Category: bittorrent client

FrostWire 6.8.10, our last desktop release for 2020, Cheers to 2021.

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Bundle Free, 100% Free Installers
windows: frostwire-6.8.10.windows.github.exe

macos: frostwire-6.8.10.dmg

ubuntu/debian: frostwire-6.8.10.amd64.deb
redhat/rpm: frostwire-6.8.10.amd64.rpm

anything with a Java10+ runtime: frostwire-6.8.10.amd64.tar.gz

If you find this free software useful and you can contribute to keep it free, please make a donation, but best of all tell your loved ones about it, the more people on the network the better it works.

This is our last desktop release for 2020, and it’s a big one to get 2021 started.

It includes loads of libtorrent fixes and optimizations from libtorrent 1.2.11.0.

A fresh new build of the Telluride Cloud Video Downloader which includes all the fixes from youtube-dl all the way to Dec 29th 2020.

We’ve fixed some bugs that would cause errors downloading video from the cloud, more videos will be downloaded and archived from hundreds of video hosting websites.

New Transfer Detail Popup Menus

We added a couple of tiny UI features for Torrent Transfer Details.

Open the OS’s file explorer on a transfer’s file

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Copy IP,Addresses from Peers into clipboard

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frostwire (6.8.10) stable; urgency=high

  • Fixes file naming issues that would cause errors in cloud video downloads
  • jlibtorrent-1.2.11.0 update
  • jaudiotagger 2.2.5 to 2.2.6 update
  • Telluride Cloud Video Downloader build 8
  • lt: upgraded to openssl 1.1.1l
  • Fixes issue with Telluride results and emojis in filenames
  • Fixes bug where transfer file detail actions would go blank when left clicked. (74291c0)
  • New File Transfer details popup menus: FIles > Explore, Play
  • lt: fix issue with moving the session object
  • lt: deprecate torrent_status::allocating. This state is no longer used
  • lt: fix bug creating torrents with symbolic links
  • lt: remove special case to save metadata in resume data unconditionally when added throught magnet link
  • lt: fix bugs in mutable-torrent support (reusing identical files from different torrents)
  • lt: fix incorrectly inlined move-assignment of file_storage
  • lt: add session::paused flag, and the ability to construct a session in paused mode
  • lt: fix session-pause causing tracker announces to fail
  • lt: fix peer-exchange flags bug
  • lt: allow saving resume data before metadata has been downloaded (for magnet links)
  • lt: record blocks in the disk queue as downloaded in the resume data
  • lt: fix bug in set_piece_deadline() when set in a zero-priority piece
  • lt: fix issue in URL parser, causing issues with certain tracker URLs
  • lt: use a different error code than host-unreachable, when skipping tracker announces

— FrostWire Team contact@frostwire.com Tue, 29 Dec 2020 17:10:00 -0600

New frostwire-desktop-6.8.9-build-300

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Windows frostwire-6.8.9.windows.exe
Mac frostwire-6.8.9.dmg
Linux (.deb) frostwire-6.8.9.amd64.deb
Linux (.rpm) frostwire-6.8.9.amd64.rpm
Other frostwire-6.8.9.amd64.tar.gz

Help keep FrostWire free if you found FrostWire useful this year

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frostwire (6.8.9) stable; urgency=high

  • Soundcloud search fixed
  • GloTorrents search fixed
  • Telluride Cloud Video Downloader build 7
  • Better video format parsing from Telluride extracted metadata

FrostWire 2.2.5 for Android is out and ongoing

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The full build for 2.2.5 is out, includes new search sources and has fixed multiple older ones.

Download FrostWire 2.2.5 for Android here

FrostWire 2.2.5 build 665 – NOV/18/2020

  • New: TorrentParadise search source
  • New: GloTorrents search source
  • New: Firebase Crash Analytics support
  • Yify search fixed
  • Torrentz2 search fixed
  • MagnetDL search fixed
  • Soundcloud search fixed
  • Fixed archive.org connection dropped/timeout error
  • com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads 19.4.0 -> 19.5.0
  • com.mopub:mopub-sdk-banner:5.12.0 -> 5.14.0
  • com.applovin:applovin-sdk:9.13.1 -> 9.14.5
  • com.mopub.mediation:applovin:9.13.1.0 -> 9.14.3.0
  • material 1.3.0-alpha02 -> 1.3.0-alpha03
  • browser 1.3.0-alpha05 -> 1.3.0->alpha06
  • exifinterface 1.2.0 -> 1.3.1
  • play-services 19.3.0 -> 19.4.0
  • core-ktx 1.3.1 -> 1.3.2
  • com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.0.1 -> 4.1.0
  • gradle wrapper update 6.1.1->6.6.1

FrostWire 2.2.4 for Android is out

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Download frostwire-android-release-2.2.4-b654-plus.apk 19.6 MB

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New in FrostWire 2.2.4 build 654 – SEP/24/2020

 – New jlibtorrent 1.2.10.0 update

 – Fixes bug where frostclick promo slide would render twice

 – dev: buildToolsVersion ‘29.0.2’ -> ‘29.0.3’ (@TacoTheDank)

 – Archive search Json parsing deprecation fix (@TacoTheDank)

 – com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.8.1 -> 4.9.0

 – lt: improve stat_file() performance on Windows

 – lt: fix issue with loading invalid torrents with only 0-sized files

 – lt: fix to avoid large stack allocations

 – lt: add macro TORRENT_CXX11_ABI for clients building with C++14 against

   libtorrent build with C++11

 – lt: removed deprecated wstring overloads on non-windows systems

 – lt: drop dependency on Unicode’s ConvertUTF code (which had a license

   incompatible with Debian)

 – lt: fix bugs exposed on big-endian systems`

 – lt: fix detection of hard-links not being supported by filesystem

 – lt: fixed resume data regression for seeds with prio 0 files

 – binaries: compiler upgraded from g++-5 to g++-7

 – reverted to com.mopub:mopub-sdk-banner:5.12.0 (mopub 5.13.1 very unstable)

FrostWire 6.8.7 for Windows, macOS and Linux (tag 3 friends)

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Featuring jlibtorrent/libtorrent 1.2.10.0 and OpenJDK 14.0.2

Bundle-free Windows installer
frostwire-6.8.7.windows.github.exe 39.1 MB

Bundle-free macOS installer
frostwire-6.8.7.dmg 46.6 MB

Linux packages
frostwire-6.8.7.amd64.deb 14.5 MB
frostwire-6.8.7.amd64.rpm 15.7 MB

Other operating systems (OpenJDK 11+ required)
frostwire-6.8.7.amd64.tar.gz 15.1 MB


CHANGELOG

frostwire (6.8.7) stable; urgency=high

  • New jlibtorrent 1.2.10.0 update
  • OpenJDK 14.0.2 update for Windows and macOS
  • lt: improve stat_file() performance on Windows
  • lt: fix issue with loading invalid torrents with only 0-sized files
  • lt: fix to avoid large stack allocations
  • lt: removed deprecated wstring overloads on non-windows systems
  • lt: drop dependency on Unicode’s ConvertUTF code (which had a license incompatible with Debian)
  • lt: fix bugs exposed on big-endian systems
  • lt: fix detection of hard-links not being supported by filesystem
  • lt: fixed resume data regression for seeds with prio 0 files
  • binaries: compiler upgraded from g++-5 to g++-7

— FrostWire Team contact@frostwire.com Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:35:00 -0600

New FrostWire 2.2.3 for Android

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Download frostwire-android-release-2.2.3-b648-plus.apk 19.5 MB now.

FrostWire 2.2.3 build 648 – AUG/23/2020

  • jlibtorrent 1.2.7.0 -> 1.2.8.0 update
  • com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.4.1 -> 4.8.1
  • com.mopub:mopub-sdk-banner:5.12.0 -> 5.13.1
  • androidx.browser:browser:1.3.0-alpha04 -> 1.3.0-alpha05
  • com.google.re2j:re2j:1.3 -> 1.4
  • com.google.android.material:material:1.3.0-alpha01 -> 1.3.0-alpha02
  • com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:19.2.0 -> 19.3.0
  • com.applovin:applovin-sdk:9.12.6 -> 9.13.1
  • com.unity3d.ads:unity-ads:3.4.2 -> 3.4.6
  • 1337 search fixed

New FrostWire 2.2.1 with libtorrent/jlibtorrent 1.2.7 is the fastest version ever

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Download it now
frostwire-android-release-2.2.1-b641-plus.apk 19.3 MB

We went from jlibtorrent 1.2.3.0 onto 1.2.7.0 because we weren’t happy with how stable 1.2.4, 1.2.5 and 1.2.6 were, however the libtorrent 1.2.7 engine starts the downloads almost immediatly for decently seeded torrents and we’ve seen speeds above 7Mb/s on our testing environment.

Below the list of fixes, most coming from the libtorrent project.

FrostWire 2.2.1 build 641 – JUN/17/2020

  • jlibtorrent/libtorrent 1.2.7.0 update
  • OpenSSL 1.1.1g update
  • dev: jlibtorrent build with boost 1.73.0
  • Fixes bug getting source URL from TPB search result
  • lt: fix incorrect filename truncation at multi-byte character
  • lt: always announce listen port 1 when using a proxy
  • lt: add set_alert_fd in python binding, to supersede set_alert_notify
  • lt: fix bug in part files > 2 GiB
  • lt: add function to clear the peer list for a torrent
  • lt: fix resume data functions to save/restore more torrent flags
  • lt: limit number of concurrent HTTP announces
  • lt: fix queue position for force_rechecking a torrent that is not auto-managed
  • lt: improve rate-based choker documentation, and minor tweak
  • lt: undeprecate upnp_ignore_nonrouters (but refering to devices on our subnet)
  • lt: increase default tracker timeout
  • lt: retry failed socks5 server connections
  • lt: allow UPnP lease duration to be changed after device discovery
  • lt: fix IPv6 address change detection on Windows
  • lt: fix peer timeout logic
  • lt: simplify proxy handling. A proxy now overrides listen_interfaces
  • lt: fix issues when configured to use a non-default choking algorithm
  • lt: fix issue in reading resume data
  • lt: revert NXDOMAIN change from 1.2.4
  • lt: don’t open any listen sockets if listen_interfaces is empty or misconfigured
  • lt: fix bug in auto disk cache size logic
  • lt: fix issue with outgoing_interfaces setting, where bind() would be called twice
  • lt: add build option to disable share-mode
  • lt: support validation of HTTPS trackers
  • lt: deprecate strict super seeding mode
  • lt: make UPnP port-mapping lease duration configurable
  • lt: deprecate the bittyrant choking algorithm
  • lt: add build option to disable streaming

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Get FrostWire Plus 1.9.6. for Android!

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Download NOW!

Good morning! Begin your day downloading the new release of FrostWire Plus for Android! This update has a lot of performance and stability improvements. In addition, we update our services to keep up with the best technology torrent and Android.

Changelog

FrostWire 1.9.6 - JUN/09/2017
 - Performance and stability improvements
 - New jlibtorrent 1.2.0.9
 - GSON 2.8.1
 - Google Play Libraries 11.0.0
 - Ogury 2.1.6
 - AppLovin 7.2.0
 - Fixes Seeding setting bug
 - Improves and fixes bugs in Transfer's action bar menu options
 - Fixes issue with documents query filter

What is FrostWire?

FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including support for the BitTorrent protocol and a full blown media player.

Donation!

Support the continuous development of FrostWire with a donation today.

NEW FrostWire for Android includes user interface upgrades towards a 2.0 release

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We’re excited to announce a new release of FrostWire Plus for Android (1.9.4).

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The user interface upgrades included are part of our roadmap to FrostWire for Android 2.0.

On FrostWire 1.9.4, we added thumb grid views for browsing the pictures and videos on your device.

image-viewer

On past versions of FrostWire, images and videos were displayed in a list view, this meant a lot of scrolling just to see a few pictures or video thumbnails, with the grid views you will have a more efficient way of viewing and managing your media files.

video-viewer

A new feature to accompany the new grid media browsing is a built-in Image Viewer.

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You can open an image and on the toolbar menu you will find more actions:
Open, File Information, Set as Wallpaper, Rename, and Share.

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The new “File Information” window, is available for all file types.Screenshot_2017-05-20-12-51-47

 

On the next updates the Image Viewer will continue to improve by including a few more basic features like browsing through the rest your pictures using swipe gestures once you’ve opened an image.

Subtle Design Upgrades

We’ve rewritten our file type selection user interface on FrostWire 1.9.4. using the latest Android APIs available for better performance, we’ve also made subtle changes on the way they look.

Please send us your feedback (via Twitter or Facebook)

What is FrostWire?

FrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including support for the BitTorrent protocol and a full blown media player.

Donate!

Support the continuous development of FrostWire with a donation today.

Learning Through FrostWire

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In this century, learning new stuff is easy thanks to technology. Right now, you can read the oldest books and watch video courses totally free. Here on FrostWire we always support free learning and we love to share Creative Commons content.

So if you want to start learning through FrostWire, the first thing you need to do is download and install FrostWire for desktop or Android. Then you can download millions of free (licensed under public domain and creative commons) books, movies, software, music, indexed by Archive.org.

FrostWire searches for content on Archive.org so you can download easily all their files.

For example, you can read all Shakespeare’s plays or the notes and texts of Sir Isaac Newton. Also if you want to write about old movies, you can watch for free Classic Films like Chaplin’s movies.

If you want to learn at the same level as in the most important universities in the United States, you can watch free open courses from MIT. These courses are licensed under Creative Commons, so you can download them with FrostWire and have them in your tablet or computer.

Also, if you want to share your content, you can share it through FrostWire. For example, if you are a teacher and you want others to have your course materials, or you love teaching and you want to share your knowledge, it’s the time to create a torrent file and share it with FrostWire. If you do that, tell us and we also can share your content on our site FrostClick.com