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About LimeWire

LimeWire is a file-sharing and AI platform that runs in the browser at limewire.com. Files of any size are uploaded once and shared as a link that works on any device, with no account needed to receive one and nothing to install on either end.

The name carried over from the peer-to-peer application shut down by court order in 2010; the software did not. Nothing in the current product uses peer-to-peer file sharing, and there is no desktop client — any site offering a LimeWire download is not us. The brand was relaunched in 2022 and the platform has since moved from digital collectibles to file sharing, file tools and AI generation.

Five products sit behind one account: file sharing by link; AI Studio, which generates images and short video from a description using Google Gemini 2.5 and Stable Diffusion models; a set of browser-based file tools for converting, compressing and editing documents, images, audio and video; an open research library of papers and datasets; and an MCP server that lets an AI assistant store and share files on a user’s behalf. Every account gets 60 free AI credits a week, the same allowance on every plan.

LMWR, the platform token, works across the product as a method of payment and as a rewards currency. It trades publicly and is not required to use any part of the platform.

Press contact

For interviews, comment, product detail or assets, email the LimeWire PR team. press@limewire.com.

Coverage of the 2022 relaunch

The articles below cover the 2022 relaunch of the brand, when LimeWire started as a digital collectibles marketplace. They are kept here as a record of that period — they do not describe the current product. For what LimeWire does today, see the section above or the about page.

• LimeWire on DecryptUniversal Music Group to Release NFTs on LimeWire's Algorand Marketplace
• LimeWire on CoindeskLimeWire Partners With Universal Music Group for Music NFT Licensing
• LimeWire on Digital Music NewsLimeWire Announces 'First Major Music Label Partnership' With Universal Music Group Ahead of Relaunch
• LimeWire on The BlockLimeWire raises $10 million in private token sale to grow music-linked NFT platform
• LimeWire on Coin Market CapLimeWire Raises $10M in Private Token Sale Ahead of Relaunch as NFT Marketplace
• LimeWire on ReutersRemember LimeWire? Shuttered file-sharing service is back with NFTs
• LimeWire on TMWLimeWire's back! But as an… 'NFT for noobs' marketplace?
• LimeWire on Rolling StoneLimeWire relaunches as digital collectibles marketplace
• LimeWire on CNBCFormer file-sharing site LimeWire to relaunch as NFT marketplace, more than a decade since shutting down
• LimeWire on BloombergLimeWire Is Making a Comeback, But Not As You Know It

Press questions

What is LimeWire today?

A browser-based platform for sharing files by link, converting and editing them, and generating images and video with AI. It runs at limewire.com. It shares a name, but no code or corporate continuity, with the peer-to-peer application of the same name that was shut down in 2010.

Is LimeWire still an NFT marketplace?

No. The 2022 relaunch started as a digital collectibles marketplace, and most press coverage from that year describes it that way. The platform today is built around file sharing, file tools and AI generation.

Who do I contact for press enquiries?

Email press@limewire.com. Logos, product shots and brand guidance are in the press kit linked on this page; anything not in it can be requested at the same address.

Can I use the LimeWire logo in an article?

Yes, in editorial coverage of LimeWire, using the files from the press kit without recolouring, stretching or adding effects. The logo may not be used to suggest a partnership, sponsorship or endorsement that does not exist.

What is LMWR?

LMWR is the LimeWire platform token. It is used for payment and rewards across the product and trades publicly. Using LimeWire does not require holding it.