Release Date: Monday, April 5, 2010
Release Notes:
eMule connects to the eDonkey network and is one of the best P2P (peer-to-peer, point-to-point, person-to-person) filesharing programs available today. It provides sharing of all kinds of media (films, video, audio, music, albums, pictures, documents, books, etc.) and software (applications, games, etc.). eDonkey combines the strengths of Napster, Gnutella (LimeWire), Direct Connect, FastTrack (Kazaa, Grokster, iMesh), SoulSeek and BitTorrent while avoiding their problems. eMule doesn't rely on a central server, yet searches are quick and your client doesn't get bogged down with endless search requests. You have the ability to search all the files being shared anywhere on the network. It automatically resumes interrupted transfers from alternate sources. The client also incorporates a serverless network based on Kademlia.
- Clients use several networks to create one reliable network (eDonkey, Source Exchange, Kademlia)
- eMule's Queue and Credit system helps to ensure that everyone will get the file he wants by promoting those that upload back to the network
- eMule is completely free and open source under the restrictions of the GPL (General Public License)
- Each file checked for corruptions while downloading to ensure an error free file
- The eMule Intelligent Corruption Control helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts
- Auto priorities and Source management allows 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
- The eMule features webservices and a webserver that allows you to have quick access to and from the Internet
- You can create categories for your download to organize them
- To find the file you want, eMule offers a wide range of search possibilities which include: Servers (Local and Global), webbased (FileDonkey) and Kademlia
- eMule also allows you to use very complex Boolean searches that make the searches much more flexible
- With the messaging and friend system, you can send messages to other Clients and add them as friends
- In your friend list, you can always see if a friend is online
- With the build in IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client, you can chat with other downloaders and chatters around the globe
- To avoid downloading fake files, there are lots of sites with verifieds (links to verified files)
- LinkCreator can be used to create ed2k links with or without hashset
- A big IP blocklist is included in the installer, this will prevent a lot of computers who monitor filesharing activity or spread fake files from making a connection
- Supports Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 98 SE (Second Edition), ME (Millennium Edition), NT (New Technology) 4.0 SP (Service Pack) 6, 2000, XP (eXPerience), 2003, Vista, 2008, 7 and 8 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)
- eMule is distributed together with a huge FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) with answers to lots of possible questions
