Comparison of eDonkey software

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available applications supporting the eDonkey network.

General

client	fork from	FLOSS	Runs on			Kademlia	Unicode	Language supp
			Linux	Windows	Mac OS X
aMule	fork of xMule	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	28 languages
eMule and its Mods	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	40 languages
eMule Plus	fork of eMule	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	31 languages
MLDonkey	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	3 languages
Shareaza	-	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	31 languages
Template:Rh2 | xMule	fork of lMule	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	?

Features

Client		Mod Based On	IP to Country	PowerShare	Dynamic Upload	SUQWT	SubChunk Transfer	Drop Sources	Push small files	ZZ ratio	AntiLeech	Slot Control
aMule		-	Yes	Yes [1]	UBT	No	No	Yes	No	No	DLP	Yes
eMule	Official	-	No	No	USS	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
	AnalyZZUL	eMule 0.49c ZZUL	No	Yes	USS	Yes	No	No	No	fixed 1:3 Ratio	Client Analyzer	ZZ Slot Focus
	beba	Official 0.49c	No	Release Priority	USS	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Client Analyzer	Slot Focus, Upload Slot Control
	Magic Angel	eMule MorphXT 10.1	Yes	Yes	SUC, USS	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	ARGOS	SlotFocus, trickleSlots
	Mephisto	eMule Xtreme 7.2 & eMule 0.49c & eMule ScarAngel 3.2	Yes	PS & PowerRelease	NAFC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits or enforced with chooseable ratio or dynamic by friendslot	DLP	Slotfocus
	MorphXT	Official 0.49c	Yes	Yes	SUC, USS	Yes	No	No	Yes	dynamic 1:3 Ratio	Stringlist, Stricter protocol checks	SlotFocus, trickleSlots
	Neomule	Official 0.49b	Yes	Release Priority + Powershare	USS, NAFC, NeoBC	Yes	Yes	Yes (including IpBlock)	custom	optional 1:4 Ratio	ARGOS (including DLP support)	SlotFocus, trickleSlots, Badwolf, manuel
	ScarAngel	eMule Xtreme 7.2 & eMule 0.49c	Yes	PS & PowerRelease	NAFC	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits or enforced with chooseable ratio	DLP	Xtreme Upload System
	SharkX	Official 0.48a	Yes	Power Release	No	Yes	No	Yes	Only incomplete	taz dynamic ratio	Client Analyzer	Slot Focus
	Sivka	Official 0.49b	No	Release priority	USS	No	No	Yes (incl. List)	Yes	No	No	Yes
	Spike2	Official 0.48a	Yes	Yes	USS	No	No	yes (incl. List)	No	No	Stringlist + Client Analyzer	Slotfocus, Min/Max. Slots
	StulleMule	eMule MorphXT v11.3	Yes	Yes	SUC, USS	Yes	No	Yes (incl. List)	Yes	dynamic 1:3 Ratio or enforced choosable ratio	DLP methods	USC, Slotfocus
	Xtreme	Official 0.49c	Yes	PowerRelease	NAFC	No	No	Yes	Yes	optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits	DLP	Xtreme Upload System
	X-Ray	Official 0.49b	Yes	Yes	USS	Yes	No	List+Variable Blocktime	No	No	Argos (with own DLP)	Slotspeed
	ZZUL	Official 0.49c	No	Yes	USS	No	No	No	No	fixed 1:3 Ratio	No	SlotFocus
	ZZUL BastarD	eMule ZZUL 0.49c	No	PowerShare, SuperRelease	USS	Yes	No	No	Yes	fixed 1:3 Ratio	Stringlist + Client Analyzer for Armadillo	SlotFocus
	eMule Plus	Old official eMule + own code	Yes	Release priority, JumpStart	No	No	No	No	Yes	1:3 < 4KB/s, 1:4 < 10KB/s	Yes	trickleSlots
Template:Rh2 colspan=2 | Lphant	-	No	?	No	?	Basic Support for Crumbs	?	?	No	No	?
MLDonkey		-	Yes	Folder reserved slot + release file slot	Yes	No (No queue)	No	Uses a very low priority list instead	Similar Feature	About 1:4 below 10KB/s	No	Yes (user selects number of slots)
Shareaza		-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Reward uploaders	Yes
Template:Rh2 colspan=2 | xMule	-	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Client		Mod Based On	IP to Country	PowerShare	Dynamic Upload	SUQWT	SubChunk Transfer	Drop Sources	Push Small files	ZZ Ratio	AntiLeech	Slot Control

Features (continued)

Client		Protocol Obfuscation	Handles files >4GB	Chat	Buddy list	Send FILERATING tags to servers	EndGame	AICH	L2HAC	Secure User ID	Global Searches	UPnP port mapping	Intelligent Chunk Selection	Lancast	HideOS / SotN
aMule		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
eMule	Official	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	zz's Version	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	AnalyZZUL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	zz's Version	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	beba	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	No
	Magic Angel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	both
	Mephisto	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	both
	MorphXT	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	both
	Neomule	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	has its own simplified implementation	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 2	Yes	own implementation
	ScarAngel	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	both
	SharkX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	No
	Sivka	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	HideOS
	Spike2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	No
	StulleMule	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	both
	Xtreme	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	own implementation
	X-Ray	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	DBR	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Version 1	No	No
	ZZUL	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	zz's Version	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	ZZUL BastarD	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	zz's Version	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	eMule Plus	No	up to 512GB	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	manual hiding
Template:Rh2 colspan=2 | Lphant	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	CCH (similar to ICH)	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
MLDonkey		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Shareaza		No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Template:Rh2 colspan=2 | xMule	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	?
Client		Protocol Obfuscation	Handles files >4GB	Chat	Buddy list	Send FILERATING tags to servers	EndGame	AICH	L2HAC	Secure User ID	Global Searches	UPnP port mapping	Intelligent Chunk Selection	Lancast	HideOS / SotN

See also

• Comparison of file sharing applications
• File sharing

External links

• (Incomplete) list of eMule mods (German)
• eMule mod download archive (German)
• eMule mod download archive (Italy)