LimeWire is a great alternative to the Napster client which is now defunct.

LimeWire also offers the ability to search for videos, images, and program applications.

Here are some key features of "LimeWire X":

· Ease of use - just install, run, and search
· Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other metainformation
· Elegant multiple search tabbed interface
· 'Swarm' downloads from multiple hosts help you get files faster
· iTunes integration for Mac and Windows users
· Unique 'ultrapeer' technology reduces bandwidth requirements for most users
· Integrated chat
· Directly connect to a computer
· Browse host feature--even works through firewalls
· Added Bitzi metadata lookup
· International versions: Now available in many new languages.
· Connects to the network using GWebCache, a distributed connection system
· Automatic local network searches for lightning-fast downloads. If you're on a corporate or university network, download files from other users on the same network almost instantaneously!
· Support for MAGNET links that allow you to click on web page links that access Gnutella.

Requirements:

· 256 MB RAM.
· A live connection to the Internet.
· Java 1.5 or later

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

BitTorrent:
· Upgraded to libtorrent version 0.14.6.
· Add a fail-over to the mainline libtorrent DHT when the torrent can't find sources or seeders.
· libtorrent bug fix allows for properly handling spaces in the file names.
· Add proxy support.
· Add the ability to the change the Network Interface.
· Add blacklist support.
· Add support for indexing files inside of torrents.
· Send torrent meta data in search results.

General:
· 'View File info' includes additional information in Transfers for file downloads including whether the download is encrypted (the lock icon).
· Associate magnet links with LimeWire for Mac OS X.

Bug fixes:
· Various memory leak fixes when viewing a video in the LimeWire Media Player.
· Ability to view a video in full screen mode with Mac OS Snow Leopard.
· General bug fixes for exceptions when playing videos with the LimeWire Media Player.
· Bug fixes for uploads in the transfer tray (right-click popup menu, stabilized display when hovering over items, closing browse notifications, browsing hosts and only show one upload per download in the upload tray).
· Revised screen repaints when application is restored from system tray.
· Upon uninstallation on Windows Vista, remove the Start menu group.
· Fix a bug in which viewing a video initially played in an external window before embedding into the LimeWire Media Player.
· Fix a Windows crash when closing the LimeWire Media Player which was playing a video.
· Fix a bug in which LimeWire wouldn't launch for Mac OS X 10.5.