eMule Alternatives for Linux

eMule is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Soulseek, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to eMule and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to eMule are aMule, Nicotine+, MLDonkey and Fopnu.

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  1. Soulseek icon

    Soulseek

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    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...

    20 Soulseek alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Guest
    Negative
    8

    Not EDonkey client, different technologies.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    5

    Does not work with the edonkey2000 network.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Salvador
    Positive
    1

    You can find a lot of music here; even those that you can not find in eMule. And I do not mean Ariana Grande or Bieber, but less known music.

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    • Most users think Soulseek is a great eMule alternative.

    • Soulseek is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to eMule.

    • Soulseek is the most popular free alternative to eMule.

    • Soulseek is Free and ProprietaryeMule is Free and Open Source
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    aMule

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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 such as GeoIP (country flags).

    20 aMule alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about aMule as an Alternative to eMule
    Guest
    Positive
    -2

    All platform and gets the job done with minimum glitches ALSO, It is still being developed so that is a bonus!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think aMule is a great eMule alternative.

    • aMule is the most popular Open Source alternative to eMule.

    • aMule is Free and Open SourceeMule is also Free and Open Source
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    Nicotine+

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    Nicotine+ is a graphical client for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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    Comments about Nicotine+ as an Alternative to eMule
    Kalcinator
    Positive
    0

    It's perfect :). Run it,you'll see

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Nicotine+ is a great eMule alternative, some don't.

    • Nicotine+ is Free and Open SourceeMule is also Free and Open Source
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    MLDonkey

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

    22 MLDonkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    MLDonkey screenshot 1
     
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    Fopnu

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    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.

    21 Fopnu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Network
     
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    WireShare

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    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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    Quazaa

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Calypso

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    Calypso, formerly Kommute, is a cross platfrom file sharing client using the anonymous network MUTE. Developped using C++ and Qt. For windows and linux, portable to other environments. You can try it by following the installation instructions below.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    File search
     
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    Nicotine

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    SoulSeek client written in Python which uses the PyGTK2 toolkit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    mldonkey-next

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    mldonkey-next is a modern GUI for the multi-protocol p2p filesharing application mldonkey. mldonkey-next connects to mldonkey using the TCP binary interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
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    • mldonkey-next is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to eMule.

    • mldonkey-next is Free and Open SourceeMule is also Free and Open Source
    • mldonkey-next is Privacy focusedeMule is not according to our users
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    OFF System

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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