FrostWire

FrostWire, a BitTorrent client (formerly a Gnutella client), is a collaborative effort from many Open Source and freelance developers located from all around the world.

Using the most recent version of FrostWire allows users to enjoy the best program functionality. Bugs reported in older versions have been fixed for the latest version. Any users with FrostWire 2.5 or earlier MUST update.

Frostwire's features include:

- Completely Free & Open Source!

- Faster Download Speeds

- No Spyware. No Adware. Guaranteed.

- iTunes™ Compatible!

- Faster Torrent Speeds

- Friendly Online Chat Rooms

- Bittorrent Support!

- Even More Connections

- New & Improved Skins

* Reverted H2 library to v1.3.160
* Updated default album cover image with an anti-aliased frostwire sphere.
* Fixes bug where clicking on the current song would switch to the library but the button on the top would not be selected.
* Adds missing icon for "copy magnet" on Send file dialog.
* Library explorer and Playlist explorer are now divided by a split pane for a better experience.
* Hides hints popup when search is triggered with a mouse click.
* Updated search icon (magnifier).
* Fonts are reset when the setup wizard is shown so the wizard can work properly.
* New View > Reset Font Sizes action.
* The first time the Library button is used "Finished Downloads" is preselected to give the user a clue of what can be done.
* When a new playlist is created, a graphic is shown to hint the user about dragging audio files there.
* Updated H2 library to v1.3.164
* Search form looks similar to FrostWire 4 but now allows user to search for more than one file type at once.
* Improvements in search algorithm.
* Send file/folder feature more effective between just 2 peers.
* Simplification of search form interface, looks similar to FrostWire 4
* Phone & Tablets tab is gone, integration with Android devices is now part of the Library under a "Devices" tree item.
* Browses, Streams audio, and downloads files made public by Android devices in the same network.
* When entering a search hints are shown to type less (powered by Google).
* Sorts transfers by "Seeds" correctly.
* Improvements on Library action buttons, now a "Launch" action is available and buttons are shown/hidden depending on context.
* Fixes bugs where files on a audio playlist could not be dragged out.
* Fixes bugs where deleted files would still appear on the library.
* When right clicking on selected finished transfers and copying an infohash you won't end up with a trailing newline on the clipboard.
* Sharing ratio of a torrent that you stopped and started seeding again will not be infinite and will be based on the total sizes of the files being shared.
* Now when the transfer split pane is dragged up, the pane border is painted correctly on top of the image overlay.
* Fixes repainting glitch when moving split pane on top of promotional graphic.
* Lots of icons have been revamped for a more uniform look.
* Null Pointer Exception issues #100, #103, #104.
* Fixes issue #93 chat action causing frostwire crash.
* Flickering issue on song progress bar resolved.
* Simplified torrent creation. User now doesn't have to make up her mind about choosing a file or a folder, the file selection dialog now handles this for her.
* Brought back "Stop" search button.
* Removed lingering "Show/Hide player" menu entry on status bar context menu.
* If seeding transfers are meant to be finished, newly finished transfers are not hidden for that session.
* Audio files can be launched using the operating system's default player Right click on a file "Launc in "
* Removed BTJunkie search engine.
* Added KickAssTorrents (kat.ph) search engine.
* Fixes issue where downloading removing a partial transfer would delete previously completed downloads of that same torrent.