How to show Search/Transfers in split screen mode on FrostWire?

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Since FrostWire 6.3.1 you can select how to show the transfers screen: as an individual tab or together below the search results in split view. On this post, you will learn how to use this new option.

Open FrostWire and you will see an individual tab for transfers.

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Click on transfers tab and you will see all transfers!

frostwire transfers tab

Now, if you prefer to have the transfers below the search results in split view, you have to click on the “View” menu and select the option “Search/Transfers Split Screen”

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Restart FrostWire and now you will have the search/transfers split screen!

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What do you prefer? Transfers Tab or Search/Transfer split screen?

 

 

FrostWire’s improved Magnet URI support (BEP 0009)

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As of FrostWire +6.3.0 for Desktop, and FrostWire +1.7.4 for Android, all FrostWire clients can now interpret the new peer= parameter

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:<info-hash>&dn=<name>&tr=<tracker-url>&peer=<peer-address>

Where <peer-address>…

<peer-address>A peer address expressed as hostname:port, ipv4-literal:port or [ipv6-literal]:port. This parameter can be included to initiate a direct metadata transfer between two clients while reducing the need for external peer sources. It should only be included if the client can discover its public IP address and determine its reachability. Note: Since no URI scheme identifier has been allocated for bittorrent xs= is not used for this purpose.

The immediate result of being able to pass and receive this parameter on magnet addresses is that FrostWire will try to include as many ip:port available it can find so that others can connect to your peer, try sharing files on your local Wi-Fi network now, vs doing the same on older networks.

We don’t know if other BitTorrent clients already support this parameter, therefore we suggest that when sharing Magnets from your computer, you tell the other party to use a new version of FrostWire and you’ll have a greater chance of connecting right away.

Get FrostWire 6.3.1 for Windows, Mac and Linux!!

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Today we are happy to announce a new version of FrostWire for Windows, Mac and Linux. FrostWire 6.3.1 fixes some bugs related to jlibtorrent. Also, we added a new option that allows you to see the old transfers screen. Now you can select if you want the transfers as an individual tab or together below the search results in split view.

FrostWire Search

Changelog

frostwire (6.3.1) stable; urgency=high
* New: “View > Search/Transfers split screen” option.
* New jlibtorrent 1.1.0.34
* jlibtorrent: fixed crash on invalid input in http_parser
* jlibtorrent: early resume data reset when fatal_disk_error
* jlibtorrent: optimize allow-fast logic
* jlibtorrent: fixed inverted priority of incoming piece suggestions
* jlibtorrent: fixed bug related to flag_merge_resume_http_seeds flag
* jlibtorrent: don’t add peers from url if add_torrent_impl returns invalid handle
* HTTP client improvements
* EZTV fixes
* New icon for TorrentDownloads search results

— FrostWire Team <contact@frostwire.com> Thu, 16 Jun 2016 18:42:00 -0500

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Do you have an Android phone? Now you can have FrostWire Plus totally free!

 

On The Next FrostWire Release!

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For those users who prefer the old Search & Transfers on the same screen, our next release will offer a solution.

FrostWire Search
Thank you for your feedback.

Watch a Short Film About The Existential Journey of a Plastic Bag!

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Plastic Bag is a short film by American director Ramin Bahrani that traces the epic, existential journey of a plastic bag (voiced by Werner Herzog) searching for its lost maker, the woman who took it home from the store and eventually discarded it. Along the way, it encounters strange creatures, experiences love in the sky, grieves the loss of its beloved maker, and tries to grasp its purpose in the world.

Plastic Bag is considered one of the best short films of all times. We loved it not only because is very well filmed, with a spectacular photograph, but its theme allows to think about our time.

Also, the film features the voice of the amazing German filmmaker Werner Herzog and an original score by Kjartan Sveinsson of the Icelandic rock band Sigur Rós.

According to OpenCulture, Plastic Bag was one of 11 films released in the Internet Television Service’s “Futurestates” film series exploring “what life might look like in an America of the future.”

More info: ITVS.

Get FrostWire 6.3.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux!!

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Finally you can download FrostWire 6.3.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux, a new version with a really and highly requested feature: a new transfer tab that allows you to filter transfers by state and keywords.

filter frostwire

 

We also fixed Torlock and EZTV search results, and we added a new search engine: TorrentDownloads.me.

Search Engines

Changelog

frostwire (6.3.0) stable; urgency=high
* Greatly improved seeding connectivity. Seed and share magnets!
* New transfers tab, allows you to filter transfers by state and keywords.
* Finished cloud transfers are seedeable.
* If seeding setting is active, finished cloud transfers are seeded.
* Improved ‘Search for Keywords’ suggestions for episodic queries.
* New jlibtorrent 1.1.0.31
* Spanish, Portuguese translations updated.
* Fixes Torlock search.
* EZTV no longer returns irrelevant results.
* New Search Engine: TorrentDownloads.me

— FrostWire Team <contact@frostwire.com> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:42:00 -0500

What do you think about this new version of FrostWire? We want to read your opinion!

What is FrostWire?

FrostWire, a BitTorrent Client & YouTube Downloader that makes it easier to search, download, play and share content from the BitTorrent network & cloud sources, all in one place, announced today its new ‘preview’ and ‘play as you download’ capabilities for Android phones and tablets. The new preview feature not just enables users with a more convenient way to find and discover content, it makes downloading optional in some cases.

Three Alternative Rock Bands That You’re Going to Love!

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If you love rock music, we are sure that you want to discover new bands to add to your music library. Today, we want to share three amazing alternative rock bands that had been reviewed on our partner site FrostClick.com

  1. Great Awakening: Figure It Out


    Figure It Out promises a lot of potential for Great Awakening. Though it may seem short, the collection encapsulates the duo’s craftsmanship as well as its boldness to experiment territories beyond the normal black and white.

  2. The Bourgeois


    The Bourgeois‘ self-titled album dresses itself with the signature characteristics of punk garage, but also finds refuge in the subdued layers of slow rock.

  3. HolySexyBastards


    Jack White evolved the dusty blues into something that teenagers, hipsters, selected ears, could listen and enjoy.
    Countless bands, very successful and famous ones (insert The Black Keys here) and not that famous ones all over the world, were influenced by him. HolySexyBastards is one of them.
    This is a Venezuela born, Canada based band and they can hit you like a 350 truck going at full speed.

Discover more Rock Bands on FrostClick!

Get FrostWire Plus for Android (1.7.4)! New ‘Seed’ Action Available!!!

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Download FrostWire Plus 1.7.4. for Android now!

We are SO HAPPY to announce this new FrostWire Plus for Android release. This version has a lot of new improvements and options that you’re going to love. First of all, we added a new ‘Seed’ action on ‘My Files’. Now you can create and seed a torrent of any file with a single touch. What can you do with this option? If you have a file that you want to share with your friends, you only click on Seed and then copy the magnet link and send it to your friends. It’s a really good way, for example, to share big files.

Seed

We also added a new handpicked file selection on .torrent downloads. So now you can download specific files from a torrent!

We also fixed issues saving to SD Card on multiple devices and a few bugs.

In order to give you more search results, we added a new search engine: TorrentDownloads.me. We also fixed YouTube video, Torlock and EZTV search results.

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Please check the changelog of this version in order to have more information.

FrostWire 1.7.4 – MAY/29/2016
– Issues saving to SD card on multiple devices fixed.
– New ‘Seed’ action available on ‘My files’. Create and seed
a torrent of a file or many in one touch.
– New handpicked file selection on .torrent downloads.
– Search improvements and refactors.
– New jlibtorrent 1.1.0.31
– Re-engineering and simplification of transfers architecture.
– Fixes bug where a playlist could not be created out of the
‘More by artist’ song list.
– New horizontal swipe gesture based tab switching for transfers, my files.
– Improved overscrolling and refreshing interaction on list views.
– Updated inmobi library to 5.3.0.
– No more repeated YouTube video search results. Results are now grouped, when
touched the user can select the video format/quality to download.
– Dialogs make over. All dialogs have uniform look and re-appear on device rotation.
– Fixes issue with playlist song drag-n-drop reordering. Thanks @grzesiekrzaca!
– Improved shutdown.
– Fixes Torlock search.
– EZTV no longer returns irrelevant results.
– New Search Engine: TorrentDownloads.me

If you have any question, leave a comment!

A Good Day to Seed!

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Good morning, whoever is there. Biggest day in the last month for us at FrostWire. We believe we’re ready to go with the next releases for Android and Desktop (Mac, Linux, Windows) All the installers are already available for download, but not made public on the website yet as we’re running some last website updates first. If you want to get them before everybody else, here are the links:

Download FrostWire

Fun fact about this release

This is the first time in 9 to 10 years the whole FrostWire team works on a build in the same physical place (for one day at least in Miami a couple of weeks ago)

Content Decentralization for a healthier, freer, uncensored Internet

Lot’s of work went into it from multiple world cities (Miami, Denver, Santiago-Chile, Warsaw-Poland) it’s a decentralized project after all… and starting this release we’ll be putting a lot more emphasis on being able to seed files with ease.
We feel the internet’s content is becoming way too centralized by cloud providers, and this goes against the DNA of the Internet which is decentralization and file sharing.

So Let’s Seed

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/6.3.0/frostwire-6.3.0.windows.fusion.exe.torrent http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/6.3.0/frostwire-6.3.0.dmg.torrent http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/6.3.0/frostwire-6.3.0.all.deb.torrent
A blog post and newsletter will be released explaining in detail all the features and updates of this new release, we hope you enjoy it.
FrostWire Team
June 1st, 2016 Miami, FL.

5 Funk Music Bands That You Must Listen To Today!

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As you know, Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid- to late 1960s when African American musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of soul music, jazz, and rhythm and blues.

Today, we want to share with you a 5 amazing funk music bands that you must listen to! These bands share their music using the Creative Commons license.

  1. Moe Shop

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    Moe Shop gives a certain spin to the Future Funk world. It has a very energetic vibe, leaning towards the Future side of the genre. It almost has sounds similar to J-Pop, but those kicks and snares are still laid over funk samples that will make you dance like you’re in an animated music video.

  2. Lawrence

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    Lawrence is an eight-piece soul powerhouse from New York City. Led by the talented sibling vocal duo Clyde Lawrence and Gracie Lawrence, produced by Grammy Award winning producer Eric Kranso, and influenced by old school and new school giants, Lawrence presents a beautiful LP of dynamic vocals, powerful horns, and soulful grooves. As their first and maybe most important album, they’ve rightfully called this releaseBreakfast. We’ve found a sampling of some of the delicious tracks on the album.

  3. Shoos Off

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    LA-based group Shoos Off injects some funk into your day with Most Times EP. The album features five tracks that oozes with musings of pop, hip hop and r&b as well as a dash of eccentricity by using a wide range of instruments with a sense of control.

  4. Saint Pepsi


    Ride and curl along waves of luscious ecojam funk in Hit Vibes by Saint Pepsi aka Ryan DeRobertis. Teeming with thirteen tracks, this album will get you moving through it’s creative experimentation on fresh hip grooves.

  5. Bonnie Bordeaux

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    Taking a share of the delicious musical pie is newcomer Bonnie Bordeaux (even her name sounds super gorgeous), who’s bringing her own iteration of funk by tastefully concocting it with 40’s style of jazz and soul. The result? A stunning 7-track debut masterpiece that we’ll simply refer to as The Damsel Diaries.