Editing LimeWire (section)

== Features ==
Written in the [[Java (programming language)|Java programming language]], LimeWire can run on any computer with a [[Java Virtual Machine]] installed. Installers were provided for [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[Mac OS X]], [[Microsoft Windows|Microsoft's Windows]], and [[Linux]]. Support for [[Mac OS 9]] and other previous versions was dropped with the release of LimeWire 4.0.10. From version 4.8 onwards, LimeWire works as a [[UPnP]] [[Internet Gateway Device]] controller in that it can automatically set up packet-forwarding rules with UPnP-capable routers.

LimeWire offers sharing of its library through the [[Digital Audio Access Protocol]] (DAAP). As such, when LimeWire is running and configured to allow it, any files shared are detectable and downloaded on the local network by [[Digital Audio Access Protocol|DAAP-enabled]] devices (e.g., [[Zune]], [[iTunes]]). Beginning with LimeWire 4.13.9, connections can be encrypted with [[Transport Layer Security]] (TLS). Following LimeWire 4.13.11, TLS became the default connection option.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wiki.limewire.org/index.php?title=Changelog |title=Changelog |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922115652/http://wiki.limewire.org/index.php?title=Changelog |archive-date=September 22, 2010}}</ref>