FrostWire is a free Gnutella and bittorrent client based on LimeWire distributed under terms of the GPL. FrostWire available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. The last of the 4.17.x FrostWire series is finally out. The following is a list of the most important updates made for this release, which irons out most of the complaints received from the community in regards to 4.17.0.
# Half sized installers
# It will attempt to add the default Library folder of 4.13.5 so users won’t feel like they lost their old library
# FrostWire now can be auto-started when Windows starts. This setting is available from the ‘Option’ menu (’Windows boot’) and from the initial setup.
# File Association issues fixed. FrostWire will open automatically on Windows and MacOSX upon clicking on .torrents (files and links), and magnet links.
# Fixes compatibility issues with iTunes 8
# Heavy work on all translations. Translation files now work with launchpad.net for more open collaboration of worldwide translator volunteers
# Default Community Chat chatroom auto join update (in your own language) makes chatting friendlier to non-english speaking users. Users that speak the following languages will auto join to rooms of their own language: Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Filipino, Japanese, Finnish and Hungarian. No more unexplained kicks to international users!
# Updated “FrostWire†font logo on the Logo Pane
# Icons updated
# Volume toolbar graphic replaced
# Fixed playback Issue when continuous playback was selected
# Valid Chatroom links will now open on the user’s default browser