aMule Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to aMule for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is RetroShare, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to aMule and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to aMule are Soulseek, Nicotine+, FrostWire and MLDonkey.

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  1. RetroShare icon
     173 likes

    Open source, decentralized platform enabling encrypted chat, secure voice and video calls, anonymous file sharing with swarming, censorship-resistant forums, channels, link sharing, and offline messaging. Uses OpenPGP and OpenSSL for robust privacy and security.

    160 RetroShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • OpenPGP
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  2. Soulseek icon
     146 likes

    Soulseek® is a unique ad-free, spyware free, and just plain free file sharing application. One of the things that makes Soulseek® unique is our community and community-related features. Based on peer-to-peer technology, virtual rooms allow you to meet people with the...

    21 Soulseek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. FrostWire icon
     136 likes

    FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .

    68 FrostWire alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Kindle Fire
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  4. MLDonkey icon
     20 likes

    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 many separate front-ends, including a Web interface, telnet interface...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  5. WireShare icon
     6 likes

    WireShare is a fork of the original LimeWire open source project.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Fopnu icon
     17 likes

    Fopnu is P2P File Sharing System. 100% Free, Simple and Easy to Use. Contains NO Spyware and NO Ads. Fully decentralized network. All shared files are indexed locally.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Quazaa icon
     8 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. gtk-gnutella icon
     6 likes

    gtk-gnutella is a server/client for Gnutella. It runs on every Unix-like system which supports GTK+ (1.2 or above) and libxml. The GNOME desktop environment is not required. It is currently developed and tested under Linux (Debian) as well as NetBSD.

    7 gtk-gnutella alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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  9. OFF System icon
     3 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Ember P2P icon
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    Open-source desktop client for Windows and Linux that works with eD2K and KAD, adding an encrypted, serverless DHT for peer discovery. It imports eMule settings and supports filtered search, IP filtering, friends-only shares, encrypted chat, and file offers.

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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