Shareaza

Shareaza
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Softonic review

Nick Mead

“Search for, download, and share all types of files on P2P networks”

by Nick Mead about Shareaza

Shareaza started out life as the legendary Gnutella network but today is one of the most realistic competitors to eMule.

Shareaza is a completely free peer to peer (P2P) file sharing system. The program features Multi-Network Support which basically means it can connect up to 4 separate Peer-to-Peer networks at the same time meaning more hits and faster downloads.

You can download and upload from the EDonkey2000, Gnutella, BitTorrent and Gnutella2 (G2) networks. The latest release features something called "Collections" too. Collections basically group previews of album covers, descriptions, and song lists all in one complete package. It's designed to help you discover similar music to that you already like although in reality, it's not that useful.

The interface is very simple to use - very much like eMule. All the search results are displayed clearly including file type, size and estimated download time. You can also choose to filter searches by file type such as picture, video or software. Searches return a huge number of results although there's no way to preview files before they download which is frustrating as many files are fakes.

Shareaza is one of the best P2P networks out there although it still pales in comparison to eMule in terms of results and download speeds.

Pros
  • Easy to use
  • Results filtered by type
  • Connects to a wide range of P2P networks
Cons
  • Many files are fakes
  • Collections feature doesn't enhance it much
Download Shareaza 2.5.5.0

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Shareaza (3) User reviews

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  • ktzs ktzs
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    MALWARE WARNING: true Shareaza(TM) is 2.3.1.0 and 4.0 is MALWA...

    Site Shareaza[dot]com has been stolen in December 2008 and from then there is scummed installer of software pretending to be Shareaza while it is installer of troyans, malware and spyware. There is... More

    • Review of Shareaza - 31 Jul 2008
      This review is liked by 18 of 18
  • cyko_01 cyko_01
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    • Very good
    • 1/10
    Shareazav4 is malware

    as of Aug 1, 2008 the last version of shareaza is 2.3.1.0. Shareazav4 is scam version distributed by Discordia (imesh) and is NOT related to the official client! See "shareaza" on wikiped... More

    • Review of Shareaza - 02 Aug 2008
      This review is liked by 12 of 12
  • FrankKhan FrankKhan
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    • Very good
    • 10/10
    Download it!

    symply the best, besides the fact that you can connect to all these main networks at the same time (gnutella, gnutella2 and emule, and also bit-torrent), it has a great interface and very customiza... More

    • Review of Shareaza - 09 Nov 2005
      This review is liked by 10 of 24
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