| Name |
Network |
Anonymity |
Price |
Platform |
License |
Programming language |
Spyware/Adware |
Extra Information |
| Acquisition |
Gnutella, BitTorrent |
No |
Nagware/US$17.99 |
Mac OS X |
GPL |
ObjC, Java |
No |
Alternative to LimeWire for Mac users. Uses Cocoa GUI |
| aMule |
eDonkey, Kad Network |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
|
| ANts P2P |
ANts |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java |
No |
Proxies other users' IP addresses making it hard to determine who is downloading |
| Ares Galaxy |
Ares |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
Delphi |
No |
|
| Azureus |
BitTorrent |
No (except when using I2P) |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java |
No |
|
| BearShare |
Gnutella |
No |
Free/US$3.29 per month |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
No |
Free version contains spyware in versions previous to Version 6 |
| BitComet |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
No |
|
| BitTornado |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
Open Source |
Python |
No |
|
| BitTorrent client |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Python |
No |
Also known as "Mainline" |
| Cabos |
Gnutella |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java, REALbasic |
No |
|
| DC++ |
Direct Connect |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
Many modifications exist, for example LinuxDC++ |
| eDonkey2000 |
eDonkey, Overnet |
No |
Free/US$19.95 |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
Closed source |
C++ |
Yes |
Discontinued |
| eMule |
eDonkey, Kad Network |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
|
| Freenet |
Freenet |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java |
No |
|
| FrostWire |
Gnutella |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java |
No |
Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned |
| giFT |
OpenFT and, with plugins, Ares, Gnutella and FastTrack |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
C |
No |
|
| Gnucleus |
Gnutella, Gnutella2 |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
|
| GNUnet |
GNUnet |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
C |
No |
|
| Gtk-gnutella |
Gnutella |
No |
Free |
Unix-like |
GPL |
C |
No |
|
| Hydranode |
eDonkey, BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
Discontinued |
| iMesh |
FastTrack, Gnutella, Gnutella2 |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
Yes |
|
| Kazaa |
FastTrack |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
Yes |
Illegal in Australia, claims to have no adware/spyware |
| Kazaa Lite |
FastTrack |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
- |
No |
Adware-disabled version of Kazaa (fake versions in circulation) |
| KCeasy |
Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack and OpenFT |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C++, Delphi |
No |
Easy to use. Uses integrated giFT file sharing daemon as back-end |
| LimeWire |
Gnutella |
No |
Free/US$18.88 |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java |
No |
Block being developed against copyrighted materials |
| MLDonkey |
BitTorrent, eDonkey, FastTrack, Gnutella, Gnutella2, Kad Network |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
OCaml |
No |
|
| MonoTorrent (Client Library) |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
MIT/X11 |
C# |
No |
Requires either Mono Framework or Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed |
| Morpheus |
NEOnet, Gnutella, Gnutella2, BitTorrent |
No |
Free/US$19.95 |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
? |
No |
|
| MUTE |
MUTE |
Yes |
Free/donation |
Microsoft Windows, Linux |
GPL |
? |
No |
|
| Nodezilla |
Private |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like |
GPL |
Java |
No |
|
| Phex |
Gnutella |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Java |
No |
|
| PySoulseek |
Soulseek |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X |
GPL |
Python |
No |
Just like Soulseek |
| Qbittorrent |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Unix-like, Solaris |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
|
| RShare |
RShare |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C# |
No |
eMule-like usability |
| Share |
Share |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
Delphi |
No |
Anonymous developer. Attempts to be Winny's successor |
| Shareaza |
eDonkey, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Gnutella2 |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C++ |
No |
|
| Soulseek |
Soulseek |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
? |
No |
Whole album downloads, browse users with folder trees, no multi-source downloads |
| Transmission |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Mac OS X, Unix-like, BeOS |
MIT |
C, ObjC |
No |
Lightweight and crossplatform |
| TrustyFiles |
eDonkey, Overnet, Gnutella, Gnutella2, FastTrack, BitTorrent |
No |
Free/US$29 |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
? |
Yes |
Has stolen code from Gnucleus, giFT, and avlib; Linux version announced, but never released |
| Tijit |
Gnutella, Gnutella2, FastTrack, BitTorrent |
No |
Free 30-day demo |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
No |
|
| µTorrent |
BitTorrent |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
No |
Specifically designed to be very small; entire program runs from a 170KB compressed executable |
| Verosee |
Private |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows, Linux |
Proprietary |
Java |
No |
|
| Warez P2P |
iP2P DHT |
No |
Free/US$19.99 |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
? |
No |
Developer claims Warez v3.0 beta to be malware-free |
| WinMX |
WinMX Peer Network [independent, now user-operated], OpenNAP, chatrooms supported |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
? |
No |
Author has discontinued distribution due to RIAA coercion. v3.53 and v3.54 beta 4 available from 3rd parties |
| Winny |
Winny |
Yes |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
Closed source |
C++ |
No |
Discontinued |
| WinZO |
WinMX Peer Network [independent, now user-operated] |
No |
Free |
Microsoft Windows |
GPL |
C# |
No |
Alternative client for the WinMX network. Requires .NET Framework 2.0 |
