LimeWire is the world´s fastest P2P file-sharing application, letting users share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, and text documents. The application´s other features include dynamic querying, the ability to preview files while downloading, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an extremely intuitive user interface.

LimeWire is compatible with the Gnutella file-sharing protocol and can connect with anyone else running Gnutella-compatible software.

At startup, the LimeWire program will connect, via the internet, to the LimeWire Gateway, a specialized intelligent Gnutella router, at startup to maximize the user's viewable network space.LimeWire is a tool that allows you to share files over the internet.

Further, the most recent version of Lime Wire enables Group functionality, so that users can connect to other people interested in sharing the same kinds of files that they are.

Features:

• 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 users
• Unique "ultrapeer" technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users
• Integrated chat
• 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. If you're on a corporate or university network, download files from other users on the same network almost instantaneously!
• Support for MAGNET links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella.

Download the Stable version. LimeWire 5.3.6 Final.

What's New in version 5.4.1 Beta:

BitTorrent:

• Upgraded to libtorrent version 0.14.6.
• Add a fail-over to the mainline libtorrent DHT when the torrent can't find sources or seeders.
• libtorrent bug fix allows for properly handling spaces in the file names.
• Add proxy support.
• Add the ability to the change the Network Interface.
• Add blacklist support.
• Add support for indexing files inside of torrents.
• Send torrent meta data in search results.
• Update to the Options.

General:

• 'View File info' includes additional information in Transfers for file downloads including whether the download is encrypted (the lock icon).
• Associate magnet links with LimeWire for Mac OS X.

Bug fixes:

• Various memory leak fixes when viewing a video in the LimeWire Media Player.
• Ability to view a video in full screen mode with Mac OS Snow Leopard.
• General bug fixes for exceptions when playing videos with the LimeWire Media Player.
• Bug fixes for uploads in the transfer tray (right-click popup menu, stabilized display when hovering over items, closing browse notifications, browsing hosts and only show one upload per download in the upload tray).
• Revised screen repaints when application is restored from system tray.
• Upon uninstallation on Windows Vista, remove the Start menu group.
• Fix a bug in which viewing a video initially played in an external window before embedding into the LimeWire Media Player.
• Fix a Windows crash when closing the LimeWire Media Player which was playing a video.
• Fix a bug in which LimeWire wouldn't launch for Mac OS X 10.5.