LimeWire - The Fastest P2P File Sharing
Program on the Planet, running on the Gnutella Network. It is open
standard software running on an open protocol, free for the public to
use. LimeWire allows you to share any file such as.mp3s, .avis, jpgs,
tiffs, etc., 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-platform compatibility. Limewire is written in
Java, and will run on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and other
computing platforms.
1. NO BUNDLED SOFTWARE OF ANY KIND! No spyware. No adware. Guaranteed.
2. Firewall to Firewall Transfers. Since about 60% of users are
currently firewalled, this feature greatly increases the amount of
content on the network.
3. Faster network connections. Using new "UDP Host Caches", LimeWire starts up and connects faster then ever before!
4. Universal Plug 'N Play. UPnP support allows LimeWire to find more search results and have faster downloads.
5. iTunes Integration. Windows users can now take advantage of LimeWire's iTunes integration.
6. Creative Commons Integration. LimeWire now recognizes OGGs and MP3s licensed under a Creative Commons License.
7. "What's New?" feature. Users can browse the network for the most recent content additions.
8. Search drill down results. Searches in LimeWire now immediately
display the artists, albums and other information that fully describes
files.
9. Proxy support. Users can now use web proxies to route their to protect their identity.
10. Support for International searches and International groups. Users
can now search in any language, and LimeWire ensures that a user will
be connected to other users with their own language to aide
international users to receive search results in their native language
and to find content from sources that are close to home.
LimeWire still has the following great features:
- Ease of use - just install, run, and search
- Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other metainformation
- Elegant 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
- Directly connect to a computer
- Browse host feature--even works through firewalls
- Added Bitzi metadata lookup
- International versions: Now available in many new languages
- Connects to the network using GWebCache, a distributed connection system
- Automatic local network searches for lightning-fast downloads
- Support for MAGNET links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella
