LimeWire, now known as LimePro, is a P2P transfer program that allows you to have the possibility to search and download files, share them later with the people you want, send them to portable storage devices, etc. And although its developers have discontinued it, it can still be downloaded and installed on most computers, being used by some users who continue to take advantage of its contents.

You must first consider that LimeWire works on all computers with Java Virtual Machine installed, one of the best alternatives we can find when sharing files. The truth is that its creators indicated at the time that its speed was "up to 250 times faster" than that of its rivals, and although we cannot confirm this, the truth is that it is fast.

Another issue that differentiates LimeWire from similar software is that most of its contents are of good quality, so you will not regret downloading them as soon as you see them on your computer. And how much content can I find in this application? Probably more than you expect since it has about 80 million files of all kinds to download whenever you want.

And best of all, this platform completely frees the use you want to give to the contents you download thanks to it; for example, if you want to burn CDs, transfer them to other storage devices, send them by email, and so on. In this sense, you will see that it is a system similar to the one offered by other utilities in the same segment, such as the famous Ares.

Returning to searching for content in LimeWire, you should know that, like the best programs in this segment, it will allow you to delimit them according to the genre, artist, or name you are especially interested in. This is not a minor issue since it will not be necessary to remember the song's title strictly, but knowing who performs it will be enough to find it.

Once you have found the contents you were looking for, you can download them in this program several times, which is undoubtedly another of its strong points since you will not have to pay attention to how the downloads are carried out this way. Even if you have set a limited bandwidth usage for this software, you can be sure that as soon as the current downloads are finished, the ones waiting in the queue will start.

As we said before, the similarity of this system with the well-known Ares does not end in the details already mentioned, but you will also find an integrated chat, with which you will be able to get in touch with other users of the service. You rarely manage to have an exciting or at least fluid chat through this tool, but we can't lose sight of the fact that they are there anyway.

LimeWire also has an integrated player, which allows you to view or listen to the contents you have already downloaded. It stands out because it will enable you to access them before they are completely downloaded to your computer. In this way, you can check if the downloads you are performing match the file you are interested in, and if not, you can stop it before it finishes without severe consequences.

Once you have downloaded several files, you will see that the Library section of this utility becomes one of the most interesting since you will be able to observe all the files, either without any distinction between them, such as those belonging to the images on one side, videos on the other and also music or audios on the other side. You can even use the search engine of already downloaded content to find one in particular.

Finally, in the Control Panel, you can make some changes that tend to improve your experience of using LimeWire, such as the program starts with the computer when you turn it on, it disconnects as soon as it finishes with the downloads that you have left, or automatically pause the videos when you move from the tab of the player to others.

How is the LimeWire interface? A basic one, for better and for worse. On the positive side, we have to say that if you have used other P2P transfer programs before, in a few minutes, you will know how to handle this one without any inconvenience. On the negative side, the truth is that it is a bit boring to work with a system that visually offers nothing but grays and some main buttons.

In our experience with LimeWire, we have found that the program has some difficulties connecting in the first instance. However, after overcoming them, we have been able to access several exciting contents. With no forced shutdowns or screen freezes to report, we believe the overall conclusion is positive and that this application could be your next solution when searching for and downloading files.