Filesharing Software → P2P Programs List

Well here is my attempt to making a list of P2P Applications for people to use, I'm hoping this will allow people to discover new programs to use, feel free to contribute any program and link not listed here:

Windows Compatible Clients
Grokster (Spyware) - Fast Track Network Client. (any files)
Grokster Spyware Free
Blubster (No Spyware) - Runs on Optisoft's P2P Technology (mp3 only)
WinMX (No Spyware) - Runs on WinMX's own central servers -OR- OpenNap Servers. (any files)
Gnucleus (No Spyware) - Open-Source Gnutella application (any files)
KaZaA (Spyware) - Popular Fast Track Network client (any files)
KaZaALite (Kazaa Client w/o Spyware) - Modification of the orignal Kazaa client with spyware removed, and no bitrate limits. (any files)
Audio Galaxy (Spyware for Regular Users, No Spyware for Gold Members) - Searches its own network of mp3s. (mp3 only)
Audio Galaxy Spyware Free
Limewire (Spyware in free, none in pay) - Gnutella Client (any files)
eDonkey (Spyware Free, and Spyware versions available) - connects to various eDonkey servers, NOT centralized. (any files)
SongSpy (Spyware) - connects to its own centralized network (any files)
SongSpy Spyware Free
Direct Connect (No Spyware) - Connects through its own server (any files)
AudioGnome (No Spyware) - Gnutella Client (any files)
Morpheus Preview Edition (Spyware) - Gnutella Client (any files)
iMesh (Spyware) - Connects to iMesh's own server (any files)
iMesh Spyware Free
URLBlaze - Not exactly P2P, but is a program that searches the internet for files you wish to download, and instead of downloading it from someone else's computer its on a internet server. The program can verify links as well.
NapShare - A OpenNAP Client much like WinMX, This program allows you to connect to OpenNap servers. (Any Files)
Voodoo Vision - No Info available at the moment.
Konspire - Another Gnutella Client (Any Files)
Bearshare (Spyware) - Gnutella Client (Any Files)

Linux Compatible Clients
Audio Galaxy - Searches its own network of mp3s. (mp3 only)
eDonkey - connects to various eDonkey servers, NOT centralized. (Any Files)
Limewire - Gnutella Network Client (Any Files)
Qtella - Gnutella Client (Any Files)
NapShare - A OpenNAP Client much like WinMX, This program allows you to connect to OpenNap servers. (Any Files)
Voodoo Vision - No Info available at the moment.
DC for Linux - Direct Connect client for linux

Mac Compatible Clients
Sputnix - Popular program used to search the Audio Galaxy Network on macs. (MP3s Only)
eDonkey - Program used to connect to eDonkey servers, non-centralized. (Any File)
Phex - Gnutella Client (Any File)
Carracho - A multiple function program that can transfer files.
MacSatellite - Another program that allows you to search the Audio Galaxy Servers for Mp3s. (Mp3 Only)
Konspire - Another Gnutella Client (Any Files)

Feel free to add any clients that aren't listed here

Thats very thorough. Cant think of any you left out. One thing is wrong though,songspy does have spyware but its VERY easy to remove or you can get songspy lite at clean clients to remove it for you.
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Great list there paranoxide!

Did you forget bearshare....?

audiogalaxy lite!!
»home.hetnet.nl/%7Ecpjraa ··· ite.html

Check out the "Peer-to-Peer Comparison Chart" link at the top of this forum. I haven't had a chance to update it in quite a while, so it's very outdated, but if you want to take over maintaining it, I can send you the spreadsheet I used.

I'd be honored to update it, send it to paranoidxe@yahoo.com

Thanks

Thanks for picking this up. It's on its way. There have been a lot of changes since the last update six months ago -- Morpheus is no longer on FastTrack, WinMX finally has a new version, and some of those clients are no longer around. The 'net is a ever-changing place.

I just found out about this one last night - I don't know much about it:

Applejuice
»www.artour-design.de/aj/ ··· ownl.php

And a brand new one, still in it's infancy stage

VarVar
»kademlia.scs.cs.nyu.edu/ ··· var.html

If you added kazaa lite..then you should add all the lite versions. You corrected that songspy does have spyware,but didnt add that there is a lite version. The same for some of the others. Most of these programs that have spyware have been modified to lite versions. Most are in lite versions and spyless. You can get them at clean clients as well as many other sites. heres link for clean clients »www.cleanclients.tk/
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Yes indeed - I think including the spyware free versions would be a very important addition

You forgot one of the biggest ones - mIRC!

How about just adding a notation that says "Lite version available" or something like that. That would keep the list shorter. In the P2P comparison table format, the "Spyware?" column could have values of Y, N, or L (for Lite).

... nice work, thanks for taking the time ...

... do you suppose it will help eliminate all the duplicate 'IS there any...', or 'Where can I ...' threads ? ... boy, I hope so ...

... one note - I have WinMX 3.1, but I still use 2.6 most often ... I'd suggest you list them both, if you think it's appropriate ...

... have a good one ...

Oh boy...and all I thought I needed was iMesh, KaZaaLite, eDonkey and WinMX....

*sheesh*

hahah...

My fav from 'back in the day,' Hotline. The company died, but it's software lives on...

»download.com.com/3000-21 ··· 465.html

Yeah!

HotLine....

I still have it installed but haven't used it in about 1yr. It was a pain to hop around web pages to click and find passwords as the "file giver" got some money...

LOL

Heh, I was one of those 'givers' for a while a few years ago. Then the .comz stopped paying. Jeez that was fun & easy $$ for a while. You can still find a lot of 'free' spots that don't make you click on banners etc. Make a couple friends on unadvertized servers & it really proves its worth...

Big time thanks for the through list paranoidxe!

Frink:

Have you got any HotLine bookmarks that you can recommend?

Msg me if it's easier.

Sorry, haven't kept up on it. Last thing I remember was the demise of the 'Star Wars Depot.' That place ruled, 60 concurrent connections each with a ~50K pipe. I think the guy was running it off his work LAN, some ISP, in a corner. Then someone went and turned him in b/c he wouldn't give em an account.

I know someone already pointed this out, but I just last night downloaded SongSpy, it is very full of spyware. I played around with it a little and it seems to be one of the fastest on downloads, but it lacking on some features. I ran adaware after downloading and it found 299 instances of spyware + my firewall asked me for access to something besides songspy. My computer was clean before I downloaded this program. Just thought I point that out.

You can't have everything where would you put it?

there is a p2p out that has NO SPYWARE and it contains only live music. www.furthurnet.com. some really nice shows can be found there.

i have songspy and i rud adaware all the time and come up with only 2 spyware files and they dont belong to songspy..so my songspy doesnt have any...i know mine isnt any different from yours but maybe ur mistaking the spyware to come from songspy.

Awesome list, dude. Thanks!

I personally think the Fast Track P2P clients are the best.

Tommaka:

"i have songspy and i rud adaware all the time and come up with only 2 spyware files and they dont belong to songspy..so my songspy doesnt have any...i know mine isnt any different from yours but maybe ur mistaking the spyware to come from songspy."

Songspy DOES contain the msbb.exe spyware (I believe it generates pop-ups in IE?). However, its very easy to remove with Ad-aware.

--mirth_101

... Hey wjb, thanks for the heads-up on Furthur ... I downloaded it, got no spyware, and saw some interesting bands listed ... have to check it out more when I have some time ...

... it's DEFINITELY a broadband site, tho ... 140 mb mp3 files would take FOREVER with a dial-up ... I figure that's prolly an 80 minute show, I'd guess ...

... anyway, good find - here's a thumb ...

What's a better choice Grokster (Spyware-Free) or Kazaalite (Spyware-Free) ?

... well, I ran Furthur late last night, and it's pretty interesting ... I got 3 concerts, from 1:05 to 1:44 in length ... mp3 @256k ... one had all the song titles and times listed, 2 did not - but you can edit the titles after you have them, if you know the songs ...

... they came through as one file, but the tracks are ID'd and timed ... convenient ... and the sound on the two I've sampled is excellent ... nice new option to have ...

... it's definitely an overnight kinda thing, tho, I M H O - even with my cable connection the files took over 2 hours to d/l ... but there's some good choices there, and worth a look ...

... wasn't sure of the other file choice, tho ... SHN file extension ... they have a plugin for winamp to play that file, but I dunno if it's a faster D/l or not, and I read in their boards that some people had a hard time converting these for burning ... oh yeah, they have forums and chat as well, BTW ...

... here's the link, if you wanna check 'em out ...
»www.furthurnet.com
... and credit to wjb for the find ...