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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: November 17, 2009
- Total Downloads: 5,059,241
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 07, 2008
MP3 Rocket is another LimeWire source code fork, like FrostWire, and as such it functions exactly the same. When you search for a file using MP3 Rocket, you get results from LimeWire, and vice versa.
However, the user experience differs in a few ways. Although the name suggests the program only searches for MP3s, that's not the case. This has all the capabilities of the parent program and is capable of searching for and downloading all file formats. This includes the recent addition of torrent support to the main LimeWire code. The most MP3-centric feature here lets users share their iTunes music folder directly, as if they were on a shared network.
What makes MP3 Rocket stand out are the TV, Radio, and Games channels. There are more than 200 live broadcast radio signals coming in, as well as similar numbers for TV stations and Flash-based games, mostly arcade classics such as Pac-Man and Street Fighter. Radio stations are streamed live from FM signals around the country, and TV channels include the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, videos from MTV and more. Who knew that MTV still carried videos?
Beware of the toolbar you must opt out of when installing the application, and MP3 Rocket struggles with the same performance flaws that plague other LimeWire-based clients. However, it offers reasonable performance and provides some extras along the way--not quite a rocket, but it definitely doesn't fizzle.
Publisher's description
From MP3 Rocket :MP3Rocket the fastest file sharing download software for mp3 music and movies. Award winning software providing the smartest and fastest access to millions of songs, MP3s, movies, TV shows, live channels and games. MP3Rocket combines powerful Gnutella and BitTorrent technologies with effortless live channel streaming to give you the world's best online entertainment experience with the least amount of hassle. It uses sophisticated and proprietary under-the-hood technologies to optimize and accelerate download speeds. MP3Rocket is spyware and adware free, and provides the industry's most aggressive protection to block harmful content, keeping you and your computer safe. Along with its fresh, intuitive interface, MP3Rocket includes precise categories and genres, voting tools, popularity rankings such as "Top Torrents," and other features to make it easier to find the entertainment you're looking for.
What's new in this version:
Version 5.3.4 provides integration with song lyrics. You can now download lyrics and ringtones with your song downloads. Also included is an improved fresh blue default skin with more colorful tab icons.
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.3.4
"Not a good way to get free music (better use iGetMusic)"
Pros: Free of charge
Integrated search featureCons: Too many fakes
Requires a lot of work from the userSummary: P2P networks have become popular as a way to get access (more or less legally) to, among other things, free music. MP3 Rocket certainly is a premier app to search for and download MP3s. However, there are some serious drawbacks. The first is that it... read more >>
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