LimeWire download and review
4/5 rating by My Open Source
Official LimeWire website
LimeWire allows you to search for multiple files at the same time, available in several different languages, and is most famous for its ease-of-use and cross compatibility. LimeWire will run on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Sun, and other computing platforms.
LimeWire features
- Ease of use - just install, run, and search;
- Search by artist, title, genre, or other metainformation;
- Multiple search tabbed interface;
- "Swarm" downloads from multiple hosts help you get files faster;
- iTunes integration for Mac and Windows users;
- Unique "ultrapeer" technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users;
- Integrated chat;
- Browse host feature that even works through firewalls;
- Bitzi metadata lookup;
- Localization;
- Connects to the network using GWebCache, a distributed connection system;
- Automatic local network searches for lightning-fast downloads. If you're on a
corporate or university network, download files from other users on the
same network almost instantaneously!
- Support for MAGNET links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella.
- LimeWire media player supports both OGGs and MP3 formats.
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