- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: May 11, 2009
- Total Downloads: 22,548,508
- Downloads last week: 151,812
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1340 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.
Version 4.18 fixes Bittorrent Incompatibilities, bug on Welcome Screen and caches the last 2 images shown on the Welcome Screen to save bandwidth from static servers.
CNET Editor's Note:
Editor's Note: FrostWire is bundled with Ask.com toolbar. Installation of these component is optional.
What's new in this version:
Version 4.18 fixes Bittorrent Incompatibilities, bug on Welcome Screen and caches the last 2 images shown on the Welcome Screen to save bandwidth from static servers.
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User reviews of FrostWire 4.18
- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1340 votes
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Version: FrostWire 4.18
"i really like every thing about it"
Pros: everything
Cons: nothing at all
Summary: really love this soft ware
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: FrostWire 4.18
Pros: People have complained about invalid file types and viruses a little common sense will prevent most of that if it doesn't have a bps rating it is garbage, if it is 4.3 megs for an mp3 it is garbage, pay attention and it is not bad.
FooCons: you need to pay attention to what you are downloading
Summary: make sure you use your virus protection and pay attention to what you are downloading will prevent the vast majority of the problems.
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0 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: FrostWire 4.18
Pros: IT'S QUICK FOR SINGLE MUSIC TRACKS. BUT YOU HAVE TO TRY TRACK AFTER TRACK TO FIND ONE WITHOUT A VIRUS.
Cons: ITS FULL OF A LOT OF CRAP AND BAD DOWNLOADS.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: FrostWire 4.18
Pros: like stated above, like the version of frostwire, because for me it's easy yo use
Cons: older machine so it slows it down
Summary: it works, my machine is old.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: FrostWire 4.18
Pros: I can download a song at a moment's notice.
Cons: Can't find any cons at this time.
Summary: I like the availability and the access of downloading music when I think of a song I would like to have. 95% of the time there's no waiting for a source and I've got my song in seconds!
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