Soulseek AlternativesTop Peer-to-Peer File Sharings and other similar apps like Soulseek

Soulseek is described as '® 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' and is a very popular peer-to-peer file sharing in the file sharing category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Soulseek for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and Android Tablet apps. The best Soulseek alternative is Nicotine+, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Soulseek are RetroShare, eMule, BitTorrent and DC++.

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  1. Nicotine+ icon

    Nicotine+

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

    27 Nicotine+ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
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    vctls
    Positive
    1

    An actual alternative to the Soulseek client, using the same protocol. It's open source, and much more modern and feature-rich than the original one.

    Guest
    Positive
    2

    Tested on linux. Soulseek client. Works even better than the Soulseek versions on windows imo.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Han Boetes
    Positive
    0

    It's simply the best SLSK client, well maintained and very slick.

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    • Most users think Nicotine+ is a great Soulseek alternative.

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

    • Nicotine+ is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Soulseek.

    • Nicotine+ is Free and Open SourceSoulseek is Free and Proprietary
  2. RetroShare icon

    RetroShare

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    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 .

    136 RetroShare alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • OpenSSL
    • OpenPGP
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    Kodi Jack
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    This isn't really an alternative to Soulseek. Just to the NETWORK, but not to the CLIENT.

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    • Almost everyone thinks RetroShare is a great Soulseek alternative.

    • RetroShare is the most popular Android alternative to Soulseek.

    • RetroShare is Free and Open SourceSoulseek is Free and Proprietary
    • RetroShare is Privacy focusedSoulseek is not according to our users
  3. eMule icon

    eMule

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    Successor to the classic, iconic eDonkey2000 peer-to-peer file sharing application that helped popularize P2P file sharing.

    20 eMule alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. BitTorrent icon

    BitTorrent

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    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.

    87 BitTorrent alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Bundleware

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Downloading & Uploading
     

    • BitTorrent is the most popular Web-based & Android Tablet alternative to Soulseek.

    • BitTorrent is Freemium and ProprietarySoulseek is Free and Proprietary
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    DC++

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    DC++ is an open source client for Windows for the Direct Connect protocol. Direct Connect allows you to share files over the internet without restrictions or limits. The client is completely free of advertisements and has a nice, easy to use interface. Firewall and router suppor.

    15 DC++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. MLDonkey icon

    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
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Network
     
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    Shareaza

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    Shareaza is the most luxurious and sophisticated file sharing system you'll find. It can harness the power of up to four separate peer-to-peer networks, including EDonkey2000, Gnutella, BitTorrent and Shareaza's native network, Gnutella2.

    66 Shareaza alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. WireShare icon

    WireShare

     6 likes
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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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  11. Nicotine icon

    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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    Gigatribe

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    Gigatribe allows you to share all your documents, movies, pictures, directly from your hard drive with your friends over the Internet.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    DreaMule

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    The DreaMule is based on the Very famous eMule. It focus on correct it maily bugs and add more features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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