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CNET Editors' review
FrostWire is a free, open-source Gnutella client and 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.
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: New Sharing Policies, Better Clearer UI controls for sharing, BitTorrent Improvements, many bugs fixed.
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2.9 starsout of 88 votes
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4.5 starsout of 2 votes
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"Great to share with Friend"
Version: FrostWire 4.21.6
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Quick to use and easy
Cons
None I can see
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"Fills a much needed gap. Hallelujah!"
Version: FrostWire 4.21.6
Pros
Great that it's the Pro version of "The Old Yin".
Cons
Makes me even more paranoid than I was already.
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