FrostWire
FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- Android Tablet
- Kindle Fire
Features
- SoundCloud Downloader
- Music Library
- Music Downloader
- Torrent Search Engine
- YouTube Downloader
- Large File Transfer
iTunes integration- Integrated Search
- Peer-To-Peer
- Built-in player
- Media Streaming
Tags
- File Sharing
- share-music
- Torrent Download
- download-hd-videos
- torrent-create
FrostWire News & Activities
Recent News
Recent activities
POX added FrostWire as alternative to mldonkey-next- POX updated FrostWire
- updated FrostWire
- POX added FrostWire as alternative to Go Torrent Client
- sc54168 liked FrostWire
- zilinux rated FrostWire
- zilinux liked FrostWire
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What is FrostWire?
FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of 
LimeWire .
Unlike other BitTorrent clients, FrostWire allows users to query both BitTorrent Search engines & Cloud sources from within the application (YouTube, SoundCloud and Archive.org), making it's user interface significantly easier to use, yet still offering a full set of downloading options for mid to advanced users. Every copy of FrostWire is a self-contained smart search engine that crawls the BitTorrent network, able to find the rarest of files indexed by .torrent files available on the internet.
With built in file search, you don't have to use your web browser to look for content. FrostWire scans the most popular BitTorrent search engines & cloud sources to produce the most relevant search results. You can filter your results by file type, search engine, file size and more. Download files with one click or pick and choose which files from a torrent package you would like to download.
In addition, FrostWire functions the same way other BitTorrent clients do, where you download a .torrent file from the internet and then open the application to download it's content. You can even copy & past the .torrent or Magnet link into FrostWire's search bar and it will download the content for you.
After downloading, you can organize your media files, listen to your music or watch your movies in the FrostWire Library. With build in playlist support & internet radio, you won't need another software to enjoy your downloads!
There is no technical knowledge necessary to use FrostWire - just Search, Download, Play and Share. The software is ideal for both an occasional and heavy media consumer, offering a simple interface, yet powerful set of customization options.
FrostWire information
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Frostwire Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
61 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
AlternativeTo Categories
File Sharing, Audio & Music, Video & MoviesGitHub repository
- 568 Stars
- 164 Forks
- 29 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
I've been using FrostWire off and on over the years, and recently I needed to use it to find an episode of "Talking Dead." I got a message in the program notifying me of a new version, so I dutifully downloaded it ... and somewhere during the installation process, I saw a message about MacKeeper -- which, despite those positive reviews you'll probably find online, is considered by many to be crapware.
Normally on a Mac, you have to provide your system password to install a program -- which is how I found out that the FostWire installer brought something else with it.
Needless to say, both MacKeeper and FostWire have been removed. I have an older version on another Mac which seems to be working just fine -- though it also offers to download an update. I just click "No, Thank you" and continue what I was doing.
[Edited by gdwaynewarner, March 01]
Program comes with bundleware that is very easy to install if you are not paying attention, also tries to change your internet startpage to something else, and loads Internet Explorer each time it loads.
Bundleware Installer bundled with adware: https://www.virustotal.com/es/file/60a309e91ba1039c3527053867e0e210ff2e18628a01acc264d82430e6436889/analysis/1488457993/
The latest version of Frostwire 6.8.9 released on Dec 2020 report from VirusTotal: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/44c5d541937a21a15536675ce61d67752c0e7fe62538536e3336fc6831c4da2c/detection. Only 2 engines (SecureAge APEX and Webroot) detect a threat: Trojan.MSIL.Dnoper.aoc
Microsoft Defender (updated 09-Jan-2021) is supossed to detect and removes this threat (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/threats/threat-search?query=Trojan:Win32/Dnoper), but scanning the file does not detect any
Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal detects 2 threats: https://opentip.kaspersky.com/44C5D541937A21A15536675CE61D67752C0E7FE62538536E3336FC6831C4DA2C/
[Edited by Kandi, January 09]
[Edited by Kandi, January 09]
FrostWire is such a great BitTorrent Client and Music/Video Downloader! I use it on Android and Mac and it works perfectly. I like that they update very often so all search engines are always working and I can download everything. It also includes a media player, but if you prefer you can download and play the files in your default media player.
Love the build in search which makes downloading torrents that much quicker. The desktop version is super easy to use and has a very handy file manager built in. Android though, proved to be really useful. Downloading content is a breeze, lots of updates so the app always runs great, and a really cool file manager and player. Good job.