Edonkey

Lphant is an eDonkey client written in C# using the .NET framework. The Kernel will be a separate .NET object (dll), thus Interface and Kernel separate code will allow remote controlling, running as a service, custom interfaces, and will allow other developers to make easily new eDonkey clients using any programming language supported by .

eDonkey is an application that allows you to share and download files with millions of other people across the globe. It is fast and easy to use with the most sophisticated file sharing technology available.The newest version of eDonkey2000 connects to both the eDonkey2000 and OverNet networks. Both of these networks use the same protocols to share files.

xMule is a multi-platform clone of the popular eMule client for the eDonkey filesharing network. Currently supporting various Linux/Unix/BSD platforms, with MacOS and Windows versions in development, xMule aims at higher stability and portability than the competitors. xMule is an easy to use synchronizing fork of the popular eMule client and the mature parent of aMule.

eMule is a filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client. This client also now include a new serverless network based on Kademlia. The client is also opensource but under the restrictions of the GPL License. As of today, eMule is one of the biggest and most reliable peer-to-peer file sharing clients around the world.

aMule is the all-platform eMule, it is a eMule-like client for ed2k network, supporting Linux, BSD platforms, Solaris, MacOSX and Win32 (soon). It was forked from xMule project back in september 2003 (not related to it anymore, except little bits of old code), to drive it to a brand new direction and quality. Uses wxWidgets (formely known as wxWindows) for multiplatform support.