File sharing programs File sharing programs Acquisition is a Gnutella-based peer-to-peer and BitTorrent client for Mac OS X. It is based on LimeWire and is a shareware product. Acquisition is noted for being one of the most polished peer-to-peer applications available for Mac OS X, making full use of Apple's Cocoa APIs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acquisition (software)"
Adagio is a server-only computer program for the peer-to-peer Gnutella2 network. It is a multi-OS client written in the Ada programming language. It behaves like a tracker in the BitTorrent protocol, by providing an initial source, SHA1 and Tiger tree hash information, as well as alternate locations of the file in the network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adagio (computer program)"
In computing, aMule is a peer-to-peer file sharing application that works with the eDonkey2000 network and the Kad Network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client, including support for Kademlia. It is a fork of the xMule source code, which itself is a fork of the lMule project, which was the first attempt to bring the eMule client to Linux. It is now the Linux client on the eMule links section on their webpage. Like eMule, aMule is Free software released under the GNU General Public License. ...more on Wikipedia about "AMule"
Ares Galaxy is a peer-to-peer file sharing program. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ares Galaxy"
AsagumoWeb is a framework application to construct the Web system on ...more on Wikipedia about "AsagumoWeb"
Audiogalaxy was a file sharing system located at http://www.audiogalaxy.com/ that indexed MP3 files. Founded by Michael Merhej and sporting a web-based search engine, always-on searching for requested files, auto-resume and low system impact, it quickly gained ground among file sharers abandoning Napster in 2001. Some observing the previous downfall of Napster via lawsuit were shocked at the design of Audiogalaxy, which was in some ways more centralized than Napster. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audiogalaxy"
Azureus is a Java based BitTorrent client, with support for I2P and Tor anonymous communication protocols. It currently supports Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Unix. Azureus was started at Sourceforge.net mostly to experiment with the Standard Widget Toolkit from Eclipse, in June 2003. It is possibly the most popular of all BitTorrent clients. ...more on Wikipedia about "Azureus" Pure shortopedia. Pure Information Power.
BearShare is a popular closed source Gnutella client software package from Free Peers, Inc. The software allows its users to share files directly from person to person by using the Gnutella network. It runs under Microsoft Windows and comes in several versions, including an advertising supported version, a paid pro version with no advertisements, and a Lite (stripped down) free version. ...more on Wikipedia about "BearShare"
Cabos is a Gnutella file sharing program under the GNU General Public License. It is based on LimeWire's source code. Users of LimeWire will find that It has a similar feel in terms of interface. It lacks the chat and library features found in LimeWire. LimeWire is written in Java programming language, however the GUI of Cabos is written in REALbasic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cabos"
Caribou is an open-source peer-to-peer application on the Gnutella2 network. It runs on various varieties of UNIX, Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS X. Its goal is to allow searching and downloading of files, as well as adding news and messaging within the same program, while maintaining a clean interface. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caribou (computer program)"
Console Classix is a popular video game client software package that comes in its free basic version, and a paid pro version. Its current official slogan is "We are Retro Gaming." The software allows users to play a bunch of classic video games from the following consoles: ...more on Wikipedia about "Console Classix"
Cybersky is a new (and potentially controversial) peer-to-peer application, which will enable users to stream live television broadcasts, or access them, from anywhere in the world via their Internet connection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cybersky"
DC++ is an open-source, peer-to-peer file-sharing client that can be used to connect to the Direct Connect network. It is developed primarily by Jacek Sieka. ...more on Wikipedia about "DC++"
Earth Station 5 (ES5) is a Peer-to-peer network and file sharing program that has put special emphasis on providing anonymity to uploaders and downloaders. This P2P application supports UDP multi source downloading and "spoofing" to obscure the origin of the files traded, and proxies. There is also an option to run Earth Station as a private network, and an option to organize the shared files using a built-in webserver. Earth Station 5 also connects to the FastTrack and Gnutella2 filesharing networks, though connecting to them eliminates any anonymity provided by its primary network. ...more on Wikipedia about "EarthStation 5" Please tell your friends about www.shortopedia.com
eDonkey2000 is a peer-to-peer file sharing application developed by MetaMachine, using the Multisource File Transfer Protocol. eDonkey2000 is now discontinued. ...more on Wikipedia about "EDonkey2000"
In computing, eMule is a peer to peer file sharing application that works with both eDonkey and Kad Network and has more features than the eDonkey client. eMule is open source software released under the GNU General Public License. eMule runs on Microsoft Windows; however, its codebase forms the basis for a Linux client, xMule, and a multiplatform client, aMule. ...more on Wikipedia about "EMule"
eMule Plus is an open source attempt to add a redesigned graphical user interface and other enhancements to the original eMule P2P client. ...more on Wikipedia about "EMule Plus"
eXeem is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing client loosely based on, but not incorporating, the BitTorrent protocol. eXeem is designed to replace the need for centralized trackers (servers which co-ordinate the transfer of metadata across the Bittorrent network). eXeem has taken on new significance for the filesharing community since several prominent trackers were forced to close in December 2004 as a result of legal action, mostly from the Motion Picture Association of America. ...more on Wikipedia about "EXeem"
eXeem Lite is a adware/spyware free version of eXeem. ...more on Wikipedia about "EXeem Lite"
FileTopia is a free, Windows-based client and network allowing users to do file organising, file sharing, text & voice chat, and instant messaging, with all communication being strongly encrypted, using ciphers such as AES, Blowfish, and Idea. To protect the user identity, users are able to use a "bouncer", which is essentially a proxy, to keep their IP hidden from the internet. It also features message boards and buddy lists. Users can share globally, or in specific channels/chat rooms, or in "Trade Mode". It is a centralized system, so users must connect to a server in order to find each other, but file transfers, etc. are conducted on a peer-to-peer basis. ...more on Wikipedia about "FileTopia"
FrostWire is an open-source peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program. It uses the Gnutella network and is heavily based on the more well-known LimeWire program. ...more on Wikipedia about "FrostWire" If you like you could tell us your opinion about shortopedia File_sharing_programs
giFT stands for giFT: Internet File Transfer. It is a daemon that is intended to act as a bridge to combine the capability of using several ( peer-to-peer or otherwise) file sharing protocols for a simple GUI client. It uses the 'plugin' paradigm to dynamically load different protocols for a client as and when required. The currently supported networks include Gnutella, Ares Galaxy and OpenFT, giFT's own file sharing network. A FastTrack network (used by Kazaa) plugin is in beta, and there is also an alpha OpenNap plugin. ...more on Wikipedia about "GiFT"
GnucDNA is a software library for building peer-to-peer applications. It provides developers with a common layer to create their own Gnutella and/or . ...more on Wikipedia about "GnucDNA"
Gnucleus is a popular Gnutella and Gnutella2 servent for Windows, released under the GPL license. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gnucleus"
A Gnutella crawler is a software program used to gather statistic information on the Gnutella file sharing network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gnutella crawler"
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