Download FrostWire 5.5.0

Version 5.5.0 of FrostWire has been released. FrostWire is a file sharing program written in Java for Windows, OS X, Linux and Android. Since version 5, it is no longer possible to download via the Gnutella network, but only via BitTorrent. The program came about when Limewire, after which this program is modeled, was considering adding code in 2005 that would allow copyrighted material to be banned. The Windows installation comes with an Ask toolbar; so pay attention to what is checked when installing. The following changes have been made in this release:

Changes in Frostwire version 5.5.0:

• New FrostWire video player.
• New audio preview on cloud based audio search results.
• New video preview on cloud based video search results.
• New Wi-Fi sharing between FrostWire for Desktop and Android.
• New Wi-Fi sharing/announcement/discovery protocol via UPnP standards.
• New Stream Video/Audio stored shared on Android devices.
• UX Improvement: Add folders to library with drag and drop on library tree.
• UX Improvement: cloud audio downloads now have album art.
• Core Search Performance dramatically lowers CPU usage while indexing.
• Core Improvement: broader compatibility on cloud demuxed downloads.
• UI Improvement: partial download/torrent content window now includes file extension, file type icon.
• UI Improvement: when opening youtube url, the file selection dialog has type/quality hints to guide user on the options available for download.
• UI Improvement: audio player simplified, no stop button.
• UI Improvement: Transfer manager now has ‘Clear Inactive’ button.
• Bug fix: Run on startup for Mac finally works. The BitTorrent network will get a boost of upstream bandwidth.