FrostWire 7 — The Next Generation of Desktop BitTorrent

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

18 years ago FrostWire began as a community-driven fork with a mission: keep decentralized file-sharing alive, open, and powerful. In 2025 we’re still here — evolving faster than ever.

Today, we’re proud to introduce FrostWire 7

Download FrostWire 7 today.

A massive leap forward. A brand-new era for the app.
Not a facelift — an entirely new heart.

🚀 A New BitTorrent Engine for a New Decade

Under the hood, FrostWire 7 is powered by jlibtorrent 2.0:
two years of engineering, hundreds of optimizations, and native support for BitTorrent v2.

What that means to you:

Faster swarm performance
Better integrity checking
More resilient downloading
Hybrid v1+v2 torrents that “just work”
Optimized disk I/O for modern hardware

This is the biggest peer-to-peer core upgrade in FrostWire’s history.

✂️ No More Ads. No Bundled Garbage. Just Open Source.

We’re done with the distractions.

0% third-party ads
0% bundled installer offers
100% free & open-source

FrostWire is now fully community-supported — donations and optional VPN referrals keep the lights on.
The app belongs to users again.

If you believe in a world where software is free because it is free — we’d love your help.

🔍 The Search Experience Rebuilt From Scratch

We demolished our legacy search architecture and rebuilt the engine to be leaner and faster:

Up to 50% less memory allocation
New performers like Knaben and TorrentCSV
Far quicker result rendering
Smarter I/O scheduling so search doesn’t freeze the UI

Search feels snappy again — even on older systems.

⚡ FrostWire 7 Starts Faster and Stays Smooth

A huge part of this cycle focused on eliminating UI freezes and making startup feel instant. We pushed expensive tasks off the main UI thread — all 19+ offenders fixed.

Benefits you’ll feel right away:

Launch in seconds, not ages
Smooth scrolling through huge torrent lists
Zero-stall layout rendering
More responsive search result interaction

We want FrostWire to be a fast desktop app, not “a Java app that runs like one.”

🧩 Smarter Packaging: Simpler Installs, Broader Linux Support

This release also marks a major cleanup in how FrostWire ships across platforms.

Linux: One Package to Run Them All

We’ve moved away from distro-specific packaging like .deb and .rpm. They constantly forced us into whack-a-mole compatibility battles across dozens of flavors.

Instead, FrostWire 7 now ships as:

Linux x86_64 .tar.gz
Linux ARM64 .tar.gz (yes, Raspberry Pi users and macOS with Apple Silicon on UTM containers — finally!)

Just unpack and run:

./frostwire

Or choose a full installation so your desktop environment recognizes FrostWire automatically:

./install.sh

You can remove it just as easily:

./uninstall.sh

Tested across GNOME, KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon — everywhere Linux thrives.

One archive. All Linux. Zero drama.

macOS: The .pkg Era

We’ve retired the old .dmg drag-and-drop days.
FrostWire for macOS now uses a modern .pkg installer:

Double-click
Follow the dialog
Done

No more wondering where the app actually landed.

🎧 Less is More — Media Player Removed

FrostWire 7 no longer ships with its own audio/video player.

Why?

Less binary bloat
Less CPU/memory footprint
Less maintenance overhead

Your OS already has a media player — and usually a better one.
So now playback just hands off to the default app.

More focus, fewer bundled components.

🛠️ And Thousands of Under-the-Radar Improvements

Cleaner codebase.
Modern libraries.
Better diagnostics.
Safer crypto.
New hashing support.
Countless bug fixes from years of backlog.

We even finally removed legacy Azureus code that had been haunting the repo since the early 2000s.

FrostWire 7 is the most stable, modern, and maintainable version we have ever shipped.

🌎 Built by and for the Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Movement

FrostWire 7 is more than just revision numbers and changelog entries — it’s a statement:

Decentralized file sharing deserves fast, transparent, user-owned tools.
No corporate lock-in. No telemetry farms. No crypto-mining in the background.
Just freedom to share.

If that vision resonates with you…

Star us on GitHub
Submit code
Help test betas
Donate if you can

Every bit of support helps keep the project alive and independent.

🔥 Welcome to the Future of FrostWire

Download FrostWire 7 today.
Rejoin the swarm.
Let’s keep building an internet that cannot be censored.

👉 The Future is Peer-to-Peer.

frostwire (7.0.0) stable; urgency=high

New:Powered by Jlibtorrent 2.0.12.5 with bittorrent 2.0 support and hundreds of optimizations
New:Dynamic SoundCloud client ID and app version fetching from remote server for uninterrupted service
New:TorrentCSV search performer
New:Knaben Database Search Performer
New:Partial selection file dialog now allows shift-click to select ranges of files in torrents
New:settings panel to pick location for .torrent files
New:FlatLaf light theme
New:Header bar rearranged, search bar goes to the center, nav buttons on the left, FW Logo first
New:Torrent Transfer > Advanced > Check local data feature. If a file belonging to a torrent is now on disk it can be force checked
New:Audio and video playback now uses the operating system’s default media player instead of custom player infrastructure
New:Strict EDT Mode to catch long running tasks stalling event dispatch thread
EDT freeze:Comprehensive startup performance overhaul – defer heavy class loading and I/O to prevent EDT blocking during initialization (19 EDT violations fixed)
EDT freeze:ResourceManager uses deferred image loading instead of synchronous MediaTracker to avoid blocking on image I/O
EDT freeze:LibraryCoverArtPanel defers component listener initialization with SwingUtilities.invokeLater()
EDT freeze:SearchMediator uses lazy singleton pattern with deferred SearchResultDisplayer creation
EDT freeze:MPlayerInstance.runCommand() moved to background thread to avoid Process.waitFor() blocking EDT
EDT freeze:SearchResultDisplayer creation deferred with placeholder component to avoid class loading file I/O during tab initialization
EDT freeze:SplashWindow preloads OS icons during initialization to avoid file I/O during paint operations
EDT freeze:StatusLine defers bandwidth label icon loading to background EDT cycle using SwingUtilities.invokeLater()
EDT freeze:ApplicationHeader defers MediaPlayerComponent creation with placeholder panel to prevent class loading during startup
EDT freeze:MainFrame defers expensive minimum size calculations to background thread – prevents 2+ second EDT blocking from cascading layout calculations
EDT freeze:AbstractTab implements lazy icon loading to defer tab icon loading via SwingUtilities.invokeLater() on first getIcon() call
EDT freeze:SearchResultActionsRenderer defers 5 action button icons (play, download, details, speaker) via lazy static initialization with ensureIconsLoaded()
EDT freeze:AbstractActionsRenderer defers 3 action button icons (play, download, share) via lazy static initialization with ensureIconsLoaded()
EDT freeze:SourceRenderer defers 7 source icons (soundcloud, archive.org, tpb, zooqle, magnetdl, default, 1337x) via lazy static initialization with ensureIconsLoaded()
EDT freeze:TransferActionsRenderer defers 2 action button icons (play, share) via lazy static initialization with ensureIconsLoaded()
EDT freeze:TransferSeedingRenderer defers 2 seeding icons (seed, loading) via lazy static initialization with ensureIconsLoaded()
EDT freeze:TransferDetailFilesActionsRenderer defers 2 file action icons (play, share) via lazy static initialization with ensureIconsLoaded()
EDT freeze:PaymentOptionsRenderer defers 4 payment method icons (bitcoin_enabled, bitcoin_disabled, paypal_enabled, paypal_disabled) via lazy static initialization
EDT freeze:LogoPanel defers logo_header icon loading via SwingUtilities.invokeLater() with placeholder label
EDT freeze:MediaButton defers button icon loading (up and down icons) via SwingUtilities.invokeLater() in loadIcons() method
EDT freeze:LimeJFrame defers window icon loading via SwingUtilities.invokeLater() in loadWindowIcon() method
Performance:These EDT fixes significantly improve startup time and responsiveness, especially on resource-constrained systems and older hardware
Performance:Search architecture optimizations – 25-50% reduction in memory allocations
Performance:SizeParser utility consolidates duplicate implementations, 200+ lines of code eliminated
Performance:SearchMatcher memory optimization reduces garbage collection pressure by 25%
Performance:YT pattern static initialization and string operation optimization
Maintenance:SearchTimeoutException provides better diagnostics with performer and domain context
Maintenance:Search package hierarchy flattened, V2 package consolidated
Removed:TorrentDownloads search performer (site offline permanently)
Removed:BTDigg search performer (protected by Cloudflare, unable to reliably parse search results)
Maintenance:mplayer not available in linux warning can now not be shown ever again
Removed:Torlock search performer (old site is down, new site is malicious)
Removed:LimeTorrents search performer
Maintenance:MacEventHandler is now compatible with JDK 23 and JDK 24
Maintenance:Archive.org search
Maintenance:GloTorrents search
Maintenance:Idope search
Maintenance:MagnetDL search
Crash: fixed NPE in MultilineToolTip.updateUI() when switching from Synth L&F
Removed:FrostWire Media Player custom built-in audio/video player (fwplayer binaries for Windows/macOS/Linux)
Removed:MPlayer integration code and process management for audio playback
Removed:Player settings panel and configuration options
Removed:Playback state tracking and speaker icon indicators in UI components (TransferActionsRenderer, LibraryFilesTableDataLine, SearchResultActionsRenderer, etc.)
Removed:Speaker icon assets (speaker.png, speaker_light.png)
EDT freeze:moved media checks off EDT; coalesce selection; add EDT I/O guard
EDT freeze: Fix in TransferDetailFiles by moving heavy I/O to background thread, would stall app when opening large torrents on startup
Cleanup:removed all remnants of azureus source code
Optimization:PerformersHelper.sanitize() 8.8x speed gains in title normalization by not using a regex and instead simple string replacements
Fixed:logic bug in PerformersHelper.countMatchedTokens()
Cleanup:apple libdispatch removal
Cleanup:deprecated iTunes integration removed after cleanups. Users can manage their own playlists on Apple Music.
New: libtorrent::set_piece_hashes_posix_disk_io to avoid SIGSEGV/SIGBUS leaks to macos when creating torrents
Crash:don’t crash if a null set_piece_hashes_listener is passed to set_piece_hashes_ex
Crash:StatusLine seedingStatusButton.getText()
Crash:ConcurrentModificationException in Ssl$FWHostnameVerifier
Cleanup:Remove unused sun.awt.X11 classes (linux)
Maintenance:fix javadoc errors, javadoc cleanup
Maintenance:all license headers are consistent with GPL 3.0
Maintenance:simplified donations buttons in status bar to a single ‘Donate’ button
Maintenance:added don’t show me again for linux warning when mplayer isn’t found
Maintenance:fwplayer_osx.arm64 rebuilt with OpenSSL 3.5.3 support
Speed-up:reuse OkHttpClient instances to unlock connection pooling and reduce GC pressure
Speed-up:Cache torrent-search date parsers to eliminate per-result SimpleDateFormat allocations
Speed-up:Use buffered I/O for large transfers in OkHttpClientWrapper.save and ZipUtils.unzip. Up to 96% CPU savings in sys write calls, 30-50% reduction in CPU during I/O operations, search results should come out a lot faster
Speed-up:Optimize Levenshtein distance allocation footprint in PerformersHelper fuzzy matching
Speed-up:Optimize hot paths for string sanitizers – eliminate regex compilation overhead in search and scrapes (UrlUtils and StringUtils)
Speed-up:Optimize hot paths for Logger, ThreadPool, and collection sizing
Speed-up:Refactor SearchManager tasks to Runnable and remove Thread.yield() from hot path
Fixed:thread leak and data race in UrlUtils.getFastestMirrorDomain
EDT freeze:Comprehensive fix for EDT violations in transfers UI with multiple optimization layers
EDT freeze:Move BTDownloadModel.refresh() to background thread to prevent EDT blocking during model updates
EDT freeze:Add debouncing to BTDownloadDataLine.update() to prevent rapid successive JNI calls
EDT freeze:Throttle TransferActionsRenderer state checks to 200ms intervals during table rendering
EDT freeze:Move clearable downloads check to background thread in BTDownloadMediator.doRefresh()
EDT freeze:Add count caching to BTDownloadModel with background updates every 500ms
EDT freeze:Cache active uploads for hidden downloads in BTDownloadRowFilteredModel
EDT freeze:Use cached transfer state instead of expensive JNI calls in button state updates
jlibtorrent:libraries are now compiled with C++20 (ming/windows with C++2a which is the same)
jlibtorrent:g++-9 upgraded to g++-11 for linux build
jlibtorrent:new Sha256Hash::swig()
jlibtorrent:new SessionManager::find(Sha256Hash) and SessionManager::find(TorrentInfo) methods
jlibtorrent:built with android NDK r28c with 16K page size support
Android 64-bit binaries are compiled to have 16KB max-page-size
jlibtorrent:New com.frostwire:jlibtorrent- maven packages for easier integration with gradle/maven
jlibtorrent:new torrent_handle::get_resume_data() : add_torrent_params
jlibtorrent:new torrent_handle::get_resume_data(resume_data_flags_t flags) : add_torrent_params
jlibtorrent:new settings_pack.int_types i2p_inbound_length_variance
jlibtorrent:new settings_pack.int_types i2p_outbound_length_variance
jlibtorrent:Jar built with JDK 17 – JAVA_17 compatibility
jlibtorrentBoost 1.88.0 upgrade
jlibtorrent:OpenSSL 3.5.2 upgrade (from 1.1.1t)
jlibtorrent:Upgraded SWIG to 4.3.1
jlibtorrent:Gradle 9.0.0
dev:junit upgraded from 4.13.1 -> 4.13.2
lt:add option to send host header in HTTP proxy CONNECT command
lt:cache DNS failures for a shorter time
lt:file_renamed_alert is always posted, regardless of alert mask
lt:add feature to request resume data synchronously
lt:don’t leak file descriptors to child processes (O_CLOEXEC)
lt:optimize the utp resend
lt:optimize tracker announcements
lt:fix handling of invalid filenames
lt:add support for I2CP inbound.lengthVariance and outbound.lengthVariance tunnel settings
lt:validate add_torrent_params::save_path at run-time
lt:use stricter rules for what filenames are valid on Android
lt:fix applying IP filter to DHT traffic (HanabishiRecca)
lt:fix race condition when cancelling requests after becoming a seed
lt:fix performance bug in the file pool, evicting MRU instead of LRU (HanabishiRecca)
lt:fix bug where file_progress could sometimes be reported as >100%
jlibtorrent:BDecodeNode: hasList, hasDict, hasString, hasInt, getList, getDict, getString, getInt
lt:limit piece size in torrent creator
lt:don’t hint FADV_RANDOM on posix systems. May improve seeding performance
lt:allow boost connect while checking resume data if no_verify_files flag is set
lt:fix BEP-40 peer priority for IPv6
lt:fix file pre-allocation when changing file priority (HanabishiRecca)
jlibtorrent:SWIG interface files have been modularized for better maintainability and readability
jlibtorrent:Added missing alert types
jlibtorrent:Introduced typed_bitfield template
jlibtorrent:Operator renaming for Java compatibility
jlibtorrent:Included boost_system_error_code.i
jlibtorrent:Added prepare-macos.sh script
jlibtorrent:Updated run-swig.sh script
jlibtorrent:Set TORRENT_ABI_VERSION=4
jlibtorrent:Libtorrent updated to RC_2_0 (rev:2ab8fedabb7716947edc77958da6d0b5e1040df9)
jlibtorrent:Android NDK r26d (LTS) upgrade (from r25c)
jlibtorrent:Added --swig-only and --build-only options to swig/build scripts
jlibtorrent:Added prepare-macos.sh script for macOS build setup
jlibtorrent:Updated run-swig.sh script for improved SWIG processing
jlibtorrent:Enhanced exception handling in SWIG interfaces
jlibtorrent:Fixed issues in file_storage.hpp and ip_filter.hpp
jlibtorrent:Adjusted build flags and macros for Boost and libtorrent compatibility
jlibtorrent:Enabled SWIG directors for specific classes
lt:fix uTP issue where closing the connection could corrupt the payload
lt:apply DSCP/TOS to sockets before initiating the TCP connection
lt:assume copy_file_range() exists on linux (unless old glibc)
lt:fix issue where set_piece_deadline() did not correctly post read_piece_alert
lt:fix integer overflow in piece picker
lt:torrent_status::num_pieces counts pieces passed hash check, as documented
lt:check settings_pack::max_out_request_queue before performance alert
lt:allow on_unknown_torrent method in the absence of active torrents (new plugin feature added)
lt:add feature to async_move_storage() to not move files
lt:fix reject resume data if it contains mismatching info hashes
lt:fix clear the candidate_cache when clear peer_list
lt:fix missing python converter for dht::announce_flags_t
lt:fix issue with web seed connections when they close and re-open
lt:fallocate() not supported is not a fatal error
lt:fix proxying of IPv6 connections via IPv4 proxy
lt:treat CGNAT address range as local IPs
lt:add stricter checking of piece layers when loading torrents
lt:add stricter checking of v1 and v2 hashes being consistent
lt:cache failed DNS lookups as well as successful ones
lt:add an i2p torrent state to control interactions with clear swarms
lt:fix i2p SAM protocol parsing of quoted messages
lt:expose i2p peer destination in peer_info
lt:fix i2p tracker announces
lt:fix issue with read_piece() stopping torrent on pieces not yet downloaded
lt:improve handling of allow_i2p_mixed setting to work for magnet links
lt:fix web seed request for renamed single-file torrents
lt:fix issue where web seeds could disappear from resume data
lt:extend save_resume with additional conditional flags
lt:fix issue with retrying trackers in tiers > 0
lt:fix last_upload and last_download resume data fields to use posix time
lt:improve error messages for no_connect_privileged_ports, by untangle it from the port filter
lt:fix I2P issue introduced in 2.0.0
lt:add async tracker status query, post_trackers()
lt:add async torrent status query, post_status()
lt:support loading version 2 of resume data format
lt:fix issue with odd piece sizes
lt:add async piece availability query, post_piece_availability()
lt:add async download queue query, post_download_queue()
lt:add async file_progress query, post_file_progress()
lt:add async peer_info query, post_peer_info()
lt:fix uTP streams timing out instead of closing cleanly
lt:add write_torrent_file_buf() overload for generating .torrent files
lt:add create_torrent::generate_buf() function to generate into a buffer
lt:fix copy_file when the file ends with a sparse region
lt:uTP performance, fix packet loss when sending is stalled
lt:fix trackers being stuck after session pause/resume
lt:fix bug in hash_picker with empty files
lt:uTP performance, prevent premature timeouts/resends
lt:add option to not memory map files below a certain size
lt:settings_pack now returns default values when queried for missing settings
lt:fix copy_file fall-back when SEEK_HOL/SEEK_DATA is not supported
lt:improve error reporting from file copy and move
lt:tweak pad file placement to match reference implementation (tail-padding)
lt:uTP performance, more lenient nagle’s algorithm to always allow one outstanding undersized packet
lt:uTP performance, piggy-back held back undersized packet with ACKs
lt:uTP performance, don’t send redundant deferred ACKs
lt:support incoming SOCKS5 packets with hostnames as source address, for UDP trackers
lt:ignore duplicate network interface change notifications on linux
lt:fix total_want/want accounting when forcing a recheck
lt:fix merging metadata with magnet links added on top of existing torrents
lt:add torrent_flag to default all file priorities to dont_download
lt:fix &so= feature in magnet links
lt:improve compatibility of SOCKS5 UDP ASSOCIATE
lt:fix madvise range for flushing cache in mmap_storage
lt:open files with no_cache set in O_SYNC mode~
lt:fix issue in use of copy_file_range() on linux
lt:avoid open-file race in the file_view_pool
lt:fix issue where stop-when-ready would not close files
lt:fix issue with duplicate hybrid torrent via separate v1 and v2 magnet links
lt:added new function to load torrent files, load_torrent_*()
lt:support sync_file_range() on linux
lt:fix issue in write_torrent_file() when file size is exactly piece size
lt:fix file_num_blocks() and file_num_pieces() for empty files
lt:add new overload to make_magnet_uri()
lt:add missing protocol version to tracker_reply_alert and tracker_error_alert
lt:fix privilege issue with SetFileValidData()
lt:add asynchronous overload of torrent_handle::add_piece()
lt:default to a single hashing thread, for full checks
lt:Fix bug when checking files and the first piece is invalid
lt:fix issue creating a v2 torrent from torrent_info containing an empty file
lt:make recheck files also update which files use partfile
lt:add write_through disk_io_write_mode, which flushes pieces to disk immediately
lt:improve copy file function to preserve sparse regions (when supported)
lt:add function to truncate over-sized files part of a torrent
lt:fix directory creation on windows shared folders
lt:add flag to make add_files() not record file attributes
lt:deprecate (unused) allow_partial_disk_writes settings
lt:fix disk-full error reporting in mmap_disk_io
lt:fixed similar-torrents feature for v2 torrents
lt:fix potential unbounded recursion in add_completed_job, in disk I/O
lt:deprecated (unused) volatile_read_cache setting
lt:fix part files being marked as hidden on window
lt:on windows, explicitly flush memory mapped files periodically
lt:fix build with WolfSSL
lt:fix issue where incoming uTP connections were not accepted over SOCKS5
lt:fix several issues in handling of checking files of v2 torrents, esp. from magnet links
lt:make the token limit when parsing metadata from magnet files configurable
lt:fix issue with stalled pieces on disk full errors
lt:fix missing python binding for file_progress_flags
lt:fix torrent_file_with_hashes() to fail when we don’t have the piece layers
lt:restore path character encoding conversion for non UTF-8 locales on linux
lt:fix use-after-free bug in make_magnet_uri
lt:add write_torrent_file() to produce a .torrent file from add_torrent_params
lt:allow loading v2 .torrent files without piece layer
lt:fix issue with adding v2 torrents with invalid file root hash
lt:fix piece picker bug causing double-picks with prefer-contiguous enabled
lt:expose session_params in python bindings
lt:fix (deprecated) use of add_torrent_params::info_hash
lt:fix issue creating and loading v2 torrents with empty files. Improves conformance to BEP52 reference implementation
lt:add new torrent_file_with_hashes() which includes piece layers for creating .torrent files
lt:add file_prio_alert, posted when file priorities are updated
lt:fix issue where set_piece_hashes() would not propagate file errors
lt:add missing python binding for event_t
lt:add work-around for systems without fseeko() (such as Android)
lt:add convenience header libtorrent/libtorrent.hpp
lt:increase default max_allowed_in_request_queue
lt:fix loading non-ascii filenames on windows with torrent_info constructor (2.0 regression)
lt:add std::hash<> specialization for info_hash_t
lt:fix integer overflow in hash_picker and properly restrict max file sizes in torrents
lt:strengthen SSRF mitigation for web seeds
lt:add v1() and v2() functions to torrent_info
lt:fix piece_layers() to work for single-piece files
lt:fix python binding regression in session constructor flags
lt:fix unaligned piece requests in mmap_storage
lt:improve client_data_t ergonomics
lt:fix issue with concurrent access to part files
lt:fix attribute in single-file v2 torrent creation
lt:fix padding for empty files in v2 torrent creation
lt:add function to ask a file_storage whether it’s v2 or not
lt:fix mtime field when creating single-file v2 torrents
lt:fix performance regression in checking files
lt:disable use of SetFileValidData() by default (windows). A new setting allows enabling it
lt:dropped dependency on iconv
lt:deprecate set_file_hash() in torrent creator, as it’s superceded by v2 torrents
lt:deprecate mutable access to info_section in torrent_info
lt:removed deprecated lazy_entry/lazy_bdecode
lt:stats_alert deprecated
lt:remove bittyrant choking algorithm
lt:update userdata in add_torrent_params to be type-safe and add to torrent_handle
lt:add ip_filter to session_params
lt:added support for wolfSSL for SHA-1 hash and HTTPS (no Torrents over SSL)
lt:requires OpenSSL minimum version 1.0.0 with SNI support
lt:deprecated save_state() and load_state() on session in favour of new
lt:write_session_params() and read_session_params()
lt:added support for BitTorrent v2 (see docs/upgrade_to_2.0.html)
lt:create_torrent() pad_file_limit parameter removed
lt:create_torrent() merkle- and optimize-alignment flags removed
lt:merkle_tree removed from add_torrent_params
lt:announce_entry expose information per v1 and v2 info-hash announces
lt:deprecated sha1_hash info_hash members on torrent_removed_alert,
lt:torrent_deleted_alert, torrent_delete_failed_alert and add_torrent_params
lt:undeprecate error_file_metadata for torrent errors related to its metadata
lt:remove support for adding a torrent under a UUID (used for previous RSS support)
lt:remove deprecated feature to add torrents by file:// URL
lt:remove deprecated feature to download .torrent file from URL
lt:requires boost >= 1.66 to build
lt:update networking API to networking TS compatible boost.asio
lt:overhauled disk I/O subsystem to use memory mapped files (where available)
lt:libtorrent now requires C++14 to build
lt:added support for GnuTLS for HTTPS and torrents over SSL
lt:fix issue where stop-when-ready would not close files
lt:uTP performance, fix packet loss when sending is stalled
lt:uTP performance, prevent premature timeouts/resends
lt:uTP performance, more lenient nagle’s algorithm to always allow one outstanding undersized packet
lt:uTP performance, piggy-back held back undersized packet with ACKs
lt:uTP performance, don’t send redundant deferred ACKs
lt:fix wanted_done/done accounting when force-rechecking
lt:expose userdata via torrent_handle (back-port from 2.0)
lt:fix renaming of filenames that are too long for the filesystem
lt:made UPnP and LSD code avoid using select_reactor (to work around an issue on windows in boost.asio < 1.80)

jlibtorrent 2: powering the next generation of BitTorrent clients in Java and on arm64

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

Since its inception, jlibtorrent has bridged the high-performance C++ BitTorrent engine libtorrent with Java environments—enabling developers to build full-featured torrent clients on Android, desktop Java, and server applications. With the recent jlibtorrent 2 release series (version 2.0.11.0 onward) the library undertakes a major leap—both in API richness, platform portability (including native arm64 binaries), and runtime capability—positioning it as the backbone for the next generation of BitTorrent clients built in Java (many targeting Android) and for server-side deployments on Linux arm64 for low-energy hosting.

Java API changes in jlibtorrent 2

A fluent builder API for creating .torrent files: the TorrentBuilder class now offers TorrentBuilder.Listener (for file-filtering and progress callbacks) and TorrentBuilder.Result to expose rich metadata output.
Time-series metrics support via TorrentStats.SeriesMetric (including metrics like TIME, DOWNLOAD_RATE, UPLOAD_RATE) enabling richer monitoring and analytics.
Enhanced DHT/item support for mutable items: SessionManager.MutableItem introduces editable DHT items with Ed25519 signatures and versioning, opening up advanced peer/data-anchoring use-cases.
Networking introspection via EnumNet.IpInterface (address, netmask, friendly names) and EnumNet.IpRoute (routing table entries with gateway and MTU) to support complex network-aware clients.
Comprehensive API refinements: many previously internal types (AnnounceInfohash, Pair, PiecesTracker, Vectors, AlertMulticaster, MoveFlags, IntSeries, and nested types) have been documented, and now offer full JavaDoc coverage with dozens of example usage patterns.
Zero HTML/critical errors in the generated javadoc for the 2.0.12.8 release, marking a maturation of API stability and documentation quality.

Platform and build improvements

Native binaries now support Linux arm64 (alongside Apple Silicon and Android arm64) enabling client applications and servers to run on modern low-power, high-efficiency hardware (e.g., AWS Graviton, Ampere Altra, Raspberry Pi-class boards).
The jlibtorrent 2 series is built on libtorrent’s “RC_2_0” branch and uses modern toolchains (C++20, Boost 1.88.0+, OpenSSL 3.5.2) and updated SWIG bindings (e.g., 4.x series) ensuring performance, security, and long-term compatibility.
Android builds are optimized for 16KB page-size (NDK r28c) and modern Android SDKs; desktop builds support macOS (arm64), Windows, and Linux.
Maven/Gradle artifacts now include both class wrappers and native libraries for multiple architectures, simplifying client-side dependency management across platforms.

Why this matters

For Java and Android developers building BitTorrent clients, jlibtorrent 2 offers:

Java-friendly, high-performance torrent engine: Access to libtorrent’s capabilities (v2.0 engine) via Java wrappers means full-featured clients (seeding, DHT, magnets, v1/v2 torrents) without having to implement C++ JNI layers from scratch.
Cross-platform consistency: One set of Java APIs works on Android (arm/arm64/x86/x86_64), desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), and now server/embedded arm64.
Server-side arm64 deployments: As hosting moves toward energy-efficient arm64 hardware (e.g., cloud Graviton/Altra, edge servers), jlibtorrent supports native binaries for these platforms—enabling server-side torrent applications, indexing, seeding farms, or hybrid models (mobile+backend) on modern infrastructure.
Rich API & observability: Features like the series metrics, IP route introspection, DHT mutable items, and builder APIs for .torrent generation make it easier to build advanced clients: monitoring, analytics, plugin extensions, custom storage strategies, or even BitTorrent-native plugin ecosystems.
Maturation: With more than 50 public API classes now fully documented, dozens of example use-cases, and a clean JavaDoc build, jlibtorrent 2 is positioned as a production-ready library rather than an exploratory layer.

How FrostWire leverages jlibtorrent 2

The open-source project FrostWire (which began as a fork of LimeWire and evolved into a Java-based BitTorrent client) now transitions into its next era: FrostWire for Android 3 and FrostWire 7 for Desktop. These versions (available today for developers that compile from source) incorporate jlibtorrent 2 as their underlying torrent engine.

On Android, the native arm64 builds of jlibtorrent allow FrostWire to run efficiently across modern mobile chipsets and tablets, with lower power consumption and full support for BitTorrent v2 features.
On desktop and server contexts, FrostWire 7 (and related server/daemon variants) leverage the arm64 Linux binaries to run on cost-effective, high-density hostings (such as Graviton nodes) for seeding, indexing, or cloud-based media distribution.
By basing on the new builder APIs, FrostWire can offer built-in “create and share a torrent” workflows, advanced analytics (upload/download rate time series), and network topology awareness (choosing optimal interfaces/routes).
FrostWire’s evolution thus illustrates how a modern Java client can span mobile, desktop, and backend/cloud deployments — all running the same torrent core logic via jlibtorrent 2.

Implications for the wider BitTorrent ecosystem

Java ecosystem: Historically, most BitTorrent client engines have been C++ (libtorrent), C (Transmission), or in other languages. By providing a fully-featured Java wrapper, jlibtorrent 2 lowers the barrier for Java/Kotlin (Android) developers to build native-capable clients without rewriting complex protocol engines.
Mobile-first torrenting: As mobile devices become more capable and power-efficient, having a mature Java/Android torrent engine means richer P2P apps, offline media distribution, peer-to-peer content delivery, etc., are more feasible on mobile platforms.
Edge/Server hybrid deployments: The availability of arm64 native binaries means torrent-based services can run on low-power edge servers, small VPS instances, or even embedded devices—broadening deployment scenarios beyond traditional x86 desktops.
BitTorrent v2 readiness: As the ecosystem moves toward BitTorrent v2 (merkle tree torrents, enhanced hashing), jlibtorrent 2 supports those features, enabling clients built today to be future-proof.
Extensibility: With plugin-capable API surfaces (builder APIs, DHT mutable items, network introspection), new use-cases—such as cryptocurrency-anchored DHT items, content-distribution overlays, branded client workflows, or hybrid peer/edge architectures—become more accessible to Java teams.

Summary

In short: jlibtorrent 2 represents the modern foundation for Java-based BitTorrent applications—high-performance native bindings across architectures (including arm64 servers and mobile), deeply-documented APIs, builder patterns, monitoring capabilities, and extensibility hooks. With FrostWire for Android 3 and FrostWire 7 for Desktop as flagship users, this library sets the stage not only for mobile and desktop clients, but also for server and edge deployments that use BitTorrent technology in new ways.

Welcome to jlibtorrent 2.0.11.0

September 27, 2024 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

This is our first build of jlibtorrent-2.0, all tests are passing but we have yet to integrate the library with a production bittorrent client such as FrostWire for Desktop and FrostWire for Android.

We’ll be doing so over the next weeks, and once we’ve throughly tested everything is working as expected we’ll promote our next build (if necessary) to a stable release you can use to update your app to support bittorrent 2.0 features, plus all the fixes in libtorrent made the last 15 months.

PRE-RELEASE BINARIES
All the jlibtorrent unit tests pass with these, however, it has not been integrated to an actual bittorrent client yet.
most likely we’ll be releasing updates soon as we migrate FrostWire clients to use jlibtorrent 2.x

jlibtorrent-2.0.11.0.jar 855 KB [java .class files]
jlibtorrent-android-arm-2.0.11.0.jar 3.11 MB [android arm binaries]
jlibtorrent-android-arm64-2.0.11.0.jar 3.33 MB [android arm64 binaries]
jlibtorrent-android-x86-2.0.11.0.jar 3.52 MB [android x86 binaries]
jlibtorrent-android-x86_64-2.0.11.0.jar 3.38 MB [android x86_64 binaries]
jlibtorrent-linux-2.0.11.0.jar 3.47 MB [linux x86_64 binaries]
jlibtorrent-macosx-arm64-2.0.11.0.jar 2.67 MB [macosx arm64/apple sillicon binaries]
jlibtorrent-macosx-x86_64-2.0.11.0.jar 2.88 MB [macosx x86_64/intel binaries]
jlibtorrent-windows-2.0.11.0.jar 3 MB [windows x86_64 binaries]

Migration and Integration
- Migration to support libtorrent 2.0 integration.
- Maintained 1.2.x on a separate branch without active maintenance; pull requests are welcome.
SWIG Interface Enhancements
- Modularization of SWIG Interfaces:
  - SWIG interface files have been modularized for better maintainability and readability.
  - Added separate .i files for various libtorrent components, including:
    - libtorrent_address.i
    - libtorrent_tcp_endpoint.i
    - libtorrent_udp_endpoint.i
    - libtorrent_kademlia_dht_state.i
    - libtorrent_client_data.i
    - libtorrent_sha1_hash.i
    - libtorrent_info_hash.i
    - libtorrent_storage_defs.i
    - libtorrent_bitfield.i
    - libtorrent_operations.i
    - libtorrent_error_code.i
    - libtorrent_announce.i
    - libtorrent_file_storage.i
    - libtorrent_peer_request.i
    - libtorrent_bdecode.i
    - libtorrent_torrent_info.i
    - libtorrent_torrent_flags.i
    - libtorrent_add_torrent_params.i
    - libtorrent_close_reason.i
    - libtorrent_peer_info.i
    - libtorrent_torrent_handle.i
    - libtorrent_torrent_status.i
    - libtorrent_performance_counters.i
    - libtorrent_portmap.i
    - libtorrent_piece_block.i
    - libtorrent_socket_type.i
    - libtorrent_entry.i
- Alert Types Integration:
  - Integrated additional alert type interface files to comprehensively cover libtorrent’s alert system:
    - libtorrent_dht_announce_alert.i
    - libtorrent_external_ip_alert.i
    - libtorrent_listen_failed_alert.i
    - libtorrent_listen_succeeded_alert.i
    - libtorrent_incoming_connection_alert.i
    - libtorrent_peer_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_direct_response_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_outgoing_get_peers_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_pkt_alert.i
    - libtorrent_udp_error_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_sample_infohashes_alert.i
    - libtorrent_tracker_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_lookup.i
    - libtorrent_portmap_alert.i
    - libtorrent_portmap_error_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_mutable_item_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_put_alert.i
    - libtorrent_session_stats_alert.i
    - libtorrent_peer_log_alert.i
    - libtorrent_read_piece_alert.i
    - libtorrent_dht_stats_alert.i
    - libtorrent_torrent_conflict_alert.i
- Type Aliases and Templates:
  - Introduced typed_bitfield template for handling different index types, enhancing type safety and flexibility.
- Operator Renaming:
  - Mapped C++ operators to Java-friendly method names using %rename directives:
    - operator== to op_eq
    - operator!= to op_ne
    - operator< to op_lt
    - operator> to op_gt
    - operator<= to op_lte
    - operator>= to op_gte
    - operator~ to op_inv
    - operator^ to op_xor
    - operator| to op_or
    - operator& to op_and
    - operator[] to op_at
  - Included boost_system_error_code.i for proper error handling.
Build Scripts and Dependencies
- Added New Build Options:
  - Introduced --swig-only and --build-only options to the SWIG/build scripts (run-swig.sh and build.sh).
    - --swig-only: Executes only the SWIG interface generation without initiating the build process.
    - --build-only: Runs only the build process using pre-generated SWIG wrappers, skipping the SWIG generation phase.
  - These options provide developers with greater flexibility during development and testing by allowing selective execution of build stages.
- Build Script Enhancements:
  - Addedprepare-macos.sh script to automate the installation of dependencies and the required SWIG version on macOS systems.
    - Installs necessary packages using Homebrew (wget, pcre2).
    - Checks and installs SWIG version 4.2.1 if not already present.
    - Verifies successful installation post-build.
  - Updatedrun-swig.sh script to handle platform-specific code adjustments and ensure correct SWIG version usage.
    - Implemented additional sed commands to fix code issues in libtorrent headers before SWIG processing.
    - Added safeguards to handle SWIG failures gracefully, providing informative messages and exiting if necessary.
    - Updated build flags and configurations to align with the latest libtorrent ABI versions.
    - Set TORRENT_ABI_VERSION=4 and updated namespaces for versions 3 and 4.
Dependency Upgrades
- Boost Upgrade:
  - Upgraded Boost library to version 1.86.0 to improve performance and compatibility.
- OpenSSL Upgrade:
  - Updated OpenSSL to version 1.1.1t to enhance security and support the latest protocols.
- Gradle Upgrade:
  - Upgraded Gradle to version 8.10.2 to leverage new features and improvements in build automation.
- Java Development Kit (JDK):
  - Jar built with JDK 11, ensuring compatibility with the build environment.
- Libtorrent Update:
  - Updated libtorrent to RC_2_0 (rev: 2ab8fedabb7716947edc77958da6d0b5e1040df9) to incorporate the latest fixes and features from the libtorrent 2.0 branch.
- Android NDK Upgrade:
  - Upgraded Android NDK to version r26d (LTS) from r25c, providing the latest toolchains and platform support.
- SWIG Upgrade:
  - Upgraded SWIG to version 4.2.1 to improve interface generation and support new language features.
Exception and Error Handling
- Enhanced Exception Handling:
  - Improved exception translation from C++ to Java within SWIG interfaces to ensure robust error management.
Compatibility and Performance Fixes
- Fixed Compatibility Issues:
  - Resolved syntax issues in file_storage.hpp and ip_filter.hpp to ensure successful SWIG processing and avoid compilation errors.
  - Adjusted build flags and macros for Boost and libtorrent compatibility across different platforms.
- Performance Optimizations:
  - Optimized SWIG typemaps and wrappers for efficient data handling, minimizing performance overhead in Java bindings.
Directors and Inheritance
- Enabled SWIG Directors:
  - Enabled directors for classes requiring Java-side inheritance, facilitating the overriding of C++ virtual methods in Java subclasses:
    - add_files_listener
    - set_piece_hashes_listener
    - alert_notify_callback
    - swig_plugin
    - posix_wrapper
Code Clean-up and Maintenance
- Ignored Deprecated and Internal Elements:
  - Excluded numerous deprecated methods, internal functions, and classes from the SWIG interface to streamline Java bindings and prevent potential conflicts.
- Removed Redundant Code:
  - Deleted unnecessary %ignore directives and obsolete SWIG configurations to maintain a clean and maintainable interface.
- Enhanced Documentation:
  - Improved comments and added TODOs for future integrations, such as web_seed_entry.hpp once merged from the master branch.

2.0.11.0
 * Migration to support libtorrent 2.0 integration
 * Maintained 1.2.x on a separate branch without active maintenance; pull requests are welcome
 * SWIG interface files have been modularized for better maintainability and readability
 * Added missing alert types
 * Introduced typed_bitfield template
 * Operator renaming for Java compatibility
 * Included boost_system_error_code.i
 * Added prepare-macos.sh script
 * Updated run-swig.sh script
 * Set TORRENT_ABI_VERSION=4
 * Boost 1.86.0 upgrade
 * OpenSSL 1.1.1t upgrade
 * Gradle 8.10.2 upgrade
 * Jar built with JDK 11
 * Libtorrent updated to RC_2_0 (rev:2ab8fedabb7716947edc77958da6d0b5e1040df9)
 * Android NDK r26d (LTS) upgrade (from r25c)
 * Added `--swig-only` and `--build-only` options to swig/build scripts
 * Added `prepare-macos.sh` script for macOS build setup
 * Updated `run-swig.sh` script for improved SWIG processing 
 * Upgraded SWIG to 4.2.1
 * Enhanced exception handling in SWIG interfaces
 * Fixed issues in file_storage.hpp and ip_filter.hpp
 * Adjusted build flags and macros for Boost and libtorrent compatibility
 * Enabled SWIG directors for specific classes
 * Ignored deprecated methods in SWIG interface
 * Improved documentation and added TODOs
 * lt:fix uTP issue where closing the connection could corrupt the payload
 * lt:apply DSCP/TOS to sockets before initiating the TCP connection
 * lt:assume copy_file_range() exists on linux (unless old glibc)
 * lt:fix issue where set_piece_deadline() did not correctly post read_piece_alert
 * lt:fix integer overflow in piece picker
 * lt:torrent_status::num_pieces counts pieces passed hash check, as documented
 * lt:check settings_pack::max_out_request_queue before performance alert
 * lt:allow on_unknown_torrent method in the absence of active torrents (new plugin feature added)
 * lt:add feature to async_move_storage() to not move files
 * lt:fix reject resume data if it contains mismatching info hashes
 * lt:fix clear the candidate_cache when clear peer_list
 * lt:fix missing python converter for dht::announce_flags_t
 * lt:fix issue with web seed connections when they close and re-open
 * lt:fallocate() not supported is not a fatal error
 * lt:fix proxying of IPv6 connections via IPv4 proxy
 * lt:treat CGNAT address range as local IPs
 * lt:add stricter checking of piece layers when loading torrents
 * lt:add stricter checking of v1 and v2 hashes being consistent
 * lt:cache failed DNS lookups as well as successful ones
 * lt:add an i2p torrent state to control interactions with clear swarms
 * lt:fix i2p SAM protocol parsing of quoted messages
 * lt:expose i2p peer destination in peer_info
 * lt:fix i2p tracker announces
 * lt:fix issue with read_piece() stopping torrent on pieces not yet downloaded
 * lt:improve handling of allow_i2p_mixed setting to work for magnet links
 * lt:fix web seed request for renamed single-file torrents
 * lt:fix issue where web seeds could disappear from resume data
 * lt:extend save_resume with additional conditional flags
 * lt:fix issue with retrying trackers in tiers > 0
 * lt:fix last_upload and last_download resume data fields to use posix time
 * lt:improve error messages for no_connect_privileged_ports, by untangle it from the port filter
 * lt:fix I2P issue introduced in 2.0.0
 * lt:add async tracker status query, post_trackers()
 * lt:add async torrent status query, post_status()
 * lt:support loading version 2 of resume data format
 * lt:fix issue with odd piece sizes
 * lt:add async piece availability query, post_piece_availability()
 * lt:add async download queue query, post_download_queue()
 * lt:add async file_progress query, post_file_progress()
 * lt:add async peer_info query, post_peer_info()
 * lt:fix uTP streams timing out instead of closing cleanly
 * lt:add write_torrent_file_buf() overload for generating .torrent files
 * lt:add create_torrent::generate_buf() function to generate into a buffer
 * lt:fix copy_file when the file ends with a sparse region
 * lt:uTP performance, fix packet loss when sending is stalled
 * lt:fix trackers being stuck after session pause/resume
 * lt:fix bug in hash_picker with empty files
 * lt:uTP performance, prevent premature timeouts/resends
 * lt:add option to not memory map files below a certain size
 * lt:settings_pack now returns default values when queried for missing settings
 * lt:fix copy_file fall-back when SEEK_HOL/SEEK_DATA is not supported
 * lt:improve error reporting from file copy and move
 * lt:tweak pad file placement to match reference implementation (tail-padding)
 * lt:uTP performance, more lenient nagle's algorithm to always allow one outstanding undersized packet
 * lt:uTP performance, piggy-back held back undersized packet with ACKs
 * lt:uTP performance, don't send redundant deferred ACKs
 * lt:support incoming SOCKS5 packets with hostnames as source address, for UDP trackers
 * lt:ignore duplicate network interface change notifications on linux
 * lt:fix total_want/want accounting when forcing a recheck
 * lt:fix merging metadata with magnet links added on top of existing torrents
 * lt:add torrent_flag to default all file priorities to dont_download
 * lt:fix &so= feature in magnet links
 * lt:improve compatibility of SOCKS5 UDP ASSOCIATE
 * lt:fix madvise range for flushing cache in mmap_storage
 * lt:open files with no_cache set in O_SYNC mode~
 * lt:fix issue in use of copy_file_range() on linux
 * lt:avoid open-file race in the file_view_pool
 * lt:fix issue where stop-when-ready would not close files
 * lt:fix issue with duplicate hybrid torrent via separate v1 and v2 magnet links
 * lt:added new function to load torrent files, load_torrent_*()
 * lt:support sync_file_range() on linux
 * lt:fix issue in write_torrent_file() when file size is exactly piece size
 * lt:fix file_num_blocks() and file_num_pieces() for empty files
 * lt:add new overload to make_magnet_uri()
 * lt:add missing protocol version to tracker_reply_alert and tracker_error_alert
 * lt:fix privilege issue with SetFileValidData()
 * lt:add asynchronous overload of torrent_handle::add_piece()
 * lt:default to a single hashing thread, for full checks
 * lt:Fix bug when checking files and the first piece is invalid
 * lt:fix issue creating a v2 torrent from torrent_info containing an empty file
 * lt:make recheck files also update which files use partfile
 * lt:add write_through disk_io_write_mode, which flushes pieces to disk immediately
 * lt:improve copy file function to preserve sparse regions (when supported)
 * lt:add function to truncate over-sized files part of a torrent
 * lt:fix directory creation on windows shared folders
 * lt:add flag to make add_files() not record file attributes
 * lt:deprecate (unused) allow_partial_disk_writes settings
 * lt:fix disk-full error reporting in mmap_disk_io
 * lt:fixed similar-torrents feature for v2 torrents
 * lt:fix potential unbounded recursion in add_completed_job, in disk I/O
 * lt:deprecated (unused) volatile_read_cache setting
 * lt:fix part files being marked as hidden on window
 * lt:on windows, explicitly flush memory mapped files periodically
 * lt:fix build with WolfSSL
 * lt:fix issue where incoming uTP connections were not accepted over SOCKS5
 * lt:fix several issues in handling of checking files of v2 torrents, esp. from magnet links
 * lt:make the token limit when parsing metadata from magnet files configurable
 * lt:fix issue with stalled pieces on disk full errors
 * lt:fix missing python binding for file_progress_flags
 * lt:fix torrent_file_with_hashes() to fail when we don't have the piece layers
 * lt:restore path character encoding conversion for non UTF-8 locales on linux
 * lt:fix use-after-free bug in make_magnet_uri
 * lt:add write_torrent_file() to produce a .torrent file from add_torrent_params
 * lt:allow loading v2 .torrent files without piece layer
 * lt:fix issue with adding v2 torrents with invalid file root hash
 * lt:fix piece picker bug causing double-picks with prefer-contiguous enabled
 * lt:expose session_params in python bindings
 * lt:fix (deprecated) use of add_torrent_params::info_hash
 * lt:fix issue creating and loading v2 torrents with empty files. Improves conformance to BEP52 reference implementation
 * lt:add new torrent_file_with_hashes() which includes piece layers for creating .torrent files
 * lt:add file_prio_alert, posted when file priorities are updated
 * lt:fix issue where set_piece_hashes() would not propagate file errors
 * lt:add missing python binding for event_t
 * lt:add work-around for systems without fseeko() (such as Android)
 * lt:add convenience header libtorrent/libtorrent.hpp
 * lt:increase default max_allowed_in_request_queue
 * lt:fix loading non-ascii filenames on windows with torrent_info constructor (2.0 regression)
 * lt:add std::hash<> specialization for info_hash_t
 * lt:fix integer overflow in hash_picker and properly restrict max file sizes in torrents
 * lt:strengthen SSRF mitigation for web seeds
 * lt:add v1() and v2() functions to torrent_info
 * lt:fix piece_layers() to work for single-piece files
 * lt:fix python binding regression in session constructor flags
 * lt:fix unaligned piece requests in mmap_storage
 * lt:improve client_data_t ergonomics
 * lt:fix issue with concurrent access to part files
 * lt:fix attribute in single-file v2 torrent creation
 * lt:fix padding for empty files in v2 torrent creation
 * lt:add function to ask a file_storage whether it's v2 or not
 * lt:fix mtime field when creating single-file v2 torrents
 * lt:fix performance regression in checking files
 * lt:disable use of SetFileValidData() by default (windows). A new setting allows enabling it
 * lt:dropped dependency on iconv
 * lt:deprecate set_file_hash() in torrent creator, as it's superceded by v2 torrents
 * lt:deprecate mutable access to info_section in torrent_info
 * lt:removed deprecated lazy_entry/lazy_bdecode
 * lt:stats_alert deprecated
 * lt:remove bittyrant choking algorithm
 * lt:update userdata in add_torrent_params to be type-safe and add to torrent_handle
 * lt:add ip_filter to session_params
 * lt:added support for wolfSSL for SHA-1 hash and HTTPS (no Torrents over SSL)
 * lt:requires OpenSSL minimum version 1.0.0 with SNI support
 * lt:deprecated save_state() and load_state() on session in favour of new
 * lt:write_session_params() and read_session_params()
 * lt:added support for BitTorrent v2 (see docs/upgrade_to_2.0.html)
 * lt:create_torrent() pad_file_limit parameter removed
 * lt:create_torrent() merkle- and optimize-alignment flags removed
 * lt:merkle_tree removed from add_torrent_params
 * lt:announce_entry expose information per v1 and v2 info-hash announces
 * lt:deprecated sha1_hash info_hash members on torrent_removed_alert,
 * lt:torrent_deleted_alert, torrent_delete_failed_alert and add_torrent_params
 * lt:undeprecate error_file_metadata for torrent errors related to its metadata
 * lt:remove support for adding a torrent under a UUID (used for previous RSS support)
 * lt:remove deprecated feature to add torrents by file:// URL
 * lt:remove deprecated feature to download .torrent file from URL
 * lt:requires boost >= 1.66 to build
 * lt:update networking API to networking TS compatible boost.asio
 * lt:overhauled disk I/O subsystem to use memory mapped files (where available)
 * lt:libtorrent now requires C++14 to build
 * lt:added support for GnuTLS for HTTPS and torrents over SSL
 * lt:fix issue where stop-when-ready would not close files
 * lt:uTP performance, fix packet loss when sending is stalled
 * lt:uTP performance, prevent premature timeouts/resends
 * lt:uTP performance, more lenient nagle's algorithm to always allow one outstanding undersized packet
 * lt:uTP performance, piggy-back held back undersized packet with ACKs
 * lt:uTP performance, don't send redundant deferred ACKs
 * lt:fix wanted_done/done accounting when force-rechecking
 * lt:expose userdata via torrent_handle (back-port from 2.0)
 * lt:fix renaming of filenames that are too long for the filesystem
 * lt:made UPnP and LSD code avoid using select_reactor (to work around an issue on windows in boost.asio < 1.80)

New FrostWire 6.9.5 for Windows, Mac and Linux

September 3, 2021 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

Windows Installer
frostwire-6.9.5.windows.github.exe

Mac installer
frostwire-6.9.5.dmg

Linux installers
frostwire-6.9.5.amd64.deb (ubuntu/debian)
frostwire-6.9.5.amd64.rpm (redhat/centos)

frostwire-6.9.5.amd64.tar.gz (other. Requires Java Runtime Environment 11+)

frostwire (6.9.5) stable; urgency=high

SC search fixed
jlibtorrent-1.2.14.0 update
dev: common java source code now has Java 11 support. cleanups.
lt:fix issue on MacOS where the DHT was not restarted on a network-up notification
lt:make remove_torrent flags be treated as flags (instead of an enum)
lt:improve handling of seed flag in PEX messages
lt:fix issue of accruing unlimited DHT node candidates when DHT is disabled
lt:fix bug in parsing chunked encoding
lt:fix incorrect reporting of active_duration when entering graceful-pause

— FrostWire Team contact@frostwire.com Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:51:00 -0600

FrostWire 2.2.5 for Android is out and ongoing

October 14, 2020November 18, 2020 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

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

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

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 2.2.1 with libtorrent/jlibtorrent 1.2.7 is the fastest version ever

June 17, 2020 ~ gubatron ~ Leave a comment

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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MAJOR RELEASE: FrostWire Plus 2.0. for Android

December 27, 2017December 30, 2017 ~ Alejandro Martínez ~ Leave a comment

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The year is almost over but we are still working! To end 2017 we have decided to release FrostWire 2.0. FrostWire 2.0. for Android is a major release of our app. We created a new details screens for BitTorrent transfers. You will love it! You will notice that it’s so relaxing to see how a Bittorrent swarm downloads the file pieces into our new Piece Hive view.

The new transfer detail screen for BitTorrent transfers has several tabs! The first tab is Files. On Files, you can see what files are included in the torrent.

You can play each file.

On the tab Pieces you can see how each piece of the torrent is downloaded. Also you can see the download and upload speed of the file, the number of pieces, and the piece size. You will be fascinated to see the download process of each torrent! No other app does this!

On the tab Status you can see what is the condition of the torrent at that moment. You can see the download percentage, the time it takes for it to download, how much has been downloaded and how much has been uploaded, what is the number of peers and seeds, the time of activity. It is a very detailed and complete information like no other torrent client!

On the Details tab you can see where the torrent is being downloaded, the total size, the number of files, you can see the speed limit the hash number (unique for each torrent! greater security), the magnet link, and when the torrent was created.

On the Trackers tab you can see the list of trackers of the torrent file, and you can also add other trackers. Very simple, very useful, very powerful!

Finally, on the Peers tab you can see the number of peers of the torrent and details about from each of them.

On the other hand, now when you share a track that you are enjoying on social media, Frostwire will automatically attach a screenshot of thw music player. You can always delete the attachment from your social media post if you don’t want to include it. This is very useful if you want people to know what you are listening. For example, you can share it on Instagram, Facebook, etc!

Even more, FrostWire 2.0. is faster than the previous version of the app.

Changelog

FrostWire 2.0.0 build 485 – DEC/25/2017
– New Transfer Detail screens for BitTorrent transfers.
– New Share current track with FrostWire Player screenshot attachment
– Faster startup
– Library updates: jlibtorrent 1.2.0.15, gms 11.6.2, mopub 4.19.0, flexbox 0.3.1, applovin 7.6.2, presage 2.2.7
– Translations update

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.

Get FrostWire 1.9.9 build 471!

December 2, 2017 ~ Alejandro Martínez ~ Leave a comment

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We’re still working on FrostWire 2.0, but right now we invite you to download our latest build of FrostWire 1.9.9! This new release includes a lot of fixed bugs, and quality improvements!

Changelog

FrostWire 1.9.9 build 471 – NOV/29/2017
– App Startup is faster
– Multiple freezes fixed, memory leaks fixed, crashes fixed
– Android Jelly-Bean (<4.4) support dropped, minSdkVersion=19
– Library updates: jlibtorrent 1.2.0.15-RC3, gms 11.6.0, mopub 4.18.0, flexbox 0.3.1, applovin 7.5.0, presage 2.2.2
– Image viewer can now go to next and previous pictures with fling gesture
– Update system refactor, cleanup, updates shown on nav menu
– New Afrikaans translation
– Transfer screen on rotation would not keep last tab selected
– Java 8 usage, gradle 4.3.1
– compileSDKVersion 27, support libraries 27.0.1, kotlin plugin 1.1.51
– Material design dialog update
– TPB domain update

What is FrostWire?

New FrostWire 6.6.0 build 248 for Desktops

November 2, 2017 ~ Alejandro Martínez ~ Leave a comment

Just give me the installer!

Windows: https://github.com/frostwire/frostwire/releases/download/frostwire-desktop-6.6.0-build-248/frostwire-6.6.0.windows.github.exe

Mac: https://github.com/frostwire/frostwire/releases/download/frostwire-desktop-6.6.0-build-248/frostwire-6.6.0.dmg

Ubuntu/Debian: https://github.com/frostwire/frostwire/releases/download/frostwire-desktop-6.6.0-build-248/frostwire-6.6.0.all.deb

Any Java compatible OS: https://github.com/frostwire/frostwire/releases/download/frostwire-desktop-6.6.0-build-248/frostwire-6.6.0.noarch.tar.gz

About this release:

This is an urgent must-install release! We fixed an important bug that makes the app crash. Please update today!

Changelog:

frostwire (6.6.0) stable; urgency=high
  * New jlibtorrent 1.2.0.13-RC14, storage and upnp related crashes fixed
  * Portuguese translation updated
        
 -- FrostWire Team <contact@frostwire.com>  Wed, 1 Nov 2017 15:09:57 -0600

🚀 A New BitTorrent Engine for a New Decade

✂️ No More Ads. No Bundled Garbage. Just Open Source.

🔍 The Search Experience Rebuilt From Scratch

⚡ FrostWire 7 Starts Faster and Stays Smooth

🧩 Smarter Packaging: Simpler Installs, Broader Linux Support

Linux: One Package to Run Them All

macOS: The .pkg Era

🎧 Less is More — Media Player Removed

🛠️ And Thousands of Under-the-Radar Improvements

🌎 Built by and for the Open-Source Peer-to-Peer Movement

🔥 Welcome to the Future of FrostWire

frostwire (7.0.0) stable; urgency=high

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How FrostWire leverages jlibtorrent 2

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