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- Price: Free
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- Date added: February 23, 2005
- Total Downloads: 13,409,425
- Downloads last week: 37,771
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A newer version of LimeWire is available.
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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 4.6 detects UPnP-enabled (Universal Plug and Play) routers and automatically configures the router for optimal performance. LimeWire 4.6 also offers the ability to search for Creative Commons licensed files and to look up Creative Commons information if it is available on files. Licenses, once looked up, will be displayed in the library and search results. And of course, Lime Wire continues its guarantee of no adware and no spyware.
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. The application's other features include dynamic querying, the ability to preview files while downloading, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an extremely intuitive user interface.
Editor's note: Using this product to make copies of copyrighted material may be illegal. CNET does not encourage or condone the illegal copying of copyrighted material.
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User reviews of LimeWire 4.6
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 651 votes
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Version: LimeWire 4.6
Pros: i really like Limewire 4.6 because it looks so much better for a mac, (like everything else that mac has) it has everything to download.
Cons: i like everything about this program
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Version: LimeWire 4.6
"despite a few issues, this is an immensely useful program."
Pros: able to find rare, obsolete, out of print, abandonded, and otherwise difficult to find software and books and music and pictures.
there is a bit of a learning curve with how to use keywords effectively, but once you get the hang of how the program searches for things, it is amazing how many hits you can find.
variety of operating system support.
supports finding search results in a couple of other networks.
Cons: returns oddball useless search results: things that are 0k in size, inappropriate file types-every search will have about 20 wmv and 20 jpg hits...
hogs system resources-i frequently find my computer slowing down drastically whenever limewire is running, even if no other program is running on my system, it slows the operating system down dramatically-even to the point of freezing my comp. it has also crashed my system on occasion when multitasking. i occasionally have to force the limewire program to quit to regain functionality.
hogs the bandwidth of the internet connection.
adult content blocker only partially effective. (but more effective than most-again keywords are the key-requires some effort on the part of the user)
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Version: LimeWire 4.6
Pros: is fine
Cons: more free stofs
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Version: LimeWire 4.6
Pros: alles was das Mac herz braucht
Cons: sehr gute handhabung
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Version: LimeWire 4.6
Pros: I can find a lot of music
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