Ares Alternatives for Linux

Ares is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. 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 Ares and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ares are Nicotine+, FrostWire, MLDonkey and Fopnu.

Ares alternatives are mainly Torrent Clients but may also be Instant Messengers or Encrypted Chat Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Ares.

Ares

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RetroShare
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Encrypted Chat App
Video Calling App
Mac
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Android
BSD
OpenSSL
OpenPGP
113 RetroShare alternatives
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 .
- - RetroShare is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Ares.
- - RetroShare is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ares.
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RetroShare Features
1. DecentralizedRetroShare is based on a decentralized infrastructure with no single entity controlling it.
2. Privacy focusedRetroShare is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. End-to-End EncryptionRetroShare has E2E Encryption, for entire or parts of the app.
4. Shared FoldersRetroShare supports shared folders that can be used to store, search, and access files with multiple people.
5. GPG EncryptionRetroShare supports GPG (aka GnuPG) for encryption of things like emails, messages, files, etc.
Serverless
Secure Chat
Secure File Sharing
Anonymous Secure Filesharing
Voice Chat
Nicotine+
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
Solaris
26 Nicotine+ alternatives
Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network.
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Nicotine+ Features
Peer-To-Peer
Virtual folders
Collections
Downloading all type of files
FrostWire
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Free • Open Source
Torrent Client
Torrent Search Engine
YouTube Downloader
Mac
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Linux
Android
Android Tablet
Kindle Fire
57 FrostWire alternatives
FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .
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FrostWire Features
1. SoundCloud DownloaderFrostWire allows you to download audio files from Soundcloud.
Music Library
iTunes integration
Integrated Search
Peer-To-Peer
Built-in player
Media Streaming
Warning
On VirusTotal 26/66 AntiVirus flagged the installer as malicioushttps://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/

Comments about FrostWire as a Alternative to Ares
Most users think FrostWire is a great Ares alternative.
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Currently, frostWire is a BitTorrent client and not more a Gnutella client. Some files are indeed extracted from YouTube videos, not from P2P clients.
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MLDonkey
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
20 MLDonkey alternatives
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...
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MLDonkey Features
Support for eD2K/eDonkey protocol
Support for Multiple protocols
Peer-To-Peer
Discontinued
The program seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.1.5, released in March 2014, can be still downloded from the official website.
Fopnu
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
20 Fopnu alternatives
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.
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Fopnu Features
Peer-To-Peer
MuWire
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
12 MuWire alternatives
MuWire is a file-sharing application that works on top of I2P. It is inspired by the LimeWire Gnutella client, but it's completely anonymous.
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MuWire Features
i2P integration
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Quazaa
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
12 Quazaa alternatives
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.
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Quazaa Features
Peer-To-Peer
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, released in October 2013, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
WireShare
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
47 WireShare alternatives
WireShare is a fork of the original LimeWire open source project.
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WireShare Features
Peer-To-Peer
Integrated Search
Tabbed interface
Integrated Chat
Support for MAGNET links
OFF System
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 OFF System alternatives
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.
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OFF System Features
Peer-To-Peer
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, 0.19.34, released in January 2010, can be still downloaded from SourceForge