LimeWire 5.4.0
* 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
Type : Freeware
OS Support : Windows 2000/NT,Windows XP/2003,Windows 2008/Vista,64-bit
Date stamp / Size : Feb, 24. 2008 / 4300 kBytes
Asked : unassigned
Update history of LimeWire
v5.4.0 (October, 29. 2009)
5.4.0 (10.28.09) Beta New features:
- Video support to watch a file in LimeWire for Windows and Mac OS X Snow Leopard. If LimeWire is unable to play due to a missing codec, your default system video player loads.
- Inadvertent file sharing updates to ensure users understand what is shared.
- Uploads and downloads appear in the transfer tray.
- The transfer tray is automatically hidden by default when there aren't any transfers; you can change the setting in Options.
- Added a nubbin to the transfer tray (a nubbin is the little thing you select to drag).
- Check downloads to see whether it is dangerous before previewing.
- Hide some file types by default associated with spam.
- Search suggestions based on files from Friends are stored in database now, which reduces the memory footprint for large libraries of your friends.
- Improvements in search suggestions from Friends based on what files they share with you.
- Improvements in the way search results are sorted by relevance.
- Displaying the LimeWire Store button only in locations where you can use the LimeWire Store.
- File information/properties dialog box is redesigned.
- Select different language in the View drop down menu.
- Update to the Options.
v5.3.6 (October, 1. 2009)
5.3.6 (9.30.09)
- Update translations.
- Fix a bug in which an out of date English name for the Galician language was displayed in the drop down menu.
- Fix splash screens (off by a pixel).
- Better handle errors when unable to get Windows startup menu location for launching LimeWire on system startup.
v5.3.4 (September, 17. 2009)
5.3.4 (9.16.09) Beta
- Fix an UnsatisfiedLink error for the Dock icon in Snow Leopard.
- Blocking IPs in the UI caused duplicate entries in the IP black list.
- General bug fixes.
v5.3.3 (September, 10. 2009)
5.3.3 (9.9.09) Beta
- Add a a setting for the maximum number of seeding torrents so that the torrent upload list will not grow forever.
- Rotate various 'Upgrade to Pro' notifications for Basic users.
- General bug fixes.
v5.3.1 (September, 3. 2009)
5.3.1 (9.2.09) Beta
- Add prioritize files ability within a torrent. You can set the priority of which files to download first and can set which files not to download at all.
- Friend notification when using the Facebook service with Friends.
- Update to the file information dialog box.
- Fix the Media Player.
- Fix a bug when the splash screen would cause an exception on system startup.
- Fix a bug when restoring LimeWire from the Mac tray with the splash screen visible.
v5.2.13 (August, 6. 2009)
5.2.13 (7.31.09) Update text when using the Friends feature with Facebook accounts. 5.2.12 (7.30.09) Update dialog box text when using the Friends feature with Facebook accounts. 5.2.11 (7.30.09) Internal build. 5.2.10 (7.28.09) Remove chatting through Facebook accounts support. 5.2.9 (7.28.09) Internal build. 5.2.8 (7.22.09) Fix a bug with the installation wizard for first time installations. 5.2.7 (7.21.09) Fix a bug in which LimeWire Store downloads weren't added to iTunes for Mac OS X. Make sensitive folders unmanageable. Updated the splash screen. Various bug fixes.
v5.2.12 (July, 30. 2009)
5.2.12 (7.30.09) Update non-support text regarding chatting through Facebook accounts. 5.2.11 (7.30.09) Internal build. 5.2.10 (7.28.09) Remove chatting through Facebook accounts support. 5.2.9 (7.28.09) Internal build. 5.2.8 (7.22.09) Fix a bug with the installation wizard for first time installations. 5.2.7 (7.21.09) Fix a bug in which LimeWire Store downloads weren't added to iTunes for Mac OS X. Make sensitive folders unmanageable. Updated the splash screen. Various bug fixes.
v5.2.5 (July, 16. 2009)
5.2.5 (7.9.09) Beta Major memory optimizations for search results. Improved preventing of multiple LimeWire instances running at the same time. Enabled off the record chat for GChat. Lots of painting improvements. Fixed reconnecting to XMPP. Streamlining of Friends login and friends browse. Fix Options buttons not being visible in non-English locales. Support changing the download location for a started torrent download. Lots of bugfixes.
v5.2.4 (July, 9. 2009)
5.2.4 (7.2.09) Beta FaceBook integration with Friends for Windows and Linux. Media player includes Shuffle. Reintroduced the keyword filter for files in the Library. Limit the number of parallel browse hosts to avoid locking up LimeWire. Status tray displays progress of files being processed when adding files. General bug fixes.
v5.2.3 (July, 2. 2009)
5.2.3 (6.26.09) Beta No more sidebar and the Library is 'flatter'; files of different types are shown, but you can filter to see a specific type (for example, if you filter on Images, you see a thumbnail of images) . Introduced default Lists (Public Shared and Private Shared) along with the ability to create more lists. The Options dialog box was updated and includes additional 'Learn more' links. Seeing what you are sharing by clicking "Sharing # files" to see 'What I'm Sharing'. Improved start up time. Added first sign on to Friends overlay messages. Downloads improvements. Numerous bug fixes for BitTorrent and the download tray. Browsing the files from multiple computers at once. Multi-select ability for search results.
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