Comparison of eDonkey software

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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available applications supporting the eDonkey network. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is neither all-inclusive nor necessarily up-to-date.

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[edit] General

client fork from FLOSS Malware-free Runs on Kademlia Unicode Language supp IPv6
Linux Windows Mac OS X
aMule fork of xMule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 28 languages ?
eMule and its Mods - Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 40 languages ?
eMule Plus fork of eMule Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes[1] 31 languages ?
Hydranode - Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No ? ?
Jubster - No No No Yes No ? ? ? ?
Lphant - No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 19 languages ?
MLDonkey - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 languages ?
Morpheus - No No No Yes No ? ? ? ?
Shareaza - Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes 27 languages ?
xMule fork of lMule Yes ? Yes No No No No ? ?

[edit] Features

Client Mod Based On WebCache IP to Country PowerShare Dynamic Upload SUQWT SubChunk Transfer Drop Sources Push Small files ZZ Ratio AntiLeech Slot Control
aMule - No Yes [2] Yes [1] UBT No No Yes No 1:4 below 10kb upload. Interface not intuitive. No Yes
eMule Official - No No No USS No No No No No No No
AnalyZZUL eMule 0.49a ZZUL No No Yes USS Yes No No No fixed 1:3 Ratio Client Analyzer ZZ Slot Focus
beba Official 0.49a No No Release Priority USS Yes No Yes No No Client Analyzer Slot Focus, Upload Slot Control
Magic Angel eMule MorphXT 10.1 No Yes Yes SUC, USS Yes No No Yes Yes ARGOS SlotFocus, trickleSlots
Mephisto eMule Xtreme 6.1 No Yes PS & SuperRelease NAFC Yes No Yes Yes optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits or enforced with chooseable ratio or dynamic by friendslot DLP Slotfocus
MorphXT Official 0.49a No Yes Yes SUC, USS Yes No No Yes dynamic 1:3 Ratio Stringlist, Stricter protocol checks SlotFocus, trickleSlots
Neomule Official 0.48a No Yes Release Priority + Powershare USS, NAFC, NeoBC [3] Yes Yes Yes (including IpBlock) custom optional 1:4 Ratio ARGOS (including DLP support) SlotFocus, trickleSlots, Badwolf, manuel
ScarAngel eMule Xtreme 6.1 No Yes PS & SuperRelease NAFC Yes No Yes Yes optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits or enforced with chooseable ratio DLP Xtreme Upload System
SharkX Official 0.48a No Yes Power Release No Yes No Yes Only incomplete taz dynamic ratio Client Analyzer Slot Focus
Sivka Official 0.48a No No Release priority USS No No Yes (incl. List) Yes No No Yes
StulleMule eMule MorphXT v11.0 No Yes Yes SUC, USS Yes No Yes (incl. List) Yes dynamic 1:3 Ratio or enforced choosable ratio DLP methods USC, Slotfocus
Spike2 Official 0.48a No Yes Yes USS No No yes (incl. List) No No Stringlist, v0.8+: Client Analyzer Slotfocus, Min/Max. Slots
Tombstone Official 0.47a No No Yes USS No No No No Yes Client Analyzer SlotFocus
Xtreme Official 0.48a No Yes SuperRelease NAFC No No Yes No optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits DLP Xtreme Upload System
ZZUL Official 0.49a No No Yes USS No No No No fixed 1:3 Ratio No SlotFocus
ZZUL BastarD eMule ZZUL 0.48a No No Yes USS Yes No No Yes fixed 1:3 Ratio Stringlist + Client Analyzer for Armadillo SlotFocus
VipeR Official 0.47c No Yes ? USS ? ? Yes ? ? ? Yes
X-Ray Official 0.49a No Yes Yes USS Yes No List+Variable Blocktime No No Argos (with own DLP) Slotspeed
eMule Plus - No Yes Release priority No No No ? Yes No Yes trickleSlots
Hydranode - No No ? ? ? ? ? ? No ? ?
Jubster - No ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No ? ?
Lphant - Yes No ? No ? Basic Support for Crumbs ? ? No No ?
MLDonkey - No Yes Folder reserved slot + release file slot Yes No (No queue) No Uses a very low priority list instead Similar Feature About 1:4 below 10KB/s No Yes (user selects number of slots)
Morpheus MLDonkey No ? ? ? No ? ? ? No ? ?
Shareaza - Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Reward uploaders Yes
xMule - No No No No No No No No No No No
Client Mod Based On WebCache IP to Country PowerShare Dynamic Upload SUQWT SubChunk Transfer Drop Sources Push Small files ZZ Ratio AntiLeech Slot Control

[edit] Features (continued)

Client Protocol Obfuscation[4] Handles files >4GB Chat[5] Buddy list Send FILERATING tags to servers EndGame NAT traversal AICH L2HAC [6] Secure User ID Global Searches UPnP port mapping[7] Intelligent Chunk Selection Lancast Other
aMule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes ? Yes Yes Yes No No -
eMule Official Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No -
AnalyZZUL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No lightweight ZZUL modification, including LowID fairness
beba Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Lightweight mod with source finding improvements
Magic Angel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No -
Mephisto Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No -
MorphXT Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No Multiuser webserver, wapserver, FakeCheck
Neomule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes has its own simplified implementation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 2 Version 2 Extended comments
ScarAngel Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No -
SharkX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No -
Sivka Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Version 1 -
StulleMule Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No -
Spike2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No -
Tombstone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes No No No -
Xtreme Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No accurate Bandwidthcontrol, improved Creditsystem, multi-threaded disc access, advanced auto upload-priority, fast reacting GUI, Downloadmanager
ZZUL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No LowID Fairness
ZZUL BastarD Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes zz's Version No Yes No Yes Yes No No No NiceHash, Extended upload priority range
VipeR Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No Yes No Yes Yes Yes ? No -
X-Ray Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes DBR No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Version 1 No NiceHash/NiceMove, Multi-threaded Disc Access, Save/Load Sources
eMule Plus No up to 512GB Yes Yes Yes ? No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Version 1 Releaser support, FakeCheck, Fractional up/down rates, AutoDownload Lists, Optimized WebServer, Community-function
Hydranode ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No No -
Jubster ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No No -
Lphant Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No BitTorrent support
MLDonkey Yes Yes Yes Yes ? No No Yes No Yes Yes ? No No BitTorrent, Overnet, Directconnect, Http/Ftp downloader and FastTrack support
Morpheus ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? No No -
Shareaza No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes No No magnet links, Accurate Bandwidthcontrol, BitTorrent
xMule No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes No No No -
Client Protocol Obfuscation[4] Handles files >4GB Chat[5] Buddy list Send FILERATING tags to servers EndGame [NAT traversal] AICH L2HAC [6] Secure User ID Global Searches UPnP port mapping[7] Intelligent Chunk Selection Lancast Other

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ since 1.2d
  2. ^ in aMule CVS and upcoming 2.2.0 release
  3. ^ NeoBC is based on PawcioBC
  4. ^ a b Compatible with the implementation of official eMule.
  5. ^ a b It refers to client to client chat.
  6. ^ a b LowID to HighID Automatic Callback.
  7. ^ a b Automatically configure port forwarding (requires Router with UPnP support)

[edit] Other eMule clients

The following mods are source-compliant, rule-compliant with the eMule project, and still maintained:

  • eMuleFuture
  • NetF WARP
  • TK4

No longer maintained:

  • enkeyDev
  • SF-IOM
  • Xlillo
  • Jmule, a Java based eMule client.

[edit] See also

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