LimeWire
| LimeWire | |
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| Missing image LimeWire.PNG LimeWire 4.8.1 interface under Windows
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| Developer | LimeWire LLC |
| Latest release | 4.8.1 / March 9, 2005 |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Genre | peer to peer |
| License | GPL |
| Web site | www.limewire.org www.limewire.com |
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LimeWire is a free, open source Gnutella peer-to-peer network client released under the GNU General Public License. The program allows users to share files using the Gnutella peer-to-peer protocol.
LimeWire is written in Java and hence runs on any computer with the Java virtual machine installed. To facilitate installation for casual users, the developers release installation packages for Microsoft Windows, the Mac, and for Linux, in rpm format.
The Windows version of LimeWire installer includes a stripped-down version of Sun's Java installer which will download and install version 1.5 of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) if it detects the machine doesn't have Java, or has a version of Java below version 1.4.1.
LimeWire LLC, the developer of LimeWire, distributes two versions of the program; a basic, free version, and an enhanced version sold for a small fee, which is said to offer faster downloads.