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    FrostWire 5.5.6

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    Softpedia Editor's Review for FrostWire

    EDITOR'S RATING:

    A free offspring from LimeWire to create a Gnutella client that does not filter any content

    Written by Elena Opris on October 3rd, 2012

    FrostWire is a file sharing client; this translates into uploading and downloading data from across the world at decent speeds, no costs involved. It also bundles a chat utility and an audio player.

    Once installation finishes, you will enter the setup wizard, where you can configure language, the torrent data save folder, and your chat nickname.

    The user interface is quite friendly. Here you select the search engines (ClearBits, Mininova, ISOHunt, BTJunkie, Extratorrent, Vertor, The Pirate Bay, or Monova) and file types (all, documents, programs, audio, video, images, or torrents).

    Next, you just enter the search keyword and wait for the results. You can view the size of the file, source, the date it was created, quality and extension type.

    By right-clicking a result, you have the option to buy the item online, download it (or partially download it), copy magnet and hash, or repeat the search with that exact result.

    In addition to searching for something, you have access to a library in which you can organize files, another section in which you can transfer files to phone and tablets, and a place where you can chat with other users (unfortunately, this feature didn't work in our case, due to network problems).

    FrostWire is also highly configurable. The Options section allows you to define speed limits, iTunes song import features, keyword filters, etc.

    In conclusion, FrostWire is a great file sharing system that enables you to easily find and quickly download various documents and media content. The download speeds are comparable to those of any other respectable file sharing client, maybe even better.

    FrostWire description

    Here are some key features of "FrostWire":

    · Completely free & open-source
    · Firewall-to-firewall transfers
    · Built-in community chat
    · No bundled software of any kind!
    · Connects to more sources
    · Creative commons license support
    · Max. speed network connections
    · Junk result filters
    · Turbo-Charged download speeds
    · iTunes integration
    · BitTorrent support
    · Proxy Support

    Requirements:

    · 64 MB RAM (128 MB RAM recommended)
    · A Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.5
    · A live connection to the Internet

    What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

    · New Feature: Includes search results from archive.org, which indexes millions of public domain and creative commons works from all over the internet.
    · New Feature: playlist songs can be re-ordered with drag and drop.
    · New Feature: all songs in a playlist can now be exported to a folder.
    · Upgrade: Improved Unicode support for Chinese characters.
    · Upgrade: mplayer update for unicode character file playback support.
    · Upgrade: Search architecture upgrade for much faster search results.
    · Upgrade: Considerably faster mp3,mp4 parsing in the library, creating playlists is now faster than ever.
    · Upgrade: New more explicit Wi-Fi sharing icons.
    · Upgrade: Updated radio station database.
    · Upgrade: up to 20% faster listing of files in the Library.
    · Upgrade: Video player upgrades for better experience.
    · Bug fix: screen-saver no longer kicks in during video playback.
    · Bug fix: UPnP Wi-Fi sharing discovery consumes 84% less CPU on congested local networks. Fixing reported slowdowns and reducing considerable powe...

    Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:

    · Offers to download or install software or components (Ask Toolbar) that the program does not require to fully function
    · Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed in the system
    · Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system

     


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