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License:
Free
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
182,330,051
- Operating Systems:
Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
No additional requirements
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
June 23, 2009
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Publisher's description of LimeWire
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.
Version 5.1.4 fixes a bug with the single file sharing widget and removes the check box for the multi file sharing widget.
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Editor's review of LimeWire
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- "Down to the wire"
- Reviewed on: February 12, 2009
- Version reviewed: LimeWire 5.1.4
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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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 9598 votes
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Version: LimeWire 5.1.4
Pros: Just wasted my time with this.
Cons: Any search result returns viruses and porn, nothing else.
Summary: Torrent is the best way to go. This is just waster of time and just hype.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: LimeWire 5.1.4
"its good cuz u dont get viruses but"
Pros: its an alllright site
Cons: it doesnt expai how to download music nd i reli wanted silver nd gold by akon:(
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Version: LimeWire 5.1.4
"Better than the others I have used."
Pros: Download is fast and clean. Stops if file is suspect.
Cons: Does not indicate file type.
Summary: I will continue to use over others.
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Version: LimeWire 5.1.4
Pros: YOU CAN HAVE ALMOST A PROGRAM YOU WANT.
Cons: THEY ARE ALL TROJANS!!!
Summary: CRAP WIRE!!
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Version: LimeWire 5.1.4
Pros: I didn't get any viruses but I came close many times. I haven't received a virus yet with Torrent. Now I only use uTorrent and download from sites like The Pirate Bay. I don't get why people still use Limewire when you could just be using torrent.
Cons: Finding individual songs, and sometimes movies.
Summary: Very unsafe when it comes to P2P, hard to find specific things.
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