includes additional applications that are bundled within the software's installer file, some of which may be provided by parties other than the developer of this download. These applications may deliver advertisements, collect information, overlay content or graphics on the Web site you are viewing, or modify your system settings. As with all downloads, CNET recommends that you pay close attention to the options presented to you during the installation process. Known third-party applications bundled with this download include WhenU.com, SaveNow, and New.net. For more information, please read CNET News.com's report on bundled software.
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