Open Source Gnutella Software

Formerly entitled LimeWire Pirate Edition(LPE), WireShare is the newest fork of the original LimeWire open source project. Our sole intention is to create and maintain a bona fide continuation of the project. All work is undertaken on a pro bono basis. The name was changed for legal reasons.

A GTK+ Gnutella client, efficient, reliable and fast, written in C. It has been optimized for speed and scalability, with low-memory consumption. It is meant to be left running 24x7, using little CPU and only the configured bandwidth. It is possible to run gtk-gnutella without a GUI or using a shell interface.

Envy is a powerful multi-network p2p filesharing and torrent client for Windows or Wine. A mature mainstream fork of Shareaza. Highly skinnable, with BitTorrent/DHT, G2/Gnutella², Gnutella, ED2K/eMule, DC++, http/ftp protocols -and blacklist support baked in. Let others browse your public files.

Phex is a P2P filesharing client which connects to the Gnutella network. It is multi-plattform and malware-free. It offers advanced functionalities and integrates all common Gnutella extensions like multi-source downloads and advanced search features

Quazaa is a cross platform multi-network peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing client inspired by Shareaza which will support Gnutella2, Ares, eDonkey2000 (eMule), HTTP, FTP, and BitTorrent. Using the Qt software development kit

PeerProject is a versatile peer-to-peer filesharing client and file manager. Intuitive and aesthetic while supporting many networks and features. BitTorrent, G2, Gnutella, eDonkey, DC++, IRC, http/ftp & more. Mainstream fork of Shareaza p2p, for Windows & WINE. Note: This project is idle, see Envy fork for further development.

A windows native Gnutella/G2 front-end, Gnucleus. A backend Gnutella/G2 library, GnucDNA. An optional COM interop wrapper, GnucCOM.

A web cache written in PHP that implements the Gnutella Web Cache 1 and 2 Specifications. Beacon Cache can be configured extensively much more than other caches. Beacon Cache can be configured to work with any network now too!

Terminal gnutella2 leaf-mode client for BSD GNU/Linux OS

Distributed Desktop Search is the first attempt to enhance a wide-used file sharing software (Limewire) with the capabilities of a desktop search application, namely Google Desktop Search. The goal is to evolve from file-sharing to content-sharing.

Shareaza Plus is developed to create the fastet Gnutella 1+2, eDonkey2k and BitTorrent client on the planet. It includes enhancements to significantly speed up downloads and file searches. It boosts networking performance under WinXP and is very easy to

Open Direct Connect is a multi-protocol file sharing program that supports the protocol used by Direct Connect ( http://www.neo-modus.com/ ).

Acqlite is Gnutella file sharing program based on LimeWire, Acquisition and Cabos. It is free software, no spyware, no adware. It provides simple interface, multi languages support, and iTunes + iPod integration.

LimeWire is a file sharing program running on the Gnutella Network. It is open standard software running on an open protocol, free for the public to use. LimeWire allows you to share any file such as.mp3s, .avis, jpgs, tiffs, etc. Limewire is written in

Cabos is a simple, elegant Gnutella file-sharing servent (server-client) compatible with Windows and Mac. It is written based on LimeWire code in Java, with a customised front-end in Xojo. Cabos emphasises simplicity and elegance: its user interface and preferences dialogue are sleek and polished. It includes Mojito DHT support. Cabos is the continuation of a project also called Cabos and run by a Japanese developer nicknamed heavy_baby; he has since ceased development on it and redirected his attentions to Acqlite, another Gnutella client. However, Cabos should not fall into desuetude simply because the lead has other projects on his mind; this project is a resurrection and a homage. Like the original Cabos, this continuation is licenced under the GNU General Public Licence. Note: Cabos 0.8.2 and earlier for MacOS is 32-bit only. Cabos is free as in speech and free as in beer. We have a Mercurial repository, so you can work on the source any time! Happy sharing

FiShNet is a P2P file sharing application written in Java. It has a server as well as client so that it can be used to create private file sharing network.

Next Level Gnutella File Sharing client. Has some extreme features like Memory Profiler(PC Optimizer), VideoToons Game and Celebrity Themes (Angelina Jolie Theme, Brad Pitt Theme, Shakira Theme, etc) and much more.

LionShare is a secure P2P file sharing application.

XFactor is a Gnutella file sharing client which harnesses the power of the LimeWire Core. It supports all the modern Gnutella features including Firewall to Firewall transfers, Universal Plug and Play, and also has iTunes integration.

pyGnutella is a Python library for developing Gnutella clients. At this moment, it implements the version 0.4 of the Gnutella protocol, but it is intended to implement also the version 0.6.

Gimme P2P is a fully functional lightweight program for file sharing, with the support for Gnutella 1 and Gnutella 2 networks, you have stable downloads and safer and more packed search results. Beats LimeWire and BearShare hands down!

Modular Gnutella servent with GUI, text and batch interfaces. Developed using Java1.4 new I/O and networks APIs. Optimized for low-bandwidth and ADSL connections.

Newtsy is a web-based interface for the Gnutella network.

Testing Work of the Operating Systems Curse. Group "Martes Noche". National Tecnologic University (UTN). Buenos Aires Regional Faculty.

A Java implementation of the Common Gnutella2 Standard specification. The Treehouse Project provides a generic framework for P2P applications that use the Gnutella 2 infrastructure for distributed computing.