Comparison of file-sharing applications
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Comparison of file sharing applications)
This article needs additional citations for verification . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Comparison of file-sharing applications" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Find sources: "Comparison of file-sharing applications" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
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.
Table
[edit ]This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (August 2024)
| Name | Network [1] | Anonymous P2P | Link system compatibility | Price | Platform | License | Programming language | No Malware | Latest release year | Extra information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aMule | eDonkey, Kad | No | eD2k, magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows, Linux | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2016, 2.3.3 (February 7, 2021; 4 years ago (2021年02月07日)[2] ) [±] | |
| BitComet | BitTorrent, eDonkey, Kad;[3] HTTP/FTP download | No | ed2k,[3] magnet | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2015, 1.94 (September 11, 2022; 2 years ago (2022年09月11日)) [±] [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. |
| DC++ | Direct Connect | No | magnet | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2017, 0.866 May 20, 2017; 7 years ago (2017年05月20日) | Many modifications exist, for example: LinuxDC++, EiskaltDC++, FlylinkDC++, etc. |
| eMule | eDonkey, Kad | No | ed2k | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2010, | Supports protocol obfuscation |
| Filetopia | Filetopia | No (except when using a bouncer) | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | Java | No | 2018 | |
| Flashget | BitTorrent, eDonkey; HTTP/FTP download | No | ? | ? | Windows | Proprietary | ? | ? | 2012 | |
| Free Download Manager | BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download | No | metalink | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2015, 6.13.4.3616 (February 9, 2021; 4 years ago (2021年02月09日)) [±] [5] | |
| Freenet’s FProxy | Freenet | Yes | No | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2020, 0.7.5 (Build 1498) (June 23, 2024; 9 months ago (2024年06月23日)[6] ) [±] | |
| Frost | Freenet | Yes | No | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2011 | |
| FrostWire | BitTorrent | No | magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2015, 6.9.8 (build 312) (April 26, 2022; 2 years ago (2022年04月26日)) [±] | Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned. |
| Fopnu | Fopnu | No | No | Free | GNU Linux, Windows | Proprietary | C++ | No | 2023 | Fully decentralized network[7] |
| GetRight | BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download | No | ? | ? | Windows | ? | ? | ? | 2011 | |
| giFT | OpenFT and, with plugins, Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack | No | No | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | C | Yes | 2004, 0.11.8.1 (2004年11月27日) [±] | |
| GnucDNA / Gnucleus | Gnutella, Gnutella2 | No | No | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2005, 2.2.0.0 (June 17, 2005; 19 years ago (2005年06月17日)) [±] | |
| GNUnet / gnunet-fs | GNUnet | Yes | ECRS | Free | GNU, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows | GNU AGPLv3 or later [8] (Free software) | C | Yes | 2019, 0.19.4 (April 1, 2023; 23 months ago (2023年04月01日)[9] ) [±] | Latest preview release: 0.11.0pre66 / June 6, 2018; 6 years ago (2018年06月06日)[10] |
| gtk-gnutella | Gnutella | No | magnet | Free | GNU, Windows, Linux | GPL | C | Yes | 2018, 1.2.2 (February 25, 2022; 3 years ago (2022年02月25日)) [±] | |
| I2Phex | I2P (protocol Gnutella) | Yes | magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2011 | Need I2P to run. |
| iMule | I2P (protocol Kad network) | Yes | ed2k, magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2013, 2.3.3.3 (June 1, 2016 (2016年06月01日)) [±] | needs I2P to run |
| Jumpshare | Jumpshare | No | No | Free or US9ドル.99/month | Windows, macOS | Proprietary | Various | Yes | 2015 | Real-time file sharing with built-in utilities for screenshots, screencasts, notes, and voice clips |
| KCeasy | Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack, OpenFT | No | No | Free | Windows | GPL | C++, Object Pascal (Delphi) | Yes | 2008 | Uses integrated giFT file sharing daemon as back-end. |
| KGet | BitTorrent; HTTP/FTP download | No | ? | Free | part of KDE on Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2012 | ? |
| MLDonkey | BitTorrent, eDonkey, FastTrack, (Gnutella, Gnutella2), Kad; HTTP/FTP download | No | ed2k, magnet, sig2dat | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows, Linux | GPL | OCaml | Yes | 2014, 3.2.1 (August 20, 2024; 7 months ago (2024年08月20日)[11] ) [±] | P2P application, telnet / web-interface / GUI interface, complete and complex remote usage. Sancho GUI makes automatic SSH tunnels. |
| Nodezilla | Private | Yes | No | Free | GNU, Windows | core proprietary, GUI GPL | Java | Yes | 2010 | Most is proprietary, GUI is GPL. |
| Perfect Dark | Perfect Dark | Yes | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | C++ | Yes | 2015 | Boards. Auto update. |
| Retroshare | Retroshare | Yes | Own format | Free | Windows, GNU, macOS | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2023 | Uses PGP for friend authentication. Decentralized F2F network type. |
| Robert | I2P (protocol BitTorrent) | Yes | magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Python | Yes | 2012 | needs I2P to run |
| Share | Share | Yes | No | Free | Windows | Proprietary | Object Pascal (Delphi) | Yes | 2006 | Anonymous developer; tries to be Winny successor |
| Shareaza | eDonkey, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Gnutella2, Direct Connect; HTTP/FTP download | No | ed2k, magnet, Piolet/MP2P, gnutella | Free | Windows | GPL | C++ | Yes | 2017, 2.7.10.2 (September 18, 2017; 7 years ago (2017年09月18日)[12] ) [±] | Uses a powerful files library; maintained by volunteer group |
| StealthNet | RShare | Yes | No | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | C# | Yes | 2011 | Evolution of the RShare client with many functions. |
| Soulseek | Soulseek | No | No | Free, donations for privileges | Windows, Mac, Linux | Proprietary | C++, QT | Yes | 2015, SoulseekQt build 2024年02月01日 (February 1, 2024; 13 months ago (2024年02月01日)) [±] | Folder downloads, browse users with folder trees, no multi-source downloads |
| Tribler | BitTorrent and Tribler | Yes | magnet | Free | Windows, GNU, macOS | GNU LGPL v2.1+ [13] | Python, C++ | Yes | 2019, 7.12.1 (September 20, 2022; 2 years ago (2022年09月20日)) [±] [14] | 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.[15] Also features a built-in video streamer. |
| Vuze (formerly Azureus) |
BitTorrent and I2P | No (except when using I2P) | magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Java | No | 2016, 5.7.6.0 (November 2, 2017; 7 years ago (2017年11月02日)) [±] [16] | |
| 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 | |
| WireShare | Gnutella, BitTorrent | No | magnet | Free | GNU, macOS, Windows | GPL | Java | Yes | 2016 | Forked from Limewire pro |
| 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? ] 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.
See also
[edit ]Other comparisons
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- ^
- 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 Archived 2009年04月07日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Download", aMule team, sourceforge.net, 2021年02月07日, retrieved 2021年02月07日
- ^ a b Compatibility with eDonkey and Kad networks is done via a modded eMule plugin also developed by the Comet team
- ^ "BitComet Changelog". www.bitcomet.com. 2022年09月11日. Retrieved 2022年09月11日.
- ^ "Free Download Manager 6 Forums". FreeDownloadManager.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Releases · freenet/fred". github.com. Retrieved 2024年06月28日.
- ^ https://fopnu.com/ [bare URL ]
- ^ "license notice placed at the top in one of the source files of the project's repository, probably in each of its source files" . Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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.
- ^ Schanzenbach, Martin (2023年04月01日). "GNUnet 0.19.4". gnunet.org. Retrieved 2023年04月03日.
- ^ "GNUnet download website". Archived from the original on 2018年06月12日. Retrieved 2018年06月09日.
- ^ "MLDonkey at GitHub". GitHub. 2017年01月22日. Retrieved 2019年11月15日.
- ^ "Shareaza download page on sourceforge Web site". SourceForge . Retrieved 2019年07月06日.
- ^ tribler/LICENSE.txt at devel · Tribler/tribler, GitHub, archived from the original on 2014年12月18日, retrieved 2014年12月18日
- ^ "Releases".
- ^ whatIsTribler/2 Archived 2013年07月28日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Changelog". Vuze Community. Retrieved 2017年12月11日.