Napster is an Internet search tool that lets you search for and download songs in .mp3 format. By creating a virtual community of people who want to share their music, Napster ensures a vast collection of MP3s for download. (Over 97,000 files were available at the time of this review.) Napster also eliminates the problems of conventional FTP transferring by using special technology to ensure the completion of each MP3 transfer. Other features include advanced search functions, the ability to chat with other Napster users, a built-in .mp3 player, and playlist and library tools. We haven't been impressed with the results of many other MP3 search and acquire utilities, but Napster blew us away -- nearly every file we wanted downloaded successfully. And thanks to banner advertising, it's free.
Reviewed on Oct 13 1999.
System Requirements
Windows 95, 98, or NT
Purchase Information
Free
