Editing Comparison of clients

The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of available applications supporting the [[eDonkey network]]. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. This article is neither all-inclusive nor necessarily up-to-date.

You can check some features from the [http://www.filesharingweb.de/mediaWiki/index.php/Category:Features Feature wiki] article of [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Main_Page eMule-Wiki].

==General==
{| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 | client
! rowspan=2 | fork from
! rowspan=2 | [[Free/Libre/Open-Source Software|FLOSS]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Malware]]-free
! colspan=3 | Runs on
! rowspan=2 | [[Kademlia]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Unicode]]
! rowspan=2 | Language support
|-
! [[Linux]]
! [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! [[Mac OS X]]
|-
! {{rh}} | [[aMule]]
| fork of [[xMule]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Kad}}
| {{yes}}
| 28 languages. 
|-
! {{rh}} | [[eDonkey2000]]
| -
| colspan=8 {{no|discontinued}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[eMule]] and its Mods
| -
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Kad}}
| {{yes}}
| 40 languages
|-
! {{rh}} | [[eMule Plus]]
| fork of [[eMule]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| 30 languages
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Hydranode]]
| -
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Jubster]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Lphant]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| 2 languages
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MLDonkey]]
| -
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Kad + Overnet}}
| {{yes}}
| 2 languages
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Morpheus (computer program)|Morpheus]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Shareaza]]
| -
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| 27 languages
|-
! {{rh}} | [[xMule]]
| fork of [[lMule]]
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
|-
|}

==Features==
{| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Client
! rowspan=1 | Mod Based On
! rowspan=1 | [[WebCache]]
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:IP2country IP to Country]
! rowspan=1 | [[PowerShare]]
! rowspan=1 | Dynamic Upload
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:SUQWT SUQWT]
! rowspan=1 | SubChunk Transfer
! rowspan=1 | Drop Sources
! rowspan=1 | Push Small files
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:ZZratio ZZ Ratio]
! rowspan=1 | Anti[[Leech (computing)|Leech]]
! rowspan=1 | Slot Control
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[aMule]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}} [http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/Release]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} rowspan=14 | [[eMule]]
| Official
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | beba
| Official 0.47c
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} | ESE
| Official 0.47a
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|dynamic 1:3 [[http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:active_ratio active Ratio]]}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Magic Angel]]
| eMule MorphXT 9.2 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SUC, USS}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|ARGOS}}
| {{yes|SlotFocus, trickleSlots}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[MorphXT]]
| Official 0.47c
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SUC, USS}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|dynamic 1:3 Ratio}}
| {{yes|Stringlist, Stricter protocol checks}}
| {{yes|SlotFocus, trickleSlots}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Neomule]]
| Official 0.47c
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Release Priority + Powershare}}
| {{yes|USS, NAFC, NeoBC <ref>NeoBC is based on PawcioBC</ref>}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}} (including IpBlock)
| {{yes|custom}}
| {{yes|optional 1:4 Ratio}}
| {{yes|ARGOS (including DLP support)}}
| {{yes|SlotFocus, trickleSlots, Badwolf, manuel}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ScarAngel]]
| eMule Xtreme 0.47c
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|PS & SuperRelease}}
| {{yes|NAFC}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits}}
| {{yes|DLP}}
| {{yes|Xtreme Upload System}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Sivka]]
| Official 0.47a
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Release priority}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|yes (incl. List)}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[StulleMule]]
| eMule Morph v0.47c
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SUC, USS}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|dynamic 1:3 Ratio}}
| {{yes|DLP methods}}
| {{yes|USC, Slotfocus}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Spike2]]
| Official 0.47a
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|(incl. List)}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Stringlist, v0.8+: Client Analyzer}}
| {{yes|Slotfocus, Min/Max.Slots}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Tombstone]]
| Official 0.47a
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Client Analyzer}}
| {{yes|SlotFocus}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Xtreme]]
| Official 0.47c
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|SuperRelease}}
| {{yes|NAFC}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|optional: 1:3 ratio or source limits}}
| {{yes|DLP}}
| {{yes|Xtreme Upload System}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZZUL]]
| Official 0.47c
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|fixed 1:3 Ratio}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZZUL BastarD]]
| eMule ZZUL 0.47c
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|fixed 1:3 Ratio}}
| {{yes|Stringlist + Client Analyzer for Armadillo}}
| {{no}}
|-
! {{rh}} | [[VipeR]]
| Official 0.47c
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes|USS}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[eMule Plus]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Release priority}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|trickleSlots}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Hydranode]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Jubster]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Lphant]]
| -
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes|Basic Support for Crumbs}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[MLDonkey]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Folder reserved slot + release file slot}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}} (No queue)
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Uses a very low priority list instead}}
| {{yes|Similar Feature}}
| {{yes|About 1:4 below 10KB/s}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}} (user selects number of slots) 
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Morpheus (computer program)|Morpheus]]
| MLDonkey
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Shareaza]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|Reward uploaders}}
| {{?}}
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[xMule]]
| -
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
! colspan=2 | Client
! rowspan=1 | Mod Based On
! rowspan=1 | [[WebCache]]
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:IP2country IP to Country]
! rowspan=1 | [[PowerShare]]
! rowspan=1 | Dynamic Upload
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:SUQWT SUQWT]
! rowspan=1 | SubChunk Transfer
! rowspan=1 | Drop Sources
! rowspan=1 | Push Small files
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:ZZratio ZZ Ratio]
! rowspan=1 | Anti[[Leech (computing)|Leech]]
! rowspan=1 | Slot Control
|-
|}

==Features (continued)==
{| style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 | Client
! rowspan=1 | Protocol Obfuscation<ref name=obfuscation>Compatible with the implementation of official eMule.</ref>
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Large_File_Support Handles files >4GB]
! rowspan=1 | Chat<ref name=chat>It refers to client to client chat.</ref>
! rowspan=1 | Buddy list
! rowspan=1 | Send FILERATING tags to servers
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Faster_Endgame EndGame]
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Nattraversal NAT traversal]
! rowspan=1 | [http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/AICH AICH]
! rowspan=1 | L2HAC <ref name=L2HAC>LowID to HighID Automatic Callback.</ref>
! rowspan=1 | Secure User ID
! rowspan=1 | Global Searches
! rowspan=1 | UPnP port mapping<ref name=upnp>Automatically configure port forwarding (requires Router with UPnP support)</ref>
! rowspan=1 | Other
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[aMule]]
| {{no}}
| cvs version
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| cvs version
| Multiplatform-Client
|-
! {{rh}} rowspan=13 | [[eMule]]
| Official
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|zz's Version}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | ESE
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Yes (DBR)}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| Faster Endgame (DBR), Separate IO threads
|-
! {{rh}} | [[iONiX]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no|not before v5}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| NiceHash/NiceMove project is suspended.
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Magic Angel]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [http://emulemorph.sourceforge.net/ MorphXT]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Multiuser webserver, wapserver, FakeCheck
|-
! {{rh}} | [http://neomule.sourceforge.net/ Neomule]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|its an own simplified implementation}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| Extended comments
|-
! {{rh}} | [http://scarangel.sourceforge.net/ ScarAngel]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|?}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| SUQWT
|-
! {{rh}} | [http://stulle.emule-web.de/ StulleMule]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Spike2]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|DBR}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[Tombstone]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|DBR}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [http://www.xtreme-mod.net/seite/navigation_eng.htm Xtreme]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|DBR}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| accurate Bandwidthcontrol, improved Creditsystem, multi-threaded disc access, advanced auto upload-priority, fast reacting GUI, Downloadmanager
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZZUL]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} | [[ZZUL BastarD]]
| {{no|no yet}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| NiceHash, Extended upload priority range
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[eMule Plus]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes|up to 512GB}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Releaser support, FakeCheck, Fractional up/down rates, AutoDownload Lists, Optimized WebServer, Community-function
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Hydranode]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Jubster]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Lphant]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| BitTorrent support
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[MLDonkey]]
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{?}}
| Edonkey, BitTorrent, Gnutella, G2, Http/Ftp downloader and FastTrack support
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Morpheus (computer program)|Morpheus]]
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| {{?}}
| -
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[Shareaza]]
| {{no}}
| {{partial}}<ref>It is supported from the version 2.2.5.0 but it is disabled by default, the option is eDonkey.LargeFileSupport</ref>
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| BitTorrent, Gnutella and [[Gnutella2|G2]] support
|-
! {{rh}} colspan=2 | [[xMule]]
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| -
|-
! colspan=2 | Client
! rowspan=1 | Protocol Obfuscation<ref name=obfuscation>Compatible with the implementation of official eMule.</ref>
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Large_File_Support Handles files >4GB]
! rowspan=1 | Chat<ref name=chat>It refers to client to client chat.</ref>
! rowspan=1 | Buddy list
! rowspan=1 | Send FILERATING tags to servers
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Faster_Endgame EndGame]
! rowspan=1 | [http://wiki.filesharingweb.de/index.php/English:Nattraversal NAT traversal]
! rowspan=1 | [http://www.amule.org/wiki/index.php/AICH AICH]
! rowspan=1 | L2HAC <ref name=L2HAC>LowID to HighID Automatic Callback.</ref>
! rowspan=1 | Secure User ID
! rowspan=1 | Global Searches
! rowspan=1 | UPnP port mapping<ref name=upnp>Automatically configure port forwarding (requires Router with UPnP support)</ref>
! rowspan=1 | Other
|-
|}

== Notes ==
<div class="references-small">
<references />
</div>

==Other eMule clients==
The following mods are source-compliant, rule-compliant with the eMule project, and still updated:
*Beba
*Cyrex2001
*ForDummies
*FRTK Evostar
*netF
*NextEMF
*Onyxmule
*Sion
*TK4
If you know one of them, you can add it to the table with its features.

Not updated anymore, but might still contain interesting features:
*Ackronic
*Xlillo
* [http://jmule.sourceforge.net/ Jmule] A [[Java (programming language)|Java]] based E-Mule that seems to be an abandoned project.

==See also==
*[[:category:features]]

[[Category:HowTo]]