- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me/2000/XP/Vista/7
- Date added: January 10, 2010
- Total Downloads: 27,041,663
- Downloads last week: 248,162
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1394 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on December 10, 2008
FrostWire is a fork of the LimeWire source code, and as such, it functions exactly the same. When you search for a file using FrostWire, you get results from LimeWire, and vice versa.
However, the user experience differs in two ways. One is that the code is actually based on LimeWire Pro, the paid version of the popular P2P client, so users don't have to worry about simultaneous download restrictions, and they won't get bombarded by ads. Also, befitting the name, the interface has changed from green to blue and has been slightly improved. Tabs have rounded corners, and there are two additions, as well. Connections monitors your outgoing and incoming connections by host name, but also provides bandwidth information, the vendor and version being used, and more. There's also a built-in community chat.
When we tested it, the built-in media player in FrostWire didn't work with MP3s or MPGs, although those files worked fine in LimeWire and elsewhere. The app also comes bundled with the ASK toolbar, but you can opt out of that during the installation process. While some people have experienced faster download times with FrostWire compared with its parent, others have not. FrostWire and LimeWire are practically indistinguishable, although the lack of ads is a big plus.
Publisher's description
From FrostWire :FrostWire is a fork of the very popular LimeWire PRO Gnutella/Bittorrent client. The purpose of FrostWire is to keep and maintain the freedoms that LimeWire LLC may be forced to withdraw. Share any type of file on Gnutella and the Bittorrent network.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.18.6 adds tab toggling with right click on tabs, improves .torrent metadata file sharing, adds .torrent Search box.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1394 votes
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Version: FrostWire 4.18.6
Pros: no problems with windows 7, easy to find and download tracks both old and new, quick download speed
Cons: a bit addictive...I now have a full mp3 player
Summary: easy to set up and use, pretty foolproof
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Version: FrostWire 4.18.6
Pros: Speedy log-on and downloads. Not as much junk as in Limewire. Easy to configure
Nice interfaceCons: Nothing to dislike
Summary: I think the reason for the negative reviews is often a result of people not being able to configure the program properly
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Version: FrostWire 4.18.6
"I liked the idea there was no charge for the music."
Pros: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Cons: I was encouraged to remove FrostWire from my computer for fear of copy wright infringements and viruses
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Version: FrostWire 4.18.6
"works well, does as it states"
Pros: Lets me preview music before I buy
Cons: some spam had to be filtered out!
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Version: FrostWire 4.18.6
Pros: Stiil as fast as any I have used.
Cons: The drawback I have seen so far, is the selction of downloads available has gone down quite a bit. I wsh there was a way to segregate the porn fron eveything else and would like to see a TV catagory.
Summary: Still the easiest and best system I have used yet. Myself being a non-techie, it is very easy and simple to use and I get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Thanks
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