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List of file-sharing programs for Linux and BSD

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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.

[[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]]

  • BitTorrent
  • Deluge
  • KTorrent
  • Miro
  • Opera
  • Tixati
  • Transmission
  • Tribler - Tribler uses a modified form of the BitTorrent protocol; it is anonymous and decentralized (and so does not require a tracker or indexing service to discover content).
  • Vuze

[[Direct_Connect_(file_sharing)|Direct Connect]] & [[Advanced Direct Connect]]

  • LinuxDC++

[[EDonkey network|eDonkey]] & [[Kad network|Kad]]

  • aMule
  • EDonkey 2000 (inactive)
  • MLDonkey

[[Freenet]]

[[GNUnet]]

  • Gnunet

[[Gnutella]]

  • Phex
  • gtk-gnutella
  • Limewire

[[IRC#File_sharing|IRC]] with [[Direct_Client-to-Client|DCC]] or [[XDCC]]

  • HexChat

[[Soulseek]]

Multiple Filesharing Protocols/Networks

  • Apollon (inactive): Ares, FastTrack, Gnutella, OpenFT
  • FrostWire: BitTorrent, Gnutella
  • giFT (inactive): Ares, FastTrack, Gnutella, OpenFT
  • LimeWire: BitTorrent, Gnutella
  • Lphant - external: BitTorrent, eDonkey, Kad
  • MLdonkey: BitTorrent, DirectConnect, eDonkey, FastTrack, Kad, Overnet
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