LimeWire Alternatives

LimeWire is described as 'The a P2P file-sharing application for all types of computer files, including music, video, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, file previews during download, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an easy, clean' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are more than 25 alternatives to LimeWire for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best LimeWire alternative is qBittorrent, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LimeWire are Transmission, µTorrent, Deluge and Soulseek.

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  1. rTorrent icon
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    rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients in an ncurses client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Tribler icon
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    Tribler is an application that enables its users to find, enjoy and share content. With content we mean video, audio, pictures, and much more. Tribler has three goals in helping you, the user: find, consume and share content.

    50 Tribler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. BitComet icon
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    BitComet is a BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP download client with support for modern BitTorrent features, long-term seeding, intelligent disk cache and video preview of downloaded files.

    59 BitComet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
     
  4. Shareaza icon
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    Shareaza is the most luxurious and sophisticated file sharing system you'll find. It can harness the power of up to four separate peer-to-peer networks, including EDonkey2000, Gnutella, BitTorrent and Shareaza's native network, Gnutella2.

    66 Shareaza alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Halite icon
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    Halite (named after the mineral) is a C++ BitTorrent client based on the excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The program also relies heavily on the Boost libraries.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • libtorrent
     
  6. WireShare icon
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    WireShare is a fork of the original LimeWire open source project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Calypso icon
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    Calypso, formerly Kommute, is a cross platfrom file sharing client using the anonymous network MUTE. Developped using C++ and Qt. For windows and linux, portable to other environments. You can try it by following the installation instructions below.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Transdroid icon
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    A remote client for your Transmission, Deluge, µTorrent, rTorrent, Deluge or BitTorrent 6 torrent daemon. You can show and manage torrents, add them via URL or integrated torrent search. A home screen widget is included.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • rTorrent
    • µTorrent
    • BitTorrent
    • F-Droid
     
  9. GetMp3! icon
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    GetMp3 is a file sharing program that lets you download MP3 files quickly and without requiring a lot of features present on your computer.

    25 GetMp3! alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. BitSpirit icon
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    BitSpirit is a very powerful and easy-to-use BitTorrent client that provides not only full BitTorrent protocol implementation but also many personalization features.

    44 BitSpirit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
     
  11. OneSwarm icon
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    Supports both bittorrent protocol and a friend-to-friend version of the same protocol which in most situations makes you anonymous.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Gigatribe icon
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    Gigatribe allows you to share all your documents, movies, pictures, directly from your hard drive with your friends over the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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