iMesh

12 Music downloader for Windows

Fernando Ortega

Review: Software that allows users to search, download and share music files with other iMesh users on a peer-to-peer network.

Free and open source torrent client software download, reviewed by Fernando Ortega

Find, download and share MP3s, video, image files and more.

iMesh is a popular filesharing program which includes several connections to online social media networks. At some point in the past, iMesh was involved in a legal tangle which saw it lose most of its userbase, oweing to the fact that most of the content on the service was illegal.

Fast forward to today and you have a 100% legal filesharing service, certified by the Recording Industry Association of American (the RIAA). With regards to the MPAA, or Motion Picture Association of America, iMesh can now get by legally by limiting the size of movies being shared on the network to 50MB in size or less than 15 minutes long. This means that full free movies are no longer available on the iMesh network.

The refreshed iMesh network now provides access to over 15 million legal mp3 and video downloads. It also features a syncing function with your iPod or iPad device.

The company has also secured rights with the 4 major record label producers in the U.S. and Canada.

The video and audio interface in the application is actually rather powerful with a 10-band equalizer and a built-in CD burner, making it no longer necessary to pull out the old Nero Burning Rom.

The great thing about the new iMesh is that it now gives you access to hundreds of yet-to-be-discovered bands from across the world.

The social aspect of iMesh has also been improved in newer versions, making it a fun way to talk to and to meet new people online. You can also send songs to friends.

Contrary to popular belief and several requests, iMesh is not available for Mac OS X.

Compatibility and License

This download is licensed as shareware for the Windows operating system from P2P filesharing software and can be used as a free trial until the trial period ends (after an unspecified number of days). The iMesh 12 demo is available to all software users as a free download with potential restrictions and is not necessarily the full version of this software. We have determined iMesh to have reached end of life and no further updates are to be expected.


Filed under:
  1. iMesh Download
  2. Open source and GPL software
  3. Torrent Client Software
iMesh has been picked by our editors as OK software.
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