- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 14, 2008
- Total Downloads: 4,942,598
- Downloads last week: 30,594
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1711 votes
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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 :MP3 Rocket is a file sharing program allowing users to download music, movies, software titles, games, documents, and images files from the gnutella network. New and unique functionality provides access to live on demand streams for over 3000 movies and TV shows, a Live Radio feature so you can listen to over 500 top live radio stations, and a Game Player with access to over 1000 fun games. Other features include the ability to browse the most popular downloads, publish a personal rating of your favorites, preview files while downloading, an intuitive user interface, and enhanced parental controls through the use of built-in keyword filters.
Version 5.1.4 adds built-in web browser and updates adult filter.
What's new in this version:
Version 5.1.4 adds built-in web browser and updates adult filter.
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User reviews of MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 1711 votes
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
"WARNING....SOME DOWNLOADS ARE TROJANS"
Pros: downloaded well and was fast
Cons: TOO MANY DOWNLOADS THAT CONTAINED TROJANS. Thank goodness I have Windows one care, otherwise I'd hate to think what my computer would be doing now.
Summary: This is a good program, but the virus problems are a critical problem. I downloaded four items of music and each one was identified as a trojan. get this problem straightened out, as well as the launcher and this will be a great program. Untill then... read more >>
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
Pros: software had potential to be some thing great, music videos,tv and music all in one on one software with no tv tuner required sound to good to be true > that's cause it is
Cons: 11 Trojans later and several random spyware and malware viruses caused the computer to believe that the firewall was shut down by itself when it wasn't, just false complaints by random Trojans on the computer
Summary: I cant recommend this to any one and how this software got such a high rating is beyond me it will slowly load your computer down with malware and unless you know what you are doing you willl never get it all out
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
"Not too bad, a lot of feature which make it unique!"
Pros: Not only can you search for your favorites, there are other popular downloads that are easily available. I also liked that you can watch TV programs as well.
Cons: I don't think the connection speed is as quick as LimeWire or Frostwire. I also prefer not to share what I download and even though it gives you the option to stop sharing a folder, anything you download with this application is shared.
Summary: Like I mentioned above, I don't think it is as fast as a couple other products and I felt that I if I 'Unshare' an entire folder that should mean all of its contents as well. Other than that, great for finding new stuff you wouldn't normally listen... read more >>
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
"Better than most, easy to use, and pretty fast"
Pros: Its user friendly
Cons: It could use more selection of Classic Country and Doo Wop
Summary: I really like MP3 Rocket, other than not having enough selection in music it rocks
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Version: MP3 Rocket 5.1.4
Pros: Ease Of Use
Cons: Couldn't find many of the old time singers and groups
Summary: Limited in scope. But easy to use and very fast.
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