LimeWire: The Most Sophisticated File-Sharing Application

LimeWire is a file sharing application running on the Gnutella Network. It is open standard software running on an open protocol, free for the public to use. At LimeWire, we are working on developing the future of open peer networks and the digital commons. Our goal is to build users a tool that allows them to easily publish content to the world.

We ask that you support our efforts towards achieving these future goals. To help cover costs, we are offering LimeWire PRO to those who would like to contribute $9.50 towards improving and promoting this open forum for communication and expression.

All computers running a program utilizing the Gnutella protocol are said to be on the Gnutella Network (gNet). On the World Wide Web, each computer is connected to only one other computer at a time. When a user visits Amazon.com, she is not at Yahoo.com. The two sites are mutually exclusive. On the Gnutella Network, a user is connected to several other computers at once. Information can be received from many sources simultaneously.

Gnutella is not a web site. It doesn’t contain web sites. The content that is available on the Gnutella Network does not come from web sites or from the publishers of Gnutella-compatible software; it comes from other users running Gnutella-compatible software on their own computers. Gnutella is a networking protocol, which defines a manner in which computers can speak directly to one another in a completely decentralized fashion. Software publishers such as Lime Wire LLC have written and distributed programs which are compatible with the Gnutella protocol, and which therefore allow users to participate in the Gnutella Network. We invite you to download LimeWire for yourself and experience all that the Gnutella Network has to offer.

LATEST NEWS Updated:12/19/2002

LimeWire's is gearing up for the 3.0 Release coming out early 2003...Expect some major interface and performance improvements. Also, look out for a LimeWire CD-ROM installer. Check back soon!

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WE'RE INTERNATIONAL!
LimeWire is now available in several different languages. We're looking for translators to help out with other languages. Download | Help Internationalize

FEATURED SOFTWARE

Utilizing XML and the Java platform, the LimeWire Peer Server allows various data sources to be easily integrated into the Gnutella network, and allows these data sources to be conveniently queried to satisfy customer needs.

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LimeWire's elegant user interface is like no other Gnutella application available. LimeWire is capable of multiple searches, available in several different languages, and is most famous for its ease-of-use and cross compatibility. Limewire is written in Java, and will run on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Sun, and other computing platforms. See for yourself!

LimeWire's Special Features

Ease of use - just install, run, and search
Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other metainformation
Elegant multiple search interface
"Swarm" downloads from multiple hosts helps you get files faster
Unique "ultrapeer" technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users
Integrated file library with built-in audio player
Integrated chat
Resume downloads
Browse host feature--even works through firewalls
Added Bitzi metadata lookup
International versions: Now available in many new languages.

LimeWire New Features

Remote queueing: if an uploader is too busy to handle a download request, it will queue you. The uploader then serves downloads in a first-come, first-serve basis. This feature is compatible with the queueing schemes used by other vendors.
Resume from library: you can resume incomplete files in the library with a single button press.
Safer resumes: LimeWire keeps track of the hashes for all incomplete files. This reduces the chance of a corruption when resuming.
Many important bug fixes, particularly to uploads and the installers