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WinMX is a freeware p2p filesharing program authored by Frontcode Technologies that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems, created in 2001. Officially, the support of WinMX by Frontcode ended in 2005 when they received threats of legal action by the RIAA. While the official website and servers for WinMX have been removed, a community of developers have brought the service online independently with the use of third party patches or a simple edited host file. |
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LimeWire is a p2p filesharing client, which uses the Gnutella network to locate and share files. Released under the GNU General Public License, Limewire is free software. It also encourages the user to pay a fee, which will then give the user access to LimeWire Pro. |
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Soulseek is a filesharing p2p application and network used mostly to exchange music, although users are able to share a variety of files. It was created by Nir Arbel, a former Napster programmer. Like Napster, it relies on a central server located in Germany. |
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Azureus is a Java-Based BitTorrent client, with support for Invisible Internet Project and Tor anonymous communication protocal. It is now one of the most popular BitTorrent clients. Released under the GNU General Public License, Azureus is free software which allows you to download from Torrent files and Network Trackers. (Popular Sites include Mininova.org, Fileporn.org, Pornbits.net, Demonoid.com, Thepiratebay.org, Empornium.us, ConspiracyCentral.net:6969) |
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mIRC is a shareware Internet Relay Chat client for Windows, created in 1995 and developed by Khaled Mardam-Bey. Although it is a fully functional chat utility, its integrated scripting language makes it extensible and versatile. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet chat or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels (chatrooms), but also allows one-to-one communication and data transfers via private message. |
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DC++ stands for Direct Connect Plus Plus and it is an open-source alternative to the original client, NeoModus Direct Connect (NMDC); it connects to the same file-sharing network and supports the same file-sharing protocol. One of the reasons commonly attributed to the aforementioned popularity of DC++ is that it has no adware of any kind, unlike NMDC. Direct connect clients connect to a central hub and can download files directly from one user to another. Hubs feature a list of clients or users connected to them. Users can search for files and download them from other clients, as well as chat with other users. |
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eMule is a p2p application for Microsoft Windows. Started in May 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000, eMule now connects to both the eDonkey Network and the Kad Network. The distinguishing features of eMule are the direct exchange of sources between client nodes, fast recovery of corrupted downloads, and the use of a credit system to reward frequent uploaders. Furthermore, eMule transmits data in zlib-compressed form to save bandwidth. |
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Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client which supports the Gnutella, Gnutella2, EDonkey Network, BitTorrent, FTP and HTTP network protocols and which can handle magnet links, ed2k links, Piolet links, and the now deprecated Gnutella links. It is available in 27 languages. |
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Ares Galaxy is an open source p2p file sharing program for Microsoft Windows. Proponents for the software claim that it is able to download quickly, has a better and more complete search function than other file-sharing programs, and connects quickly. It's protocol is more difficult to identify than other popular p2p programs. As a result Ares is sometimes the only p2p client that functions on restricted networks, such as some university campuses. |
