Comparison of file sharing applications
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File sharing is a method of distributing electronically stored information such as computer programs and digital media. Below is a list of file sharing applications.
| Name | Network[1] | Anonymous P2P | link system compatibility | Price | Platform | License | Programming language | Spyware- / Adware-free | Last release year | Extra Information | |
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| Acquisition | gnutella, BitTorrent | No | magnet | Nagware/US$17.99 | Mac OS X | GPL | Objective-C, Java | Yes | 2.2 (v223) (November 19, 2010) | Alternative to LimeWire for Mac users. Uses Cocoa GUI | |
| aMule | eDonkey, Kad | No | eD2k | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2011 | ||
| ANts P2P | ANts | Yes | eD2k | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2010 | Proxies other users' IP addresses making it hard to determine who is downloading | |
| Ares Galaxy | Ares, BitTorrent | No | arlnk | Free | Windows | GPL | Delphi | Yes | 2.1.8 (February 2, 2012
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| BearShare (pre v6.0) |
gnutella | No | eD2k, magnet | Free/US$3.29 per month | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | No | 2005 |
Since version 6: clone of the commercial iMesh software; does not connect to gnutella and restricts downloads to media formats.
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| BitComet | BitTorrent, eDonkey, Kad[3] | No | eD2k,[3] magnet | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 1.31 (December 12, 2011)[4] | Exploits SuperSeeding and thus is often banned by trackers and peers. Compatible with e2DK links through an eMule plugin which gives access to eDonkey and Kad networks and cross-network sharing abilities with BitTorrent network. | |
| BitTornado | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | Open Source | Python | Yes | 2006 | ||
| BitTorrent 5 | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | BitTorrent Open Source License | Python | Yes | 2008 | Also known as "Mainline" | |
| BitTorrent 6 | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2010 | re-brand of µTorrent | |
| Blubster | MP2P | No | mp2p | Free/US$19.95 | Windows | Proprietary | ? | No | 2008 | ||
| broolz | Direct Connect | No | No | Free/US$59.95 (commercial) | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | Proprietary | Java | Yes | 2011 | Internal p2p protocols that allow only secondary users authorised by primary user to share | |
| Cabos | gnutella | No | magnet | Free | Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java, REALbasic | Yes | 0.8.2 (February 9, 2010) | ||
| DC++ | Direct Connect | No | magnet | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2008 | Many modifications exist, for example LinuxDC++ | |
| Deluge | BitTorrent | Unknown | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Python | Yes | 1.3.3 (July 22, 2011) | ||
| eDonkey2000 | eDonkey, Overnet | No | eD2k | Free/US$19.95 | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2005 | Discontinued | |
| eMule | eDonkey, Kad | No | eD2k | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 0.50a (April 7, 2010[5]) | Supports protocol obfuscation | |
| ExoSee | ? | No | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | ? | Yes | 2007 | ExoSee appears to have no business model | |
| Free Download Manager | BitTorrent | No | metalink | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 3.8 (Build 1173) (29 December 2011)[6] | ||
| Freenet's FProxy | Freenet | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 0.7.5 Build #1405 (15 November 2011[7][8]) | ||
| Frost | Freenet | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2009 | ||
| FrostWire | gnutella, BitTorrent | No | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 5.1.5 (September 16, 2011) | Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned | |
| giFT | OpenFT and, with plugins, Ares, gnutella and FastTrack | No | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C | Yes | 0.11.8.1 (2004-11-27) | ||
| Gnucleus | gnutella, Gnutella2 | No | No | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2.2.0.0 (2005-06-17) | ||
| GNUnet | GNUnet | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C | Yes | 0.9.0 (November 30, 2011[9]) | ||
| gtk-gnutella | gnutella | No | magnet | Free | Linux, Microsoft Windows | GPL | C | Yes | 0.98.2 (December 30, 2011) | ||
| iMesh (pre v6.0) |
FastTrack, gnutella, Gnutella2 | No | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2008 | ||
| I2Phex | I2P (protocol gnutella) | Yes | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2011 | need I2P to run | |
| I2PSnark | I2P (protocol BitTorrent) | Yes | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2010 | Integrated into I2P distribution | |
| iMule | I2P (protocol kad) | Yes | eD2k | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2010 | internal I2P is old and buggy, use separate I2P installation | |
| Kazaa | FastTrack | No | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | adware & spyware | 2006 | Illegal in Australia. | |
| Kazaa Lite | FastTrack | No | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | ? | Yes | 2007 | Adware-disabled version of Kazaa (fake versions in circulation) | |
| KCeasy | Ares, gnutella, FastTrack and OpenFT | No | No | Free | Windows | GPL | C++, Delphi | Yes | 2008 | Uses integrated giFT file sharing daemon as back-end | |
| KTorrent | Bittorrent | No | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 4.1.3 (November 22, 2011[10]) | Part of the KDE desktop, can be installed separately | |
| LimeWire | gnutella | No | magnet | Free/US$18.88 | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | No | 2010 | Sued June 2007 for copyright infringement.[citation needed] Connection problems with Zone Alarm on Windows Vista. Shut down currently due to ongoing court case.[citation needed] | |
| Manolito | MP2P | No | mp2p | Free/US$19.95 | Windows | Proprietary | ? | No | 2008 | ||
| MLDonkey | BitTorrent, eDonkey, FastTrack, (gnutella, Gnutella2), Kad | No | eD2k, magnet, sig2dat | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Objective Caml | Yes | 3.1.0 (August 10, 2011[11]) | P2P application, telnet / web-interface / GUI interface, complete and complex remote usage. Sancho GUI makes automatic SSH tunnels. | |
| MonoTorrent (client library) | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | MIT/X11 | C# | Yes | 0.80 (October 19, 2009) | Requires either Mono Framework or .NET Framework to be installed | |
| Morpheus | NEOnet, gnutella, Gnutella2, BitTorrent | No | No | Free/US$19.95 | Windows | Proprietary | ? | Yes | 5.55.1 (November 15, 2007) | ||
| Calypso | MUTE | Yes | No | Donation | Linux, Windows | GPL | C++ and QT | Yes | 2010 | Previous name: Kommute | |
| MUTE | MUTE | Yes | No | Donation | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2007 | ||
| Nodezilla | Private | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Windows | partially GPL | Java | Yes | 2008 | the GUI is GPLed, the rest of the application is proprietary | |
| Opera | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 11.61 (January 24, 2012) | ||
| Piolet | MP2P | No | mp2p | Free/US$19.95 | Windows | Proprietary | ? | No | 2008 | ||
| qBittorrent | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Linux, Solaris | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2.9.3 (December 29, 2011)[12] | ||
| Retroshare | Retroshare | Yes | Own format | Free | Windows, Linux, MacOS | GPL | C++ (programming language) | Yes | March 2011 | Uses PGP for friend authentication. Decentralized F2F network type. | |
| RShare | RShare | Yes | No | Free | Windows | GPL | C# | Yes | 2007 | eMule-like usability | |
| Robert | BitTorrent | Yes | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Python | Yes | 2012 | needs I2P to run | |
| Share | Share | Yes | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | Delphi | Yes | 2006 | Anonymous developer. Attempts to be Winny's successor | |
| Shareaza | eDonkey, BitTorrent, gnutella, Gnutella2 | No | eD2k, magnet, Piolet/mp2p, gnutella | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2.5.5.0 (May 29, 2011[13]) | Utilizes a powerful files library. Maintained by a group of volunteers. | |
| Sharing Max | Sharing Max | No | Yes | Free | Windows | Proprietary | Visual Basic | No | 2010 | ||
| SoMud | SoMud | No | magnet uri, meta link | Free | Windows, Mac OS X | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2010 | Search and download both P2P and web video networks such as YouTube and yahoovideo etc. | |
| StealthNet | RShare | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | C# | Yes | 2011 | Evolution of the RShare client with many functions. | |
| Soulseek | Soulseek | No | No | Free/Donations for privileges | Windows | Proprietary | ? | Yes | 157 NS 13 (17 July 2008) | Folder downloads, browse users with folder trees, no multi-source downloads | |
| SymTorrent | BitTorrent | No | No | Free | Symbian S60 | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2008 | Runs on mobile phones with Symbian operating system | |
| Thaw | Freenet | Yes | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2008 | ||
| Transmission | BitTorrent | No | magnet | Free | BeOS, Linux, Mac OS X | MIT | C, Objective-C | Yes | 2.50 (14 February 2012)[14] | Lightweight and crossplatform | |
| TrustyFiles | eDonkey, Overnet, gnutella, Gnutella2, FastTrack, BitTorrent | No | eD2k | Free/US$29 | Windows | Proprietary | ? | adware & spyware | 2005 ? | Has stolen code from Gnucleus, giFT, and avlib[citation needed]; Linux version announced, but never released; takeover similar to the Shareaza.com and Lphant issues is likely to have happened | |
| µTorrent | BitTorrent | No | magnet | Free | Mac OS X, Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2010 | Specifically designed to be very small; entire program runs from a 315KB compressed executable which can be either installed or run as a stand-alone. | |
| Vuze (formerly Azureus) |
BitTorrent | No (except when using I2P) | magnet | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 4.7.0.2 (December 13, 2011)[15] | ||
| Warez P2P | iP2P DHT | No | No | Free/US$19.99 | Windows | Proprietary | ? | Yes | 2007 | Developer claims Warez v3.0 beta to be malware-free | |
| WinMX | WinMX Peer Network (independent, now user-operated), OpenNAP, chatrooms supported | No | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2004 | Official development has ceased due to RIAA coercion. Versions 3.53, 3.54 beta 4 and older are available from 3rd parties. | |
| Winny | Winny | Yes | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2003 | ||
| Wuala | Wuala | No | No | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | Proprietary | Java | Yes | 2009 | ||
| Datawire | P2P Private Networking (chat supported) | Yes | No | Free | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X | Proprietary | Java | Yes | 2011 | ||
| Name | Network | Anonymity | link system compatibility | Price | Platform | License | Programming language | Spyware- / Adware-free | Last release year | Extra Information |
- Note that several applications had adware or spyware tied in in the past and may have it again in the future. The same goes for clones of open source apps, e.g. eMule. This list attempts to display the current status only.
[edit] Comparison pages
- Comparison of Advanced Direct Connect Software
- Comparison of BitTorrent software
- Comparison of eDonkey software
- Comparison of G2 software
- Comparison of gnutella software
[edit] See also
- Anonymous peer-to-peer
- Disk sharing
- File sharing in Canada
- File sharing timeline
- File-sharing program
- List of filesharing programs for Linux and BSD
- Open Music Model
- Warez
[edit] Notes
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- According to the article Forbes, Top File-Sharing Networks, on 22 June 2005
- BitTorrent 10 million in March, 2006 according to the Business Week article Bittorrent Goes Hollywood
- ^ "Ares Galaxy at SourceForge.net". AresGalaxy.SourceForge.net. 2010-07-07. http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
- ^ a b Compatibility with eDonkey and Kad networks is done via a modded eMule plugin also developed by the Comet team
- ^ "BitComet Client Release Notes - A free C++ BitTorrent/HTTP/FTP Download Client". www.bitcomet.com. 2010-08-31. http://www.bitcomet.com/doc/changelog.php. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
- ^ "The eMule Project at SourceForge.net". eMule.SourceForge.net. 2010-04-07. http://sourceforge.net/projects/emule/files/. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ "Free Download Manager". Files. SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/freedownload/files/Free%20Download%20Manager/. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ http://freenetproject.org/download.html
- ^ http://code.google.com/p/freenet/updates/list
- ^ "GNUnet 0.9.0 released". 30 November 2011. https://gnunet.org/gnunet090. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "KTorrent". ktorrent.org. 2010-08-16 - 11:03. http://ktorrent.org/. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ "MLDonkey at SourceForge.net". MLDonkey.SourceForge.net. 2011-08-10. http://sourceforge.net/projects/mldonkey/. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "qBittorrent News". qBittorrent. 2011.09.12. http://qbittorrent.sourceforge.net/news.php. Retrieved 2011.09.14.
- ^ "Shareaza at SourceForge.net". Shareaza.SourceForge.net. 2010-05-29. http://sourceforge.net/projects/shareaza/. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ "Changes – Transmission". trac.transmissionbittorrent.com. 2012-02-14. https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.50. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Azureus / Vuze - Browse /vuze at SourceForge.net". Azureus / Vuze. SourceForge.net. 2011-12-13. http://sourceforge.net/projects/azureus/files/vuze/. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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