aMule is an
eMule-like client for the eD2k and Kademlia networks, supporting multiple platforms. aMule is entirely free and includes no adware or spyware as is often found in proprietary P2P applications. It is affiliated with the eMule project and was forked from xMule on 08/2003.
Features:
aMule has most features of the
eMule client.
* Support for Source Exchange in order to find sources for files more efficiently.
* Large queues and the Credit system helps to ensure that everyone will get the file they want and rewards those who actively upload to other users.
* Support for the compressed transfers and server communication (using zlib).
* Support for Secure Identification, which insures that your user hash can't be stolen in order to impersonate your client.
* Support for IP-Filters so that you can keep known bad IPs from connecting to you.
* Boolean search (AND, OR, NOT).
* You can have the traditional progress bar for transfers, percents completed or both.
* aMule supports systrays.
* Supports Online Signatures.
* Checks against aggressive clients.
* Uses MD4 hashes to find sources and ensure that the file matches the original copies of the file, in order to avoid corruption.
* Intelligent Corruption Handler (ICH) and AICH helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.
* Auto priorities and source management allow you to start many downloads without having to monitor them.
* The Preview function allows you to look at your videos and archives before they are completed. For video previewing, MPlayer or Xine are recommended but Video Lan Client should work too.
* Support for categories so that you can organize your downloads.
* To find the files you want, aMule offers a lot of search possibilities, which are:
- Servers search (local and global)
- Kademlia nodes search
- Integration in your favourite browser for easy click-and-download (with ed2k:// links).
* You can send messages to other clients and add them as friends.
* Supports updating the server list from an URL during run-time, at startup or as it connects to other clients.
* PowerShare function: better handling of your shared files.
* Skins support.
