Ares and its alternatives

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eMule

Open Source by Merkur & eMule-Team |
Windows

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eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows. Connects to the eDonkey network and the Kad network.

File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer, edonkey, kad
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FrostWire

Open Source by Frostwire |
Mac, Windows, Android + Tablet, Linux

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FrostWire is a Peer to Peer (P2P) information sharing client for the BitTorrent network. It is a fork of LimeWire, but over time developers added more features. In version 5, Gnutella support, coming from...

File Sharing, Social file-sharing, peer-to-peer, bittorrent-client
+2 more chat-rooms, itunes-integration
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aMule

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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aMule is an opensource alternative to eMule: aMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application that works with the EDonkey network and the Kad Network, offering similar features to eMule and adding others...

File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer
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Shareaza

Open Source by Shareaza Development Team |
Windows, Linux

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Shareaza is the most luxurious and sophisticated file sharing system you'll find. It can harness the power of up to four separate peer-to-peer networks, including EDonkey2000, Gnutella, BitTorrent and...

File Sharing wine, file-sharing, peer-to-peer, bittorrent
+5 more built-in-player, extendable, integrated-chat, edonkey, gnutella
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Retroshare

Open Source by DrBob |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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RetroShare is a Open Source cross-platform, private and secure decentralised communication platform. It lets you to securely chat and share files with your friends and family, using a web-of-trust to...

File Sharing, Social file-sharing, chat, file-transfer, peer-to-peer
+7 more messenger, decentralized, anonymous-file-sharing, secure-chat, private-file-sharing, serverless, encrypted-communication
BearShare

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Our admins has flagged this application as 'suspicious'. Be careful if you decide to try it. More info: BearShare downloads have a bad reputation for containing spyware and adware.
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Nicotine+

Open Source by Nicotine Developers |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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SoulSeek is a p2p network/software, in particular geared towards finding music you may not find elsewhere, and finding about more music you may not know about! Nicotine is a SoulSeek client written in...

Development, File Sharing file-sharing, python, peer-to-peer, slsk
+1 more soulseek-client
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Cabos

Open Source by heavy_baby |
Mac, Windows

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Cabos is a free Gnutella file sharing program. It is based on LimeWire's source code, and has a similar feel in terms of interface. It lacks the chat and library features found in LimeWire.

File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer, gnutella
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iMule

Open Source by http://www.i2p2.de/ |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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iMule (invisible Mule) is a free open source anonymous P2P file sharing software which connects through the anonymous I2P network and the Kad network. iMule downloads and shares files without revealing the IP...

File Sharing share-files, peer-to-peer, anonymous, filesharing
+1 more emule
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iMesh

Free by iMesh Inc. |
Windows

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Join iMesh - the ultimate P2P file sharing community, thats 100% legal! Over 15 million FREE songs & videos and over 4 million original high quality songs licensed from the record labels

Audio & Music, File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer, music-discovery
+4 more built-in-player, share-music, ipod-sync, dj-music
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Quazaa

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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Quazaa is a cross platform multi-network peer-to-peer file-sharing client based on Shareaza which will support Gnutella2, Ares, eDonkey2000, HTTP, FTP, and BitTorrent.

File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer
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Pando

Free |
Windows

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Pando is a free file sharing software that makes downloading, streaming and sharing large media files fast, easy and fun. Need to email large attachments, IM a folder, or publish your downloadable videos to...

File Sharing file-sharing, file-transfer
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MLDonkey

Open Source |
Windows, Linux

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MLDonkey is an open source, multi-protocol, peer-to-peer file sharing application that runs as a back-end server application on many platforms. It can be controlled through a user interface provided by one of...

File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer, bittorrent
+6 more multi-protocol, edonkey, kad, emule-like, ed2k, overnet
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Cspace

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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CSpace provides a platform for secure, decentralized, user-to-user communication over the internet. The following applications are currently available with CSpace: - Messenger - File Transfer - Remote...

File Sharing, Social chat, peer-to-peer, messenger, filesharing
+2 more secure-connection, f2f
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OFF System

Open Source |
Mac, Windows, Linux

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The Owner-Free Filing system has often been described as the first brightnet; A distributed system where no one breaks the law, so no one need hide in the dark. OFF is a highly connected peer-to-peer...

File Sharing file-sharing, file-transfer, peer-to-peer
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Gigatribe

Free |
Mac, Windows

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Gigatribe is a p2p software with more than 1 Million users. Its an easy way to share and transfer files between friends or colleagues. Features: There are no limitations on quantity or file size All your...

File Sharing p2p, file-transfer
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BitHost

Free by Torrent-Raptors |
Windows

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BitHost is a multitasking file sharing software resurrecting the best features of the former popular BitTorrent client, Shareaza within its own framework. Given its multi-network support, the program provides...

File Sharing file-sharing, peer-to-peer, integrated-search
+5 more bittorrent-client, multitasking, edonkey, gnutella, file-hash