Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Oracle Solaris
- FreeBSD
- Haiku
- Gentoo
- Manjaro Linux
- OpenBSD




Nicotine+ is the most popular Mac alternative to BearShare.
- Nicotine+ is Free and Open Source
BearShare is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Nicotine+, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to BearShare and five of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to BearShare are FrostWire, Downpour, Gigatribe and Acqlite.




Nicotine+ is the most popular Mac alternative to BearShare.
FrostWire is a free, open source P2P BitTorrent file sharing application & cloud file downloader in one. It's a fork of LimeWire .




FrostWire is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to BearShare.
Downpour is a web-based BitTorrent client.
It supports auto-downloading from RSS feeds and automatic importing and renaming of downloads into a media library, making it ideal for use on a home media server.

Downpour is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to BearShare.
Gigatribe allows you to share all your documents, movies, pictures, directly from your hard drive with your friends over the Internet.


Acqlite is Gnutella file sharing program based on LimeWire, Acquisition and Cabos. It is free software and contains no spyware or adware. It provides a simple interface, multiple language support, and iTunes + iPod integration.