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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...

v2017.2.20

License model

  • FreeProprietary

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
3.9 / 5 Avg rating (9)
136likes
9comments
0news articles

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  1.  Peer-To-Peer
  2.  Wishlist
  3.  Longevity
  4. Android icon  Android Sync

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  • POX added Peer-to-peer File Sharing as a feature to Soulseek
    9 days ago
  • thesuncitywitch, sc54168, garethphillips and deenahai liked Soulseek
    about 2 months ago
  • kusarebaita rated Soulseek  
    7 months ago
  • kusarebaita, nabil9506 and sredfred liked Soulseek
    7 months ago
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    zapek added Soulseek as alternative to Xeres
    10 months ago
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Soulseek information

  • Developed by

    US flagSoulseek
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.9
  • Alternatives

    18 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Category

File Sharing

Our users have written 9 comments and reviews about Soulseek, and it has gotten 136 likes

Soulseek was added to AlternativeTo by Nivekian on Jul 23, 2009 and this page was last updated Aug 11, 2020.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
InThuRain
Mar 3, 2018
4

Better community of alternative music fans.

Top Negative Comment
Lunatica
Nov 20, 2020
-3

avoid this centralized proprietary network at all costs

Bernard Monsun
Jan 4, 2023

After two years this comment is still here - and we never got to know why one should avoid it "at all costs". Sounds really... naive? Let's look at some facts. Soulseek is an old, straightforward network, which runs fully on donation system. It doesn't contain any advertisement and functions which could implicate the gathering of user data - you don't need even an e-mail to register, so if you're effectively masking your IP (what you should do ALWAYS when using this kind of networks) - there's nothing to fear. Also because this network is not on any radar. Mostly you find there an old/alternative music gems for freaks, not the newest Marvel movies. The server is used for group messaging and search queries - everything is P2P there. And you have many open-source client for this.

Last thing, important. Not everything what's "propertiary" it's hundred percent bad. There's a lot of "open-source" products with much more aggressive financial model than Soulseek, oh boy! This network is simple, works stable from 20 years (!) and actually is community-driven from the beginning. Show me 20yo network which is open-source. It's really only up to YOU how you will use this network. Please - don't make a religion from open-source, because it not equals security. Don't make a "fancy fashion" from it, learn and be smart.

Bernard Monsun
Jan 4, 2023
  1. There should be "(...) everything ELSE is P2P there"
  2. Sorry, I just need to add this: What you REALLY should avoid at all costs is Spotify, AppleMusic, Deezer, Disney, HBO, Netflix, your mobile ISP and local ISP. While avoiding your internet provider is rather a tough task - all of the rest, these are really pirate, unfair and aggressive companies - stealing from artist, building a system of exploitation. And you know what? I don't think that they will be still up after 20 years... ;)
Aerson Moreira
Aug 27, 2020
2

I love you so much.

Tiziano
Jan 25, 2020
1

I've been using it for over a decade. The value of the musical culture this software has exposed me to (and now my family and friends) is incalculable. If you care to reward artists for their brilliance you can in the traditional style - buy their music; your conscience should inform you of that! Invaluable tool for the discovery of artists and styles

alexprange
Aug 19, 2019
2

I'm surprised by the amount of reviews on this app. If you are even mildly into music, this application is extremely handy. I have been using it for going on 15 years. I would go into details but you should see for yourself what this program provides and the vast community that uses it.

najodleglejszy
Nov 7, 2013
4

the userbase is amazing. when you can't find what you're looking for on your torrent sites, you'll get it here for sure.

musichemyst
Nov 22, 2010
9

What makes Soulseek one of the best and longest surviving music sharing apps/networks is its users and their often incredible music shares. The Soulseek client itself may have an interface/design that ranges from merely average to downright clunky and the servers that the Soulseek network runs on have always had reliability issues, but the massive and highly diverse quantity of music that's available on the network more than makes up for the shortcomings of the client. To the point that it makes Napster in its glory days seem like a minor footnote in the history of music filesharing.

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What is Soulseek?

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 same interests, share information, and chat freely using real-time messages in public or private. Soulseek®, with its built-in people matching system, is a great way to make new friends and expand your mind!