Free programs like limewire software for windows

LimeWire 5.2.4 Beta / 5.1.4 makes it easy to search for and share computer files with anyone on the internet. 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 users viewable network space.LimeWire is a tool that allows you to share files over the internet.

Furthermore, 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.

Major Features:

1. Firewall to Firewall Transfers: Since about 60% of users are currently firewalled, this feature greatly increases the amount of content on the network.
2. Faster network connections: Using new "UDP Host Caches", LimeWire starts up and connects faster then ever before!
3. Universal Plug N Play: UPnP support allows LimeWire to find more search results and have faster downloads.
4. iTunes Integration: Windows users can now take advantage of LimeWires iTunes integration.
5. Creative Commons Integration: LimeWire now recognizes OGGs and MP3s licensed under a Creative Commons License.
6. Whats New?" feature: Users can browse the network for the most recent content additions.
7. Search drill down results: Searches in LimeWire now immediately display the artists, albums and other information that fully describes files.
8. Proxy support: Users can now use web proxies to route their downloads to protect their identity.
9. Support for International searches and International groups: Users can now search in any language, and LimeWire ensures that a user will be connected to other users with their own language to aide international users to receive search results in their native language and to find content from sources that are close to home.
10. Ease of use just install, run, and search
11. Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other meta information
12. Elegant multiple search tabbed interface
13. Swarm" downloads from multiple hosts help you get files faster
14. iTunes integration for Mac users
15. Unique "ultrapeer" technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users
16. Integrated chat
17. Browse host feature--even works through firewalls
18. Added Bitzi metadata lookup
19. International versions: Now available in many new languages.
20. Connects to the network using GWebCache, a distributed connection system
21. Automatic local network searches for lightning-fast downloads. If your are on a corporate or university network, download files from other users on the same network almost instantaneously!
22. Support for magnet links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella.

Enhancements:

• 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.