Freeware Descriptions:
eMule is a file-sharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client, because it´s open source but under the restrictions of the GPL License.
Here is complete features (taken from authors site):
Features:
- Clients use several networks to create one reliable network. (ED2K, Source Exchange, Kad)
- 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. eMule is also completely free of any adware, spyware, ect.
- Each file checked for corruptions while downloading to ensure an error-free file.
- The eMules 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. For video previewing, the publisher recommends the Video Lan Client.
- The eMule features Web services and a Web server 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), Web-based (Jigle, and Filedonkey), and Kad (Still in Alpha).
- 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 client, you can chat with other downloaders and chatters around the globe.
What’s New in version 0.49c Beta 2:
- Ability to share and unshare single files instead of directories only and also support of Drag&Drop to do so easily
- Support of new security features on Windows Vista (and partially also XP) to further harden eMule against any possible exploits
- Automatic recovery of corrupt part.met files by using the backupfiles
- Kad improvements like automatic search-keyword rearranging (allowing searches like ‘an eMule’ and also helping to reduce load on busy nodes), avoiding fragmented UDP packets (making it more compatible to zealous firewalls) and other changes
- Improving UPnP by refreshing the mappings as well as adding Webinterface support
- And as always fixing bugs and adding other small changes

File Size / OS:
- 3.19 MB / Windows 9x - ME - 2000 - NT - XP - 2003 - Vista
Download eMule 0.49c Beta 2: