LimeWire X 4.18.8

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.5 stars (out of 602 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  13,065,118

• Requirements:

  .

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  September 22, 2008

• Previous Versions:

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Publisher's description of LimeWire X

LimeWire lets users share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, push-proxy support for connecting through firewalls, the ability to preview files while downloading, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an extremely intuitive user interface.

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Editor's review of LimeWire X

• 4.0 stars

• "One sweet lime"

From its start as a post-Napster clone to its leading role as the quintessential Gnutella client, LimeWire has been one of the highest-profile P2P applications for Mac. The latest version further ups the ante with a combination of new features, an updated interface, and better all-around performance.

On the surface, the refined and zippier Java interface houses some snazzy new icons and a few new features, including a connection-quality meter and a button matrix for zeroing in on specific file types. The search interface now sports a progress bar, and file information--such as artist and album--is more clearly displayed. The improved network performance gave us considerably more search results than previous versions and a more reliable downloading experience (for a P2P client, that is). This latest version also feels more nimble despite its inherently resource-heavy Java-based foundation. We like the What's New feature, which lists files recently added to the network. The check box to filter out adult content also is a nice touch.

The new features and overall functionality make this by far the most mature version of LimeWire to date. Despite the typical performance flaws found in all file-sharing clients, this latest version continues to offer solid performance and good looks across the board.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 602 votes
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• 4 stars

  4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

  Version: LimeWire X 4.18.8

  "Wow... Really People?"

  by blindtwelve on December 28, 2008

  Pros: It works great, as long as you know what to watch out for. When downloading songs, make sure the song has a BitRate next to it, otherwise there's a 90% change it's a virus. If you're not paying attention, you deserve a virus infection on your PC.

  Cons: Since the average person has no observational skills, it is easy for the average user to get a virus infection. They really need to have better way so discerning which files are bad and which files are good.

  Summary: It seems like a majority of the people that gave the bad reviews are half-retarded monkeys. Since you can't figure things out I will summarize what to watch out for:
  
  1) When downloading music, make sure that there is a BitRate listed for ... read more >>

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• 1 stars

  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: LimeWire X 4.18.8

  "don't use this juck"

  by big8news on December 26, 2008

  Pros: yek you get it from bugs are the riaa

  Cons: bugs spy where lot's of

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• 3 stars

  Version: LimeWire X 4.18.8

  "Limewire is getting Better"

  by hiqutipie on December 17, 2008

  Pros: The new Limewire Alpha is out right now that makes it like a browser window with some very cool features & totally unLimewire where you also have more control over the features...Limewire is going Social...& off to a good start with Alpha...

  Cons: I've had Lime off & on like everyone else...Its been a rollercoaster ride with dogging viruses with the Basic...Not getting enough quality in mp3's or videos & you never download anything else from LW..Its sure to have trouble on it...

  Summary: The New Alpha is a new Experience I hope...I usually in the past have downloaded LW to get mp3's & then dumped it because of the memory it would eat up & at times I seemed to lose Mp3's for no apparent reason..The file would be there but it ... read more >>

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• 1 stars

  Version: LimeWire X 4.18.8

  "Disappointing"

  by Beppo1120 on December 12, 2008

  Pros: Nothing at all

  Cons: Won't play MP3s

  Summary: I was able to download the application, installed it, connected to the network, found music I wanted, downloaded the MP3 files, but the FILES WON'T PLAY! With the Limewire player, with iTunes, it doesn't matter -- they just sit there doing nothing. ... read more >>

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: LimeWire X 4.18.8

  "Great for music & video only!"

  by mbarberi on December 12, 2008

  Pros: Huge peer base - you can literally find anything you could imagine. No song is impossible.

  Cons: Mega viruses! DO NOT DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE!! I had to reinstall my OS twice because of software I downloaded from Limewire that was riddled with bugs.

  Summary: I love the product and will continue to use it, but only for music, porn and video. I've been a Limewire user for over 6 years now and have seen the best and the worst this program has to offer. It's still the best out there. If you need software, e... read more >>

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