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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Mac OS X 10.2, Mac OS X 10.1, Mac OS X 10.0, Mac OS X 10.3
- Date added: November 30, 2004
- Total Downloads: 13,409,425
- Downloads last week: 37,771
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 651 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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. Version 4.0 further ups the ante with a combination of new features, an updated interface, and better network performance.
On the surface, the refined and zippier Java interface houses a few new features, such as a connection-quality meter and a button matrix for zeroing in on specific file types. The search interface now features a progress bar, and file information, such as artist and album, is more clearly displayed. Though the improved network performance gave us considerably more search results than previous versions, we didn't notice much improvement in download speed or file availability. We liked the What's New feature, which lists files recently added to the network. The check box to filter out adult content also was a nice touch.
The new features and overall functionality make this by far the most mature version of LimeWire. Despite a few performance flaws, this new version offers a breath of fresh air in the P2P category.
Publisher's description
From LimeWire :LimeWire is the world's fastest P2P file-sharing application, letting users share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, push-proxy support for connecting through firewalls, the ability to preview files while downloading, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an extremely intuitive user interface. .
Version 4.2.2 is filled with terrific new features to make usersÂ? experiences better than ever. Firewall to Firewall transfers allow many more users to share files, greatly increasing content on the network. WeÂ?ve also added a pause button for downloads and a completely new MP3 player with better performance and OGG audio file support that enhances the listening experience. iTunes integration on Windows and new file views for easier sharing add up to make this the easiest, best file-sharing experience out there. Can you handle the Lime?
What's new in this version:
- TCP ConnectBack requests now correctly establish a connection, allowing LimeWires to detect if they are firewalled. This change will require many people upgrading to the newer version in order to be useful.
- Various handshaking bugs are fixed. You can no longer maintain a connection between two leaves, and the first few connections attempts as a leaf will require a LimeWire Ultrapeer.
- Metadata wasn't being saved properly upon LimeWire's exit, causing LimeWire to ... see all new features
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