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. This article contains a list and comparison of file sharing applications; most of them make use of peer-to-peer file sharing technologies.

This comparison also contains download managers that can be used as file sharing applications. For solely download managers, see the comparison of download managers; for BitTorrent-only clients, see the comparison of BitTorrent clients.

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Name !Network According to the article Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/2005/06/24/cx_de_fileshareslide.html?this Top File-Sharing Networks], on 22 June 2005 eDonkey had 4,856,554 users FastTrack had 2,548,774 users Gnutella had 1,530,299 users BitTorrent 10 million in March, 2006 according to the Business Week article [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060508_693082.htm BitTorrent Goes Hollywood] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407032920/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060508_693082.htm \|date=2009-04-07 }} ! Anonymous P2P ! Link system compatibility ! Price ! Platform ! License ! Programming language ! No Malware ! Latest release year ! Extra information
{{rh}} \| aMule \| eDonkey, Kad \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|eD2k, magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows, Linux \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2016, {{Latest stable software release/aMule}} \|
{{rh}} \| BitComet \| BitTorrent, eDonkey, Kad;Compatibility with eDonkey and Kad networks is done via a modded eMule plugin also developed by the Comet team HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|ed2k, magnet}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{Proprietary}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/BitComet}} \| 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.
{{rh}} class="table-rh" \| DC++ \| Direct Connect \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2017, 0.866 {{Start date and age\|2017\|05\|20}} \| Many modifications exist, for example: LinuxDC++, EiskaltDC++, FlylinkDC++, etc.
{{rh}} \| eMule \| eDonkey, Kad \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|ed2k}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2010, {{Latest stable software release/eMule}} \| Supports protocol obfuscation
{{rh}} \| {{anchor\|F}} Filetopia \| Filetopia \| {{no }} (except when using a bouncer) \| {{no}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{Proprietary}} \| Java \| {{no}} \| 2018 \|
{{rh}} \| Flashget \| BitTorrent, eDonkey; HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| Windows \| {{Proprietary}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| 2012 \|
{{rh}} \| Free Download Manager \| BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|metalink}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/Free Download Manager}} \|
{{rh}} \| Freenet’s FProxy \| Freenet \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Java \| {{yes}} \| 2020, {{Latest stable software release/Freenet}} \|
{{rh}} \| Frost \| Freenet \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Java \| {{yes}} \| 2011 \|
{{rh}} \| FrostWire \| BitTorrent \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Java \| {{yes}} \| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/FrostWire}} \| Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned.
{{rh}} \| Fopnu \| Fopnu \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| GNU Linux, Windows \| Proprietary \| C++ \| {{no}} \| 2023 \| Fully decentralized networkhttps://fopnu.com/ {{Bare URL inline\|date=August 2024}}
{{rh2}} \| {{anchor\|G}} GetRight \| BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| Windows \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| {{dunno}} \| 2011 \|
{{rh2}} \| giFT \| OpenFT and, with plugins, Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C \| {{yes}} \| 2004, {{Latest stable software release/giFT}} \|
{{rh2}} \| GnucDNA / Gnucleus \| Gnutella, Gnutella2 \| {{No}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2005, {{Latest stable software release/Gnucleus}} \|
{{rh}} \| GNUnet / gnunet-fs \| GNUnet \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|ECRS}} \| Free \| GNU, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GNU AGPLv3 or later{{cite web \|accessdate=June 8, 2018 \|url=https://gnunet.org/git/gnunet.git/tree/src/core/core.h?id=4e2504a967ba09643c6dd7e3b9ce400e30adcb3d \|title=license notice placed at the top in one of the source files of the project's repository, probably in each of its source files \|quote=GNUnet is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.}} (Free software)}} \| C \| {{yes}} \| 2019, {{Latest stable software release/GNUnet}} \| Latest preview release: 0.11.0pre66 / {{Start date and age\|2018\|06\|06}}{{Cite web \|url=https://gnunet.org/downloads \|title=GNUnet download website \|access-date=2018-06-09 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141442/https://gnunet.org/downloads \|archive-date=2018-06-12 \|url-status=dead }}
{{rh}} \| gtk-gnutella \| Gnutella \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, Windows, Linux \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C \| {{yes}} \| 2018, {{Latest stable software release/gtk-gnutella}} \|
{{rh}} \| I2Phex \| I2P (protocol Gnutella) \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Java \| {{yes}} \| 2011 \| Need I2P to run.
{{rh}} \| iMule \| I2P (protocol Kad network) \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|ed2k, magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2013, {{Latest stable software release/iMule}} \| needs I2P to run
{{rh}} \| Jumpshare \| Jumpshare \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Free or US$9.99/month \| Windows, macOS \| Proprietary \| Various \| {{yes}} \| 2015 \| Real-time file sharing with built-in utilities for screenshots, screencasts, notes, and voice clips
{{rh}} \| KCeasy \| Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack, OpenFT \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++, Object Pascal (Delphi) \| {{yes}} \| 2008 \| Uses integrated giFT file sharing daemon as back-end.
{{rh}} \| KGet \| BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{dunno}} \| Free \| part of KDE on Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2012 \| {{dunno}}
{{rh}} \| {{anchor\|M}} MLDonkey \| BitTorrent, eDonkey, FastTrack, (Gnutella, Gnutella2), Kad; HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|ed2k, magnet, sig2dat}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows, Linux \| {{free\|GPL}} \| OCaml \| {{yes}} \| 2014, {{Latest stable software release/MLDonkey}} \| P2P application, telnet / web-interface / GUI interface, complete and complex remote usage. Sancho GUI makes automatic SSH tunnels.
{{rh}} \| Nodezilla \| Private \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| GNU, Windows \| {{partial\|core proprietary, GUI GPL}} \| Java \| {{yes}} \| 2010 \| Most is proprietary, GUI is GPL.
{{rh}} \| Perfect Dark \| Perfect Dark \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{Proprietary}} \| C++ \| {{Yes}} \| 2015 \| Boards. Auto update.
{{rh}} \| {{anchor\|R}} Retroshare \| Retroshare \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|Own format}} \| Free \| Windows, GNU, macOS \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2023 \| Uses PGP for friend authentication. Decentralized F2F network type.
{{rh2}} \| Robert \| I2P (protocol BitTorrent) \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Python \| {{yes}} \| 2012 \| needs I2P to run
{{rh2}} \| {{anchor\|S}} Share \| Share \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{Proprietary}} \| Object Pascal (Delphi) \| {{yes}} \| 2006 \| Anonymous developer; tries to be Winny successor
{{rh}} \| Shareaza \| eDonkey, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Gnutella2, Direct Connect; HTTP/FTP download \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|ed2k, magnet, Piolet/MP2P, gnutella}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2017, {{Latest stable software release/Shareaza}} \| Uses a powerful files library; maintained by volunteer group
{{rh}} \| StealthNet \| RShare \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| C# \| {{yes}} \| 2011 \| Evolution of the RShare client with many functions.
{{rh}} \| Soulseek \| Soulseek \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| Free, donations for privileges \| Windows, Mac, Linux \| {{Proprietary}} \| C++, QT \| {{yes}} \| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/Soulseek}} \| Folder downloads, browse users with folder trees, no multi-source downloads
{{rh}} \| Tribler \| BitTorrent and Tribler \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| Windows, GNU, macOS \| {{free\|GNU LGPL v2.1+{{Citation \| url = https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/blob/devel/Tribler/LICENSE.txt \| title = tribler/LICENSE.txt at devel · Tribler/tribler \| publisher = GitHub \| accessdate = 2014-12-18 \| url-status = dead \| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141218130945/https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/blob/devel/Tribler/LICENSE.txt \| archivedate = 2014-12-18 }}}} \| Python, C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2019, {{Latest stable software release/Tribler}} \| Unlike most other torrent clients, Tribler is decentralized (as well as anonymous) and does not rely on any trackers or any other indexing service to discover content.[http://www.tribler.org/trac/wiki/whatIsTribler/2 whatIsTribler/2] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728193255/http://www.tribler.org/trac/wiki/whatIsTribler/2 \|date=2013-07-28 }} Also features a built-in video streamer.
{{rh}} \| {{anchor\|V}} Vuze (formerly Azureus) \| BitTorrent and I2P \| {{no}} (except when using I2P) \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Java \| {{no}} \| 2016, {{Latest stable software release/Vuze}} \|
{{rh}} \| 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.
{{rh}} \| Winny \| Winny \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| Free \| Windows \| {{Proprietary}} \| C++ \| {{yes}} \| 2003 \|
{{rh}} \| {{anchor\|L}} WireShare \| Gnutella, BitTorrent \| {{no}} \| {{yes\|magnet}} \| Free \| GNU, macOS, Windows \| {{free\|GPL}} \| Java \| {{yes}} \| 2016 \| Forked from Limewire pro
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Name

!Network

According to the article Forbes, [https://www.forbes.com/2005/06/24/cx_de_fileshareslide.html?this Top File-Sharing Networks], on 22 June 2005
eDonkey had 4,856,554 users
FastTrack had 2,548,774 users
Gnutella had 1,530,299 users
BitTorrent 10 million in March, 2006 according to the Business Week article [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060508_693082.htm BitTorrent Goes Hollywood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407032920/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060508_693082.htm |date=2009-04-07 }}

! Anonymous P2P

! Link system compatibility

! Price

! Platform

! License

! Programming language

! No Malware

! Latest release year

! Extra information

{{rh}} | aMule

| eDonkey, Kad

| {{no}}

| {{yes|eD2k, magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows, Linux

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2016, {{Latest stable software release/aMule}}

{{rh}} | BitComet

| BitTorrent, eDonkey, Kad;Compatibility with eDonkey and Kad networks is done via a modded eMule plugin also developed by the Comet team HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{yes|ed2k, magnet}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{Proprietary}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/BitComet}}

| 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.

{{rh}} class="table-rh" | DC++

| Direct Connect

| {{no}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2017, 0.866 {{Start date and age|2017|05|20}}

| Many modifications exist, for example: LinuxDC++, EiskaltDC++, FlylinkDC++, etc.

{{rh}} | eMule

| eDonkey, Kad

| {{no}}

| {{yes|ed2k}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2010, {{Latest stable software release/eMule}}

| Supports protocol obfuscation

{{rh}} | {{anchor|F}} Filetopia

| Filetopia

| {{no }} (except when using a bouncer)

| {{no}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{Proprietary}}

| Java

| {{no}}

| 2018

{{rh}} | Flashget

| BitTorrent, eDonkey; HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| Windows

| {{Proprietary}}

| {{dunno}}

| 2012

{{rh}} | Free Download Manager

| BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{yes|metalink}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/Free Download Manager}}

{{rh}} | Freenet’s FProxy

| Freenet

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Java

| {{yes}}

| 2020, {{Latest stable software release/Freenet}}

{{rh}} | Frost

| Freenet

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Java

| {{yes}}

| 2011

{{rh}} | FrostWire

| BitTorrent

| {{no}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Java

| {{yes}}

| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/FrostWire}}

| Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned.

{{rh}} | Fopnu

| Fopnu

| {{no}}

| Free

| GNU Linux, Windows

| Proprietary

| C++

| {{no}}

| 2023

| Fully decentralized networkhttps://fopnu.com/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}

{{rh2}} | {{anchor|G}} GetRight

| BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| Windows

| {{dunno}}

| 2011

{{rh2}} | giFT

| OpenFT and, with plugins, Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack

| {{no}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C

| {{yes}}

| 2004, {{Latest stable software release/giFT}}

{{rh2}} | GnucDNA / Gnucleus

| Gnutella, Gnutella2

| {{No}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2005, {{Latest stable software release/Gnucleus}}

{{rh}} | GNUnet / gnunet-fs

| GNUnet

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ECRS}}

| Free

| GNU, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GNU AGPLv3 or later{{cite web |accessdate=June 8, 2018 |url=https://gnunet.org/git/gnunet.git/tree/src/core/core.h?id=4e2504a967ba09643c6dd7e3b9ce400e30adcb3d |title=license notice placed at the top in one of the source files of the project's repository, probably in each of its source files |quote=GNUnet is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.}} (Free software)}}

| C

| {{yes}}

| 2019, {{Latest stable software release/GNUnet}}

| Latest preview release: 0.11.0pre66 / {{Start date and age|2018|06|06}}{{Cite web |url=https://gnunet.org/downloads |title=GNUnet download website |access-date=2018-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141442/https://gnunet.org/downloads |archive-date=2018-06-12 |url-status=dead }}

{{rh}} | gtk-gnutella

| Gnutella

| {{no}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, Windows, Linux

| {{free|GPL}}

| C

| {{yes}}

| 2018, {{Latest stable software release/gtk-gnutella}}

{{rh}} | I2Phex

| I2P (protocol Gnutella)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Java

| {{yes}}

| 2011

| Need I2P to run.

{{rh}} | iMule

| I2P (protocol Kad network)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|ed2k, magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2013, {{Latest stable software release/iMule}}

| needs I2P to run

{{rh}} | Jumpshare

| Jumpshare

| {{no}}

| Free or US$9.99/month

| Windows, macOS

| Proprietary

| Various

| {{yes}}

| 2015

| Real-time file sharing with built-in utilities for screenshots, screencasts, notes, and voice clips

{{rh}} | KCeasy

| Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack, OpenFT

| {{no}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++, Object Pascal (Delphi)

| {{yes}}

| 2008

| Uses integrated giFT file sharing daemon as back-end.

{{rh}} | KGet

| BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{dunno}}

| Free

| part of KDE on Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2012

| {{dunno}}

{{rh}} | {{anchor|M}} MLDonkey

| BitTorrent, eDonkey, FastTrack, (Gnutella, Gnutella2), Kad; HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{yes|ed2k, magnet, sig2dat}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows, Linux

| {{free|GPL}}

| OCaml

| {{yes}}

| 2014, {{Latest stable software release/MLDonkey}}

| P2P application, telnet / web-interface / GUI interface, complete and complex remote usage. Sancho GUI makes automatic SSH tunnels.

{{rh}} | Nodezilla

| Private

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| GNU, Windows

| {{partial|core proprietary, GUI GPL}}

| Java

| {{yes}}

| 2010

| Most is proprietary, GUI is GPL.

{{rh}} | Perfect Dark

| Perfect Dark

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{Proprietary}}

| C++

| {{Yes}}

| 2015

| Boards. Auto update.

{{rh}} | {{anchor|R}} Retroshare

| Retroshare

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|Own format}}

| Free

| Windows, GNU, macOS

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2023

| Uses PGP for friend authentication. Decentralized F2F network type.

{{rh2}} | Robert

| I2P (protocol BitTorrent)

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Python

| {{yes}}

| 2012

| needs I2P to run

{{rh2}} | {{anchor|S}} Share

| Share

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{Proprietary}}

| Object Pascal (Delphi)

| {{yes}}

| 2006

| Anonymous developer; tries to be Winny successor

{{rh}} | Shareaza

| eDonkey, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Gnutella2, Direct Connect; HTTP/FTP download

| {{no}}

| {{yes|ed2k, magnet, Piolet/MP2P, gnutella}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2017, {{Latest stable software release/Shareaza}}

| Uses a powerful files library; maintained by volunteer group

{{rh}} | StealthNet

| RShare

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| C#

| {{yes}}

| 2011

| Evolution of the RShare client with many functions.

{{rh}} | Soulseek

| Soulseek

| {{no}}

| Free, donations for privileges

| Windows, Mac, Linux

| {{Proprietary}}

| C++, QT

| {{yes}}

| 2015, {{Latest stable software release/Soulseek}}

| Folder downloads, browse users with folder trees, no multi-source downloads

{{rh}} | Tribler

| BitTorrent and Tribler

| {{yes}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| Windows, GNU, macOS

| {{free|GNU LGPL v2.1+{{Citation | url = https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/blob/devel/Tribler/LICENSE.txt | title = tribler/LICENSE.txt at devel · Tribler/tribler | publisher = GitHub | accessdate = 2014-12-18 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141218130945/https://github.com/Tribler/tribler/blob/devel/Tribler/LICENSE.txt | archivedate = 2014-12-18 }}}}

| Python, C++

| {{yes}}

| 2019, {{Latest stable software release/Tribler}}

| Unlike most other torrent clients, Tribler is decentralized (as well as anonymous) and does not rely on any trackers or any other indexing service to discover content.[http://www.tribler.org/trac/wiki/whatIsTribler/2 whatIsTribler/2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728193255/http://www.tribler.org/trac/wiki/whatIsTribler/2 |date=2013-07-28 }} Also features a built-in video streamer.

{{rh}} | {{anchor|V}} Vuze
(formerly Azureus)

| BitTorrent and I2P

| {{no}} (except when using I2P)

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Java

| {{no}}

| 2016, {{Latest stable software release/Vuze}}

{{rh}} | WinMX

| WinMX Peer Network (independent, now user-operated), OpenNAP, chatrooms supported

| {{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.

{{rh}} | Winny

| Winny

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Free

| Windows

| {{Proprietary}}

| C++

| {{yes}}

| 2003

{{rh}} | {{anchor|L}} WireShare

| Gnutella, BitTorrent

| {{no}}

| {{yes|magnet}}

| Free

| GNU, macOS, Windows

| {{free|GPL}}

| Java

| {{yes}}

| 2016

| Forked from Limewire pro

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! Name

! Network

! Anonymous P2P

! Link system compatibility

! Price

! Platform

! License

! Programming language

! No Malware

! Latest release year

! Extra information

Note that several applications have had adware or spyware tied in during the past and may have it again in the future. The same goes for forks of open source apps, e.g. eMule. This list attempts to display the current{{When|date=August 2024}} status only.
No longer available from their websites: Acquisition, Audiogalaxy, Bearshare, Bitblinder, CuteMX, edonkey2000, Grokster, iMesh, Kazaa, Kazaa Lite, LimeWire, Manolito, Morpheus, Napster, Pando and Scour Exchange.
Opera web browser no longer includes P2P functionality.

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