<s>
FrostWire	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
client	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
LimeWire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
LimeWire	B-Application
in	O
appearance	O
and	O
functionality	O
,	O
but	O
over	O
time	O
developers	O
added	O
more	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
5	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Gnutella	B-Protocol
network	O
was	O
dropped	O
entirely	O
,	O
and	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
became	O
a	O
BitTorrent-only	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FrostWire	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
client	O
(	O
formerly	O
a	O
Gnutella	B-Protocol
client	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
collaborative	O
,	O
open-source	O
project	O
licensed	O
under	O
the	O
GPL-3.0-or-later	B-License
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2005	O
,	O
concerned	O
developers	O
of	O
LimeWire	B-Application
's	O
open	O
source	O
community	O
announced	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
project	B-Application
fork	I-Application
"	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
"	O
that	O
would	O
protect	O
the	O
developmental	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
LimeWire	B-Application
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FrostWire	B-Protocol
has	O
evolved	O
to	O
replace	O
LimeWire	B-Application
's	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
core	O
for	O
that	O
of	O
Vuze	O
,	O
the	O
Azureus	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
Engine	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
LimeWire	B-Application
's	O
Gnutella	B-Protocol
core	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
100%	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
client	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
libtorrent	O
library	O
through	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
's	O
jLibtorrent	O
Java	B-Device
wrapper	O
library	O
since	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
started	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
after	O
LimeWire	B-Application
's	O
distributor	O
considered	O
adding	O
"	O
blocking	O
"	O
code	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
RIAA	O
pressure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RIAA	O
threatened	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
several	O
peer-to-peer	O
developers	O
including	O
LimeWire	B-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Supreme	O
Court	O
's	O
decision	O
in	O
MGM	O
Studios	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
v	O
.	O
Grokster	O
,	O
Ltd	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
beta	O
release	O
of	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
was	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
4.20.x	O
,	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
was	O
able	O
to	O
handle	O
torrent	B-Protocol
files	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
junk	O
filter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
in	O
version	O
4.21.x	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
for	O
most	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
5.0	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
relaunched	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
application	O
,	O
so	O
those	O
using	O
the	O
Gnutella	B-Protocol
network	O
either	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
or	O
switch	O
to	O
another	O
client	O
altogether	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
version	O
6.0	O
,	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
adds	O
preview	O
files	O
before	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
around	O
2008	O
some	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
community	O
began	O
to	O
notice	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
optional	O
Ask.com	B-Application
toolbar	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	O
installers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
the	O
official	O
knowledge	O
base	O
claimed	O
that	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
no	O
longer	O
distributes	O
the	O
Ask.com	B-Application
toolbar	O
,	O
and	O
provided	O
instructions	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
remove	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2019	O
,	O
Frostwire	B-Protocol
has	O
been	O
noted	O
to	O
install	O
other	O
adware	O
and	O
malware	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
browser	O
hijacker	O
WebDiscover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
source	O
(	O
gnutella	B-Protocol
enabled	O
)	O
still	O
exists	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
WireShare	B-Language
,	O
a	O
gnutella	B-Protocol
client	O
that	O
forked	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
FrostWire/LimeWire	O
source	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
keeping	O
the	O
Gnutella	B-Protocol
network	O
alive	O
and	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
project	O
(	O
without	O
adware	O
,	O
spyware	O
and	O
backdoors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FrostWire/FrostWire	O
Plus	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
Downloader	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
native	O
Android-based	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
client	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
downloading	O
videos	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
YouTube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
P2P	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
network	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
downloading	O
music	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
present	O
in	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
In-App	O
Search	O
(	O
Cloud	O
Downloader	O
+	O
BitTorrent	B-Protocol
Client	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FrostWire	B-Protocol
currently	O
directly	O
searches	O
the	O
following	O
sources	O
:	O
YouTube	O
,	O
SoundCloud	O
,	O
Archive.org,	O
PirateBay.org	O
(	O
finishing	O
and	O
list	O
all	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jlibtorrent	O
:	O
A	O
swig	O
Java	B-Device
interface	O
for	O
libtorrent	O
is	O
by	O
FrostWire	B-Protocol
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Browser	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
