Download FrostWire 5.1.3

Not so long ago, version 5.0 of FrostWire was released and we have already arrived at 5.1.3. FrostWire is a file sharing program written in Java for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Since version 5, it is no longer possible to download via the Gnutella network, but only via BitTorrent. It came about when Limewire, after which this program is modeled, considered adding code in 2005 that would allow copyrighted material to be banned. The installer comes with an Ask toolbar; so pay attention to what is checked when installing. Since version 5, the following changes and improvements have been made:

FrostWire 5.1.3

• Search results now arrive under 200ms, aka, Instant Search.
• New FrostWire “Smart Torrent” search. FrostWire will search inside top matching torrents for individual files matching the current query.
• Core upgrade, if a .torrent fails to download from its HTTP location FrostWire will download it from the DHT if it can find it there.
• Functionality to see the size of the Search DB and to reset it.
• UX upgrade, ability to hide/show seeding torrents on transfer manager.
• UX upgrade, Phone & Tablets desktop explorer asks before deleting files.
• UX upgrade, New file “Extension” column on search results.
• UX upgrade, Search tabs now have animated indicator to let user know a search is still going on.
• UX upgrade, New filter by file type. Filter controls re-arranged.
• UX fix, search results can now be sorted by file type.
• TPB has been added to the list of search engines.
• Mininova is back.

FrostWire 5.0.8

• Shows torrent details after a download starts to bring traffic back to the search engine that provided the result as a default setting.
• Shows FrostWire icon for search results to which we can’t resolve the file extension.
• Removes Mininova from search engines.

FrostWire 5.0.7

• UX upgrade, send file or send folder support when a file or folder is dropped on FrostWire.
• UX upgrade, file choosing dialogs on Mac now also show mounted volumes.
• UX upgrade, playback support for m4a files.
• UX upgrade, search result filters re-arranged.
• UX upgrade, main search button gone, updated search text box to include clickable search icon.
• UX upgrade, filters re-arranged.
• UX upgrade, searches can be up to 50 characters long.
• UX upgrade, either disconnected or turbocharged, no idle state.
• UX upgrade, search as you type on the library, no more search button. Disconnected only if it cannot connect to the internet.
• UX bug fix, iTunes options were not visible for Windows users.
• UX bugfix, fixes possible UI freeze on startup.
• UI bugfix, sending songs to iTunes on Mac is now done in a single process.
• Mac OS X Lion compatible.
• Bugfix, issue where opening a torrent from maglnk.com would result in a double invocation of the Partial Dialog window.
• Bugfix, when user didn’t start a partial download the torrent wouldn’t be deleted.

FrostWire 5.0.6

• New feature, Send file. Available on File Menu and Transfer Manager.
• New feature, Send folder. Available on File Menu and Transfer Manager.
• UX upgrade, we now have a [+] icon next to search result file names to show partial download dialog.
• UX upgrade, when a partial download is cancelled, the entry is removed from transfers.
• UX update on partial download dialog. Includes new text filter.
• UX fix, Library search now also looks for .torrents on “Torrents” folder.
• UX fix, Mac OSX file menu does no longer show “Exit” action.
• Fixes bug, incomplete files are no longer exported to iTunes playlist.
• UX update, Help Menu now says “Sharing Help”. Items rearranged.
• UX update, rearranged View options into single panel.
• UX update, torrent seeding settings are now a control of its own with an explanation of what seeding is.
• UX update, the installation wizard now forces the user to decide if she wants to seed or not seed to continue. Links to what is seeding are in place.
• UX update, in Windows and Linux, when the user Xs the window the user is explained that the application will be hidden and is given the option to exit.
• UX bug fix, font size can now be increased.

FrostWire 5.0.4

• UI upgrade, Create and seed New Torrents.
• UI upgrade, Ability to throttle torrent transfer speeds
• UI upgrade, Copy info hash from torrent.
• UI upgrade, Copy magnet link url from torrent.
• UI upgrade, Searchable library. Searches recursively downloaded files, folders and torrents.
• UI upgrade, Search results filterable by Torrent Search Engine.
• UI upgrade, Search results filterable by file size.
• UI upgrade, Search results filterable by number of seeds.
• UI upgrade, Search results filterable by keywords as you type.
• UI upgrade, Ability to download partial files.
• UI upgrade, Promotional slides can now be switched by the user.
• UI upgrade and bug fixes on Phone & Tablets tab.
• UI upgrade, Ability to rebuild “FrostWire” playlist on iTunes.
• UI upgrade, Replaced legacy skinning code for “Substance” skinning system.
• Core update, audio playback is now done using mplayer.
• Core update, Vuze core integration with transfer manager. Rewritten from scratch.
• Core update, No Gnutella support. Multiple library dependencies gone.

FrostWire 5.0 screenshot, click on the image for a larger version.