LimeWire Free Music Download Press Kit. LimeWire is a software used for sharing music and audio on the Gnutella network.
LimeWire is a music sharing program that serves computer users over the Gnutella network. Since it’s open source, you can find music completely for free. One of its most important features is that it lets you find music files across many different categories. You can also find audio, video, images, music and other file types on the network. It’s especially known for how easy it is to find audio files. To search, all you need to know is the name of the artist or the album. You enter the info into the right fields and hit the Search button. Within seconds, it’ll rank all the sources by number of downloads. You can generally trust that the most downloaded source is the safest and fastest one.
Search results show the audio quality, license status, file format, file size and bitrate in detail so you can pick whichever result works best for you. Download speeds vary depending on the source but they’re pretty fast overall. You can group your downloads and change the default download folder whenever you want.
LimeWire also has a built-in media player, so you can start playing files while they’re still downloading. Basically there’s a preview feature. You can also run multiple searches and downloads at the same time.
It supports a bunch of different themes, which shows it actually cares about looks and user customization, so you’ll definitely enjoy using it.
Now let’s go through all the features in detail.
It wasn’t built by piecing together different programs, it’s a standalone integrated software. It also guarantees there’s no spyware or adware bundled in.
- Thanks to firewall transfer support, users don’t run into any security issues while downloading files.
- With the new UDP Fast Network Connections Host Caches, users can reconnect to previously fast networks right after launching LimeWire.
- International plug-and-play support along with UPnP helps users get more search results and faster downloads.
- Windows and Mac users can take advantage of iTunes integration for data syncing.
- Users can also set up Creative Commons integration to identify OGG and MP3 files licensed under the Creative Commons License.
- You can browse the network for the newest content that’s been added.
- Searches in LimeWire show accurate metadata about files, meaning it displays their current names.
- Proxy support on the network lets proxy users download files as well.
You can search in any language and access content uploaded by users from other countries. Downloading from the closest available source is also supported.
What versions does LimeWire have?
Aside from the free Basic version, there’s also a Pro version. To use the Pro version with its extra features, you’ll need to purchase it for $21.95.
Differences between Pro and Basic:
- Better search results
- Faster file downloads
- Connects to more sources
- Pro-exclusive themes
- Free technical support
- Free updates for 6 months
