Top 10 Open Source File Sharing Programs
By Free Bee
Below is a list of top 10 most popular open source file sharing programs.
1) Ares |
Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc.It includes plenty of jazzy features. Most notably: a built-in directshow media player and a robust library manager. You can also use Ares Galaxy’s shoutcast radio support to host p2p chatrooms. OS Support: Windows |
2) eMule |
A filesharing client based on the eDonkey2000 network (hence the name “eMule”), this client enables advanced functionality. With the built-in IRC client, you can talk with other downloaders. To help this process, it’s translated into many, many languages, from Hungarian to Latvian. OS Support: Windows |
3) Vuze |
A java bases file sharing application, formerly called Azureus. It supports a lot of plugins that can be used to enhance your file sharing experience. OS Support: Windows, Linux, Mac |
4) DC++ |
This P2P filesharing client is used by whole lot of people to connect to the Direct Connect network. If you’re not a geek, this might be the program for you: Despite its odd name, DC++ boasts an easy-to-use interface, without a pixel of adware. OS Support: Windows |
5) Shareaza |
Shareaza is a free file sharing application which also supports parental controls. It also guarantees to protect children's privacy. It supports the eDonkey2000, Gnutella, Gnutella2, BitTorrent and FTP protocols and comes in 27 different languages. OS Support: Windows |
6) Burst! |
A BitTorrent client that prides itself on hoggling less memory than BitTorrent itself, Burst actually has an exclamation point in its name. Check it out: Burst! Doesn’t that get you excited? Yes!! Plus: it includes super seed mode, which reduces the amount of data it needs to upload. OS Support: Windows |
7) ABC |
ABC is an improved client for the Bittorrent peer-to-peer file distribution solution. ABC is based on BitTornado which extended from from Original Bittorrent Core System.It includes a customizable queue system, support for advanced settings from BitTornado, and the ability to manually add torrents from both file and URL. OS Support: Windows |
8) Freenet |
In an ideal world, all Freenet users would only connect to people they trust (see your Friends page once your node is installed). In practice, if you don't know anyone already on Freenet you will have to enable promiscuous mode so your node automatically connects to other nodes (this is less secure). It may take several minutes for your node to connect to enough nodes for Freenet to be usable, and performance will likely improve over time after that. OS Support: Windows |
9) MLDonkey |
It is a multi-network file sharing client that supports various other file sharing networks like eDonkey, Overnet, BitTorrent, Kad and others. OS Support: Linux, Mac and Windows |
10) Kceasy |
KCeasy is a windows front end for the giFT filesharing system. Plugins allow giFT to support different kinds of filesharing networks like Gnutell, Ares and OpenFT. |