eMule Alternatives for Mac

eMule is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac 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 Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to eMule are RetroShare, Nicotine+, BitTorrent and aMule.

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

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eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows. Connects to the eDonkey network and the Kad...

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Soulseek
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 Soulseek alternatives
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...
- - Soulseek is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to eMule.
- - Soulseek is the most popular free alternative to eMule.
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Soulseek Features
Peer-To-Peer
Wishlist
Longevity
Android Sync
Comments about Soulseek as a Alternative to eMule
Most users think Soulseek is a great eMule alternative.
Salvador
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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Guest
Not EDonkey client, different technologies.
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Guest
Does not work with the edonkey2000 network.
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Guest
SoulseekQt can be used in different languages now
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RetroShare
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Free • Open Source
Instant Messenger
Encrypted Chat App
Video Calling App
Mac
Windows
Linux
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 Android alternative to eMule.
- - RetroShare is the most popular Open Source alternative to eMule.
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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
Comments about RetroShare as a Alternative to eMule
Some users think RetroShare is a great eMule alternative, some don't.
Jan Klass
Does not use ed2k network.
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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
Comments about Nicotine+ as a Alternative to eMule
pros, cons and recent comments
Kalcinator
It's perfect :). Run it,you'll see
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BitTorrent
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Freemium • Proprietary
Torrent Client
Mac
Windows
Online
Android
Android Tablet
87 BitTorrent alternatives
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.
- - BitTorrent is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to eMule.
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BitTorrent Features
Built-in Antivirus
Built-in Media converter
Peer-To-Peer
Gapless Playback
Built-in player
Bundleware
Like uTorrent, installs other applications. See https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/6133c9233d45f8db8cfb4daf5af84abb3bacae89601939b6ffcf02921d85bebe/detection

Comments about BitTorrent as a Alternative to eMule
Most users think BitTorrent is a great eMule alternative.
altersoft
It's a Torrent downloader, not a search engine, and a P2P downloader like eMule!
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aMule
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
21 aMule alternatives
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).
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aMule Features
Multi Platform
Support for eD2K/eDonkey protocol
Peer-To-Peer
Comments about aMule as a Alternative to eMule
Most users think aMule is a great eMule alternative.
Guest
All platform and gets the job done with minimum glitches ALSO, It is still being developed so that is a bonus!
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Gigatribe
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
27 Gigatribe alternatives
Gigatribe allows you to share all your documents, movies, pictures, directly from your hard drive with your friends over the Internet.
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Gigatribe Features
Peer-To-Peer
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.
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
Add a screenshot
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