# 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 | Runs on | Runs on | Kad | Unicode | Languages supp | Development Status |
| Client | Fork from | FLOSS | Linux | Windows | Mac OS X | Kad | Unicode | Languages supp | Development Status |
| eDonkey2000 | - | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 1 | Discontinued |
| aMule | xMule | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 28 | Active |
| eMule and its Mods | - | GPL | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 43 | Active |
| eMule Plus | eMule | GPL | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 31 | Abandoned |
| MLDonkey | - | GPL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | Active |
| Shareaza | - | GPL | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 31 | Active |
| xMule | lMule | GPL | Yes | No | No | No | No | ? | Abandoned |

## Features

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

## Features (continued)

| Client | Client | IP to Country | 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 | aMule | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| eMule | Official | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | zz's Version | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| eMule | Osp | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | zz's Version | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| eMule | AnalyZZUL | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | zz's Version | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| eMule | beba | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | No |
| eMule | Magic Angel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | both |
| eMule | Mephisto | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | both |
| eMule | MorphXT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | both |
| eMule | NeoMule | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | own simplified implementation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 2 | Version 2 | own implementation |
| eMule | ScarAngel | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | both |
| eMule | SharkX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | No |
| eMule | Sivka | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Version 1 | HideOS |
| eMule | Spike2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | No |
| eMule | StulleMule | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | both |
| eMule | Xtreme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | own implementation |
| eMule | X-Ray | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | DBR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Version 1 | No | No |
| eMule | ZZUL | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | zz's Version | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| eMule | ZZUL BastarD | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | zz's Version | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| eMule | eMule Plus | Yes | No | up to 512GB | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Version 1 | manual hiding |
| Lphant | Lphant | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | CCH (similar to ICH) | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Version 1 | No |
| MLDonkey | MLDonkey | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Shareaza | Shareaza | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| xMule | xMule | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Client | Client | IP to Country | 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 |

## Versions

| Client | Client | Website | Initial Release | Current Stable Version | Based On |
| eDonkey2000 | eDonkey2000 | None | September 6, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-09-06) | 1.4.6 (2006; 19 years ago (2006)) | - |
| aMule | aMule | | September 2003; 21 years ago (2003-09) | 2.3.3 (February 7, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-02-07)) | xMule |
| eMule | Official | | May 13, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-13) | | - |
| eMule | Osp | | January 29, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-01-29) | 0.23 (April 2, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-04-02)) | eMule 0.50a (official) |
| eMule | AnalyZZUL | | May 13, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-13) | 3.0 (February 24, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-02-24)) | eMule 0.49c ZZUL |
| eMule | beba | | June 3, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-06-03) | 2.72 (July 8, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-08)) | eMule 0.50a (official) |
| eMule | DreaMule | | 2005; 20 years ago (2005) | v3.2 (July 21, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-07-21)) | eMule (official) |
| eMule | Magic Angel | | February 21, 2006; 19 years ago (2006-02-21) | 4.0 (February 13, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-02-13)) | eMule 0.50a MorphXT 12.6 |
| eMule | Mephisto | | October 18, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-18) | 3.0 (April 10, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-04-10)) | eMule 0.50a ScarAngel 4.0 |
| eMule | MorphXT | | January 23, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01-23) | 12.7 (November 21, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-11-21)) | eMule 0.50a (official) |
| eMule | NeoMule | | February 22, 2004; 21 years ago (2004-02-22) | 4.50 (March 27, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-27)) | eMule 0.49b (official) |
| eMule | ScarAngel | | April 2, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-02) | 4.2 (June 22, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-22)) | eMule 0.50a Xtreme 8.1 |
| eMule | SharkX | | ? | 2.0 (February 18, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-02-18)) | eMule 0.49c AcKroNiC 5.4 |
| eMule | Sivka | | ? | 19b1 (January 22, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-01-22)) | eMule 0.49b (official) |
| eMule | Spike2 | | ? | 1.2 (September 19, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-09-19)) | eMule 0.48a (official) |
| eMule | StulleMule | | April 22, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-22) | 7.0 (December 25, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-12-25)) | eMule 0.50a MorphXT 12.6 |
| eMule | Xtreme | | 2004; 21 years ago (2004) | 8.1 (March 4, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-03-04)) | eMule 0.50a (official) |
| eMule | X-Ray | | December 23, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-12-23) | 1.7 (July 18, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-18)) | eMule 0.49c (official) |
| eMule | ZZUL | | ? | 20090222-2320 (February 22, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-02-22)) | eMule 0.49c (official) |
| eMule | ZZUL BastarD | | November 28, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-11-28) | 1.9.10 (November 9, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-11-09)) | eMule 0.49c ZZUL |
| eMule | eMule Plus | | October 2002; 22 years ago (2002-10) | 1.2e (April 18, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-04-18)) | Old official eMule + own code |
| iMule | iMule | imule.i2p | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) | 2.3.3.3 (June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)) | aMule |
| JMule | JMule | | September 21, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-09-21) | 0.5.8 (January 13, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-01-13)) | - |
| Jubster | Jubster | None | ? | 3.1.0 (October 30, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-10-30)) | - |
| LMule | LMule | | January 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01) | 1.2.1 (April 27, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-27)) | - |
| Lphant | Lphant | None | 2006; 19 years ago (2006) | 3.51 (March 3, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-03-03)) | - |
| MLDonkey | MLDonkey | | January 23, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01-23) | 3.2.1 (August 20, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-08-20)) | - |
| Morpheus | Morpheus | None | 2001; 24 years ago (2001) | 5.55.1 (November 15, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-15)) | - |
| Shareaza | Shareaza | | 2002; 23 years ago (2002) | 2.7.10.2 (September 18, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-18)) | - |
| xMule | xMule | xmule.ws | June 2003; 21 years ago (2003-06) | 1.13.7 RC1 (September 11, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-09-11)) | lMule |
| Client | Client | Website | Initial Release | Current Stable Version | Based On |