LimeWire
LimeWire is known as the fastest P2P (Peer-To-Peer) file sharing program and also allow a user to search for multiple files at the same time like all types of computer files, music video, images, games, and text documents etc. It connects users via the Internet to the LimeWire gateway i.e. a specialized intelligent Gnutella router, at startup to maximize the user’s viewable network space. LimeWire support various operating systems like Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris, etc.
LimeWire is written in Java programming language and uses Gnutella network to trace and relocate files. It can detect the fake/corrupt music downloads and manage files to organize downloaded files. The featured File List Generator can create a searchable database of downloaded files. A user can share any file such as .mp3, .avis, jpgs, tiffs etc. and its ability of firewall to firewall transfer helps in increasing the amount of content on the network.
The included spam blocker helps in preventing junk results. Some of the prime features of LimeWire include complete iTune integration, fast network connections using “UDP Host Caches”, Universal Plug ‘N Play support, Proxy support, and integrated chat etc. LimeWire search result displays the artists, albums, and other information describing the file.
LimeWire software is easy to install and use, has the ability to search by artist, title, genre etc, elegant multiple search tabbed interface, “Swarm” downloads from multiple hosts, iTunes integration for Mac and Windows users, unique “ultrapeer” technology, directly connect to a computer, browse host feature, added Bitzi metadata lockup, support for MAGNET links, automatic local network searches, and international versions available in many languages.
