List of filesharing programs for Linux and BSD
Encyclopedia
A list of File sharing
programs for use on computers running Linux
, BSD or other Unix-like
operating systems, categorised according to the different filesharing networks or protocols they access.
Direct Connect
eDonkey
IRC with DCC
File sharing
File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia , documents, or electronic books. It may be implemented through a variety of ways...
programs for use on computers running Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, BSD or other Unix-like
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....
operating systems, categorised according to the different filesharing networks or protocols they access.
BitTorrent
- Aria2
- BitTorrent
- DelugeDeluge (software)- See also :* Comparison of BitTorrent clients* Usage share of BitTorrent clients-External links:* * * *...
- KTorrentKTorrentKTorrent is a BitTorrent client written in C++ for KDE using the Qt user interface toolkit. It is maintained in the KDE Extragear.- Features :*Upload and download speed capping / throttling & scheduling...
- Miro
- OperaOpera (web browser)Opera is a web browser and Internet suite developed by Opera Software with over 200 million users worldwide. The browser handles common Internet-related tasks such as displaying web sites, sending and receiving e-mail messages, managing contacts, chatting on IRC, downloading files via BitTorrent,...
- TED
- Transmission
- VuzeVuzeVuze is a BitTorrent client used to transfer files via the BitTorrent protocol. Vuze is written in Java, and uses the Azureus Engine. In addition to downloading data linked to by .torrent files, Azureus allows users to view, publish and share original DVD and HD quality video content...
Direct ConnectDirect Connect (file sharing)Direct connect is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. Direct connect clients connect to a central hub and can download files directly from one another. Advanced Direct Connect can be considered a successor protocol....
& Advanced Direct ConnectAdvanced Direct ConnectAdvanced Direct Connect is a peer-to-peer file sharing and chat protocol, using the same topology, concepts and terminology as the Direct Connect protocol....
- LinuxDC++
eDonkeyEDonkey networkThe eDonkey network is a decentralized, mostly server-based, peer-to-peer file sharing network best suited to share big files among users, and to provide long term availability of files...
& KadKad NetworkThe Kad network is a peer-to-peer network which implements the Kademlia P2P overlay protocol. The majority of users on the Kad Network are also connected to servers on the eDonkey network, and Kad Network clients typically query known nodes on the eDonkey network in order to find an initial node...
- aMuleAMuleaMule 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 . It was forked from the xMule source code on August 18, 2003, which itself is a fork of the lMule project, which was the...
- EDonkey 2000 (inactive)
- xMuleXMulexMule — the X11 Mule — is a client for the eDonkey peer-to-peer file sharing network, originally intended to bring it to virtually all the major Unix platforms, with a particular emphasis on Linux...
IRC with DCCDirect Client-to-ClientDirect Client-to-Client is an IRC-related sub-protocol enabling peers to interconnect using an IRC server for handshaking in order to exchange files or perform non-relayed chats. Once established, a typical DCC session runs independently from the IRC server. Originally designed to be used with...
or XDCCXDCCXDCC was initially a script written in 1994 for ircII by . This script extends the ircII DCC command.Now XDCC refers to IRC bots running file sharing programs in general. XDCC bots serve one or more usually large files for download using the DCC protocol...
- XChat
- XDCC-Fetch - external
Multiple Filesharing Protocols/Networks
- Apollon (inactive): AresAres GalaxyAres Galaxy is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. It was spun off from the gnutella network in 2002, and is currently hosted on SourceForge.net. Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video...
, FastTrack, Gnutella, OpenFTOpenFTThis is about the OpenFT file sharing protocol. For the enterprise file transfer software product, see openFT .----... - FrostwireFrostWireFrostWire is a free, open source BitTorrent client first released in September 2004, as a fork of LimeWire. It was initially very similar to LimeWire in appearance and functionality, but over time developers added more features, including BitTorrent support. In version 5, Gnutella support was...
: BitTorrent, Gnutella - giFTGiFTgiFT Internet File Transfer is a computer software daemon that allows several file sharing protocols to be used with a simple client having a graphical user interface...
(inactive): AresAres GalaxyAres Galaxy is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing application that uses its own decentralized supernode/leaf network. It was spun off from the gnutella network in 2002, and is currently hosted on SourceForge.net. Ares Galaxy has a simple, quick access interface with a built in audio/video...
, FastTrack, Gnutella, OpenFTOpenFTThis is about the OpenFT file sharing protocol. For the enterprise file transfer software product, see openFT .----... - LimewireLimeWireLimeWire is a free peer-to-peer file sharing client program that runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other operating systems supported by the Java software platform. LimeWire uses the gnutella network as well as the BitTorrent protocol. A free software version and a purchasable "enhanced"...
: BitTorrent, Gnutella - LphantLphantLphant is a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS operating systems, which supports the eDonkey Network and the BitTorrent protocol. It is available in 19 languages...
- external: BitTorrent, eDonkey, Kad - MLdonkeyMLDonkeyMLDonkey 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 and over a dozen...
: BitTorrent, DirectConnect, eDonkey, FastTrack, Kad, OvernetOvernetOvernet was a decentralized peer-to-peer computer network, usually used for sharing large files . Overnet implements the Kademlia algorithm. In late 2006, Overnet and all Overnet-owned resources were taken down as a result of legal actions from the RIAA and others...