LimeWire Basic 5.4.1 Beta (Freeware)

LimeWire is a free peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other operating systems supported by the Java software platform.LimeWire uses the Gnutella network and also the BitTorrent protocol. A free software version and a purchasable "enhanced" version are available. The software is developed by Lime Wire LLC, which is a subsidiary of Lime Group. BitTorrent support is provided by libtorrent.

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TYPE: (Freeware)
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LimeWire Basic 5.4.1 Beta 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.

 LimeWire Basic 5.4.1 Beta  What's new:

+ BitTorrent

• Upgraded to libtorrent version 0.14.6.
• Add a fail-over to the mainline libtorrent DHT when the torrent can't find sources or seeders.
• libtorrent bug fix allows for properly handling spaces in the file names.
• Add proxy support.
• Add the ability to the change the Network Interface.
• Add blacklist support.
• Add support for indexing files inside of torrents.
• Send torrent meta data in search results.

+ General

• 'View File info' includes additional information in Transfers for file downloads including whether the download is encrypted (the lock icon).
• Associate magnet links with LimeWire for Mac OS X.

+Bug fixes

• Various memory leak fixes when viewing a video in the LimeWire Media Player.
• Ability to view a video in full screen mode with Mac OS Snow Leopard.
• General bug fixes for exceptions when playing videos with the LimeWire Media Player.
• Bug fixes for uploads in the transfer tray (right-click popup menu, stabilized display when hovering over items, closing browse notifications, browsing hosts and only show one upload per download in the upload tray).
• Revised screen repaints when application is restored from system tray.
• Upon uninstallation on Windows Vista, remove the Start menu group.
• Fix a bug in which viewing a video initially played in an external window before embedding into the LimeWire Media Player.
• Fix a Windows crash when closing the LimeWire Media Player which was playing a video.
• Fix a bug in which LimeWire wouldn't launch for Mac OS X 10.5.