aMule Alternatives for Mac

    There are many alternatives to aMule for Mac and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Mac 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to aMule are Soulseek (Free), BitTorrent (Freemium), Nicotine+ (Free, Open Source) and FrostWire (Free, Open Source).

    This page was last updated Feb 12, 2021
    1. RetroShare is a open source cross-platform, private and secure decentralized communication system. It lets you to securely chat, share photos, videos, and more, using OpenPGP to authenticate peers and...
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      It is a different net, so it is not an alternative.
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    2. 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.
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    3. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer program developed by Bram Cohen and BitTorrent, Inc. used for uploading and downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol. BitTorrent was the first client written for the protocol.
    4. Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer file sharing network. Nicotine+ aims to be a pleasant, Free and Open Source (FOSS) alternative to the official Soulseek client, providing additional functionality while keeping current with the Soulseek protocol.
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    5. FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .

      Warning

      On VirusTotal 26/66 AntiVirus flagged the installer as malicious

      https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/75b209b3bb747037792b6c7a10a0a123fab23ed4ed17b937c240ddc45ff8f6ee/detection

      Bundleware

      As reported on VirusTotal, the installer contains Opencandy. Be careful during installation. https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/60a309e91ba1039c3527053867e0e210ff2e18628a01acc264d82430e6436889/analysis/

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    6. WireShare is a fork of the original LimeWire open source project. Features Ease of use. Just install, run, and search. Ability to search by artist, title, genre, or other meta-information.
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    7. Quazaa

      • Free • Open Source
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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.

      Discontinued

      The project is no longer developed. Last version, released in October 2013, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    8. [NOTE: new Mac version and Windows beta version 3.5 were released in December 2019] Gigatribe is a p2p software with more than 1 Million users. Its an easy way to share and transfer files between friends or colleagues.
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    9. MuWire is an easy to use file-sharing program which offers anonymity using I2P technology.
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    10. 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.

      Discontinued

      The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.19.34, released in January 2010, can be still downloaded from SourceForge

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