eMule
The facts below are what the maker publishes about eMule, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From eMule's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| eMule | Free | free and open-source · no adware or advertising |
The facts
Each one read from eMule's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advertising and unwanted software
- The project describes eMule as free of adware and spyware.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Chat
- The client supports chat through its built-in IRC client and direct messages to friends.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The official download page offers an installer, binaries, and source code for the official release, and lists additional builds for 64-bit Windows and Windows on ARM for community releases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Networks
- It uses the ED2K and Kademlia networks for semi-centralized and decentralized searches and operations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Protocol features
- The site lists on-the-fly compression, error handling, corruption checking, obfuscation, and NAT detection among its protocol features.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Remote control
- eMule can be remotely controlled through its web interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- Users can search for files with one click or use Boolean expressions and filters.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The site's privacy policy says its website collects server-log data including IP address, browser and operating-system details, and access time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sharing system
- A queue and credit system promotes users who upload files back to the network.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project points users to support pages, its forum, and eMule's built-in IRC; it says helpers are community members, not paid support staff.checked 11 Oct 2026
- VideoLAN integration
- An eMule part-file access module for VLC 1.0.5 can help preview incomplete video downloads.checked 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- eMule is a free, open-source peer-to-peer file-sharing client for downloading and sharing files.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser integration
- A Firefox add-on lets users send selected browser text to eMule for searching.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2002checked 28 Sep 2026
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