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.

Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also Name Network Anonymous P2P link system compatibility Price Platform License Programming language Spyware / Adware Year of last release Extra Information Acquisition Gnutella, BitTorrent No magnet Nagware/US$17.99 Mac OS X GPL ObjC, Java No 2008 Alternative to LimeWire for Mac users. Uses Cocoa GUI aMule eDonkey, Kad Network No ed2k Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL C++ No 2008 ANts P2P ANts Yes ed2k Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2008 Proxies other users' IP addresses making it hard to determine who is downloading Ares Galaxy Ares, BitTorrent No ? Free Microsoft Windows GPL Delphi No 2009 BearShare (pre v6.0) Gnutella No ed2k, magnet Free/US$3.29 per month Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ Yes 2005 (original client) Free version contains third-party advertising in versions previous to Version 6; Since version 6: clone of the commercial iMesh software; does not connect to Gnutella and restricts downloads to media formats. 5.1 Beta has full feature set, no third-party advertising, and no file restrictions. BitComet BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ Yes 2008 Some versions are ad free. BitTornado BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X Open Source Python No 2006 BitTorrent 5 BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X BitTorrent Open Source License Python No 2008 Also known as "Mainline" BitTorrent 6 BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ No 2008 re-brand of µTorrent Blubster MP2P No mp2p links Free/US$19.95 Microsoft Windows Closed source ? Yes 2008 Cabos Gnutella No magnet Free Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X GPL Java, REALbasic No 2008 DC++ Direct Connect No magnet Free Microsoft Windows GPL C++ No 2008 Many modifications exist, for example LinuxDC++ eDonkey2000 eDonkey, Overnet No ed2k Free/US$19.95 Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X Closed source C++ No 2005 Discontinued eMule eDonkey, Kad Network No ed2k Free Microsoft Windows GPL C++ No 2009 Supports protocol obfuscation ExoSee ? No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source ? No 2007 ExoSee does not appear to have a business model. Free Download Manager BitTorrent No metalink Free Microsoft Windows GPL C++ No 2009 Freenetʼs FProxy Freenet Yes No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2009 No way to announce the inserted files from within the web interface. Frost Freenet Yes No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2009 FrostWire Gnutella, BitTorrent No magnet Free Microsoft Windows Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2008 Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned giFT OpenFT and, with plugins, Ares, Gnutella and FastTrack No No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL C No 2004 Gnucleus Gnutella, Gnutella2 No No Free Microsoft Windows GPL C++ No 2005 GNUnet GNUnet Yes No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL C No 2008 gtk-gnutella Gnutella No magnet Free Unix-like GPL C No 2008 iMesh (pre v6.0) FastTrack, Gnutella, Gnutella2 No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ No 2008 Kazaa FastTrack No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ Yes 2006 Illegal in Australia, adware/spyware Kazaa Lite FastTrack No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source - No Adware-disabled version of Kazaa (fake versions in circulation) KCeasy Ares, Gnutella, FastTrack and OpenFT No No Free Microsoft Windows GPL C++, Delphi No 2008 Easy to use. Uses integrated giFT file sharing daemon as back-end LimeWire Gnutella No magnet Free/US$18.88 Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2008 Sued June 2007 for copyright infringement. Connection problems with Zone Alarm on Windows Vista. Manolito MP2P No mp2p links Free/US$19.95 Microsoft Windows Closed source ? Yes 2008 MLDonkey BitTorrent, eDonkey, FastTrack, Gnutella, Gnutella2, Kad Network No ed2k Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL OCaml No 2008 Core p2p application, telnet/webinterface/GUI interface, complete and complex remote usage. Sancho gui makes automatic SSH tunnels. Support for Gnutella and G2 networks was removed in release 2.9.0 MonoTorrent (client library) BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X MIT/X11 C# No 2008 Requires either Mono Framework or Microsoft .NET Framework to be installed Morpheus NEOnet, Gnutella, Gnutella2, BitTorrent No No Free/US$19.95 Microsoft Windows Closed source ? No 2007 MUTE MUTE Yes No Donation Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X GPL C++ No 2007 Nodezilla Private Yes No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like partially GPL Java No 2008 the GUI is GPLed, the rest of the application is proprietary Opera BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X Closed source C++ No 2008 Piolet MP2P No mp2p links Free/US$19.95 Microsoft Windows Closed source ? Yes 2008 Qbittorrent BitTorrent No No Free Unix-like, Solaris GPL C++ No 2009 RShare RShare Yes No Free Microsoft Windows GPL C# No 2007 eMule-like usability Share Share Yes No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source Delphi No 2006 Anonymous developer. Attempts to be Winny's successor Shareaza eDonkey, BitTorrent, Gnutella, Gnutella2 No ed2k, magnet Free Microsoft Windows GPL C++ No 2008 Utilizes a powerful files library. Maintained by a group of volunteers. Stealthnet Stealthnet Yes No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like GPL C# No 2009 Soulseek Soulseek No No Free/Donations for privileges Microsoft Windows Closed source ? No 2009 Whole album downloads, browse users with folder trees, no multi-source downloads SymTorrent BitTorrent No No Free Symbian S60 GPL C++ No 2008 Runs om mobile phones with the Symbian operating system Thaw Freenet Yes No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2008 Transmission BitTorrent No No Free Mac OS X, Unix-like, BeOS MIT C, ObjC No 2009 Lightweight and crossplatform TrustyFiles eDonkey, Overnet, Gnutella, Gnutella2, FastTrack, BitTorrent No ed2k Free/US$29 Microsoft Windows Closed source ? Yes Has stolen code from Gnucleus, giFT, and avlib; Linux version announced, but never released µTorrent BitTorrent No No Free Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ No 2009 Specifically designed to be very small; entire program runs from a 170KB compressed executable Vuze (formerly Azureus) BitTorrent No (except when using I2P) magnet Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X GPL Java No 2008 Warez P2P iP2P DHT No No Free/US$19.99 Microsoft Windows Closed source ? No 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 Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ No 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 Microsoft Windows Closed source C++ No 2003 Wuala Wuala No No Free Microsoft Windows, Unix-like, Mac OS X Closed source Java No 2009 Name Network Anonymity link system compatibility Price Platform License Programming language Spyware / Adware Year of last release 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.