Ares MP3 Download Music

Pros

• P2P music downloading
• Download entire albums
• Playlist support

Cons

• Clunky user interface

Download your favorite tracks and discover new music with Ares MP3 Download Music.

Ares MP3 Download Music is a program that lets you search for and download music. The program is freeware and open-source, so you can use it as much as you like at no cost. It supports Windows 10 as well as all versions of the Windows operating system as far back as Windows XP. Ares is also quite easy to use, and most users will be quite pleased with how fast most songs download.

Ares MP3 Download Music employs a peer-to-peer or P2P approach to music sharing. This means that the music you search for and download is actually stored on another user’s computer rather than a dedicated server. You’ll also share the music that you download, at least by default, but you can opt out of sharing if you prefer. As is common with good P2P implementations, music downloads fast. The reason for this is that the program is able to download tracks in pieces. It can also download multiple pieces concurrently from different sources, and if you have a fast connection, entire songs can download in mere seconds.

While all of the songs available can be downloaded a track at a time, most are presented as complete album rips. That means that in most cases you can download an entire album in one go. People also host playlists and even entire discographies that you can download with just one click. Many of the playlists are quite famous, such as the Billboard Top 100 for a particular year or decade.

The search is quite powerful as well, and you can search by just about every criterion that can be stored in MP3 metadata. This includes song title, artist name, year, album name, track number and so on and so forth. Ares MP3 Download Music also provides an extensive selection of advanced features. Often, you’ll search and the search results will be so extensive as to be overwhelming. The advanced features let you pair down the list and make it easier to find what you want.

Most users will probably choose a dedicated media player through which to enjoy their music, but Ares MP3 Download Music serves in that role well too. It even supports advanced features such as playlists. You can create your own playlists manually, but the program can also create playlists automatically when you download albums, discographies and other playlists.

Ares MP3 Download Music has a passable user interface, but this is the aspect of the program that requires the most attention. The UI isn’t intuitive or well-organized, and you’ll spend some time hunting and pecking until you get accustomed to it. It’s also worth noting that this program does provide access to copyrighted music with no simple way to filter that music out.

Pros

• P2P music downloading
• Download entire albums
• Playlist support

Cons

• Clunky user interface