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| Developer(s) | The FrostWire Project |
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| Initial release | September 2004 |
| Stable release | 5.2.11 / November 28, 2011 |
| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multi-language |
| Type | Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | FrostWire.com |
FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including BitTorrent support. In version 5, Gnutella support was dropped entirely, and FrostWire is only a BitTorrent client.[1] Development of the program has been active since the program was first released in September 2004.
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The project was started in September 2004 after LimeWire's distributor considered adding "blocking" code in response to RIAA pressure.[2] The RIAA threatened legal action against several peer-to-peer developers including LimeWire[2] as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd..[3]
The second beta release of FrostWire was available in the last quarter of 2005.[4][5]
Since version 4.20.x, FrostWire can handle torrent files and featured a new junk filter. Also, in version 4.21.x they added support for most android devices.
Since version 5.0, Frostwire relaunched itself as a BitTorrent application.
After LimeWire was closed down on 26 October 2010 (LimeWire was under a court injunction to stop them from distributing and developing p2p software) FrostWire 4 became increasingly popular as it was almost identical to LimeWire and had similar features. After version 5 Frostwire can only download torrents, those using the Gnutella network either have to use version 4, or switch to another client altogether.
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