LimeWire
Sign in to saveLimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris. Created by Mark Gorton in 2000, it was most prominently a tool used for the download and distribution of pirated materials, particularly pirated music.
Key facts
- Software.name
- LimeWire
- Software.logo
- LimeWire.png
- Software.logo size
- 64px
- Software.screenshot
- Limewire2008.PNG
- Software.screenshot size
- 300px
- Software.caption
- LimeWire 4.18.3 on Windows Vista
- Software.developer
- Lime Wire LLC
- Software.discontinued
- yes
- Software.programming language
- Java
- Software.operating system
- Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Oracle Solaris
- Software.platform
- Java SE
- Software.genre
- Peer-to-peer file sharing
- Software.license
- GPL-2.0-or-later
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- Limewire2008.PNG
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- LimeWire
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- LimeWire
- software version identifier
- 5.5.16
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14 sectionsContents
- Features
- Version history
- Forks and alternatives
- FrostWire
- LimeWire Pirate Edition/WireShare
- MuWire
- Criticism
- Downfall
- Name reuse by unrelated companies
- See also
- Similar court rulings
- References
- Further reading
- External links
LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris. Created by Mark Gorton in 2000, it was most prominently a tool used for the download and distribution of pirated materials, particularly pirated music.
Both a zero-cost version and a purchasable "enhanced" version called LimeWire Pro were available; however, LimeWire Pro could be acquired for free through the standard LimeWire software, where users distributed it without authorization. LimeWire uses the gnutella network as well as the BitTorrent protocol.