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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: October 05, 2009
- Total Downloads: 196,055,082
- Downloads last week: 427,813
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 9831 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on February 12, 2009
From its start as a post-Napster clone to its leading role as the quintessential Gnutella client, LimeWire is the highest-profile P2P application. Version 5 re-envisions LimeWire for a Web 2.0 world, with an emphasis on sharing with friends, square buttons with rounded corners, and overall a cleaner interface.
Two search bars and two sidebars cap off the redesign. The uppermost search bar is the global search that scans what everybody is sharing over the P2P network, while the secondary one on the right searches your library. The sidebars are set up in a similar way. Both are on the left, with the outer one offering three options: your library, the global P2P network, and your friends. Click on My Library and your inner sidebar shows your collection of music, movies, and documents. The P2P Network option shows what you're uploading and downloading, while the Friends option lets you share your library specifically with your Google/Jabber contacts, which you can import. Search results can be presented in both the new Web 2.0-style that surfaces just the most relevant information, with an Information button to dive deeper or the "classic" spreadsheet view.
The Advanced Tools feature is also new, which lets power users drill down and get highly specific information about who they're connected to, similar to what's available from torrent clients. This data includes IP addresses, bandwidth, the program being used and its version. The new features and overall functionality make this by far the most mature version of LimeWire to date. Despite the typical performance flaws found in all file-sharing clients, this latest version continues to offer solid performance and good looks across the board.
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Publisher's description
From LimeWire :LimeWire is a P2P file-sharing application for all types of computer files, including music, video, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, file previews during download, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an easy, clean user interface.
LimeWire's new spam blocker gets rid of junk results, and automatic updates will keep you sharing faster than ever with the latest version. You can search for Creative Commons and Weedshare licensed files, and publish your own creative works with Creative Commons licensing. LimeWire continues its guarantee of no adware or spyware. Includes built-in bittorent support.
What's new in this version:
Version 5.3.6 updates interface for smoother navigation and BitTorrent downloads are faster.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 9831 votes
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Version: LimeWire 5.3.6
"scary as site it goes to has virus blocks"
Pros: I liked the old one better
Cons: because using it doesn't take you to any music , I run into virus after virus and have given up
Summary: scary virus software
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 5.3.6
Pros: Variety, fast download
Cons: Lack of information. There use to be more information about the file prior to selection. In depth search, the advance feature search is not as easliy navigated as it use to be .
Summary: Good program to use--free!
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Version: LimeWire 5.3.6
Pros: I am really enjoying this program. It is very easy to use, search for songs...(which is al I really do & download). I do put them in catorgories, and listen to the ones that I am in the mood for at the time. LOL
Cons: Some of the songs doesnt come out as loud as I would like, even with my speakers up. I usually listen while doing other things, but some could be clearer & louder.
Summary: I love the program, It's great to find songs, maybe just 1 will pop in my head, I can do a search & POOF its on my PC....and I can listen while I do housework. I recommend this for anyone that what's something easy to work with & FREE! :)
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Version: LimeWire 5.3.6
"I don't use this often; but it works for my purposes."
Pros: Downloads easily
Cons: If you haven't used this previously, you need to take some additional time to set your preferences/settings.
Summary: I'll keep it, as it does what I ask when I ask it to, and have used other versions to know how to make the changes I want.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 5.3.6
Pros: None at all. I say none at all
Cons: Too many bad files and viruses.
Summary: My anti virus software detected a few problems while I was downloading Limewire. I had not even downloaded the software yet and bad files were popping up already.
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