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== [http://www.amule.org aMule]: The [http://www.amule.org all-platform Mule] ==
[[aMule]] stands for ''all-platform [[Mule]]''.

[http://www.amule.org aMule] is an [[eMule]]-like [[client]] for the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia|eD2k and Kademlia networks]], supporting multiple platforms.

Currently aMule (officially) supports a wide variety of [[compatible platform|platforms]] and [[compatible operating system|operating systems]], being compatible with more than 60 different hardware+OS configurations.

[http://www.amule.org aMule] is entirely [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free], its sourcecode released under the [[AMule_Project_FAQ:Copyrights|GPL]] just like [[eMule]], and includes no adware or spyware as is often found in proprietary [[P2P]] applications.

[http://www.amule.org aMule] is built upon the [[wxWidgets]] (formerly [[wxWidgets|wxWindows]]) toolkit, which enables it to support multiple platforms.

All [http://www.amule.org aMule] [[Requirements|requirements]] are listed [[Requirements|here]].

== History ==
[http://www.amule.org aMule] was forked from the [[xMule]] project (formely known as [[lMule]]) back in September 2003, though now has less and less resemblance to the client that sired it.

== Features ==
=== *Mule features ===
[http://www.amule.org aMule] has most features of the [[eMule]] client. These include:

* [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_ED2K?|eD2k]] and [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_Kademlia?|Kademlia]] support.
* [http://www.amule.org aMule] is currently available in 28 languages.
* Support for [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|Source]] Exchange in order to find sources for [[file]]s more efficiently.
* Large queues and the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_all_that_credits,_rate_and_score_stuff_about?|Credit system]] helps to ensure that everyone will get the file they want and rewards those who actively upload to other users.
* Support for the compressed transfers and server communication (using [http://www.gzip.org/zlib zlib]), which means faster transfers for compressible files and less strain on [[Server|servers]].
* Support for [[Secure_User_Identification|Secure Identification]], which insures that your [[user]] [[hash]] can't be stolen in order to inpersonate your client.
* Support for [[IPFilter|IP-Filters]] so that you can keep known bad [[IP address|IP]]s from connecting to you.
* Boolean search (''AND'', ''OR'', ''NOT'').
* You can have the traditional progress bar for transfers, percents completed or both.
* [http://www.amule.org aMule] supports systrays for both [http://www.gnome.org Gnome], [http://www.kde.org KDE] and other compatible window managers. Of course, on [http://www.microsoft.com/windows Windows] too.
* Supports [[Signature|Online Signatures]], so you can brag about using [http://www.amule.org aMule].
* Checks against [[aggressive client]]s.
* Uses [[MD4 hash]]es to find [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_source?|sources]] and ensure that the file matches the original copies of the file, in order to avoid corruption.
* [[ICH|Intelligent Corruption Handler (ICH)]] and [[AICH]] helps to speed up the correction of corrupted parts.
* Auto [[priority|priorities]] and source management allow 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 [[complete]]d. For video previewing, [http://www.mplayerhq.hu MPlayer] or [http://xine.sourceforge.net Xine] are recommended but [http://www.videolan.org Video Lan Client] should work too.
* Support for [[category|categories]] so that you can organize your downloads.
* To find the files you want, [http://www.amule.org aMule] offers a lot of [[search]] possibilities, which are:
** [[Server]]s search (local and global)
** [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_Kademlia?|Kademlia]] nodes search
** Integration in your favourite browser for easy click-and-download (with [[ed2k link|ed2k:// links]]).
* Messaging and [[Friend|Friends]] system. You can send messages to other clients and add them as friends.
* [http://www.amule.org aMule] supports updating the server list from an URL during run-time, at startup or as it [[connect]]s to other clients.
* [[Release|PowerShare]] function: better handling of your [[share]]d files (known as ''Release'').
* Skins support.

=== [http://www.amule.org aMule]-specific features ===
* [[Multiplatform]].
* [[Proxy]] support.
* Improved checks against aggressive clients.
* Complete [[External Connections]] protocol from scratch.
* [[aMuled|aMule Daemon]] allows you to run a bare [http://www.amule.org aMule] client with no graphical interface and very low CPU and memory usage. Ideal for servers, people who usually control [http://www.amule.org aMule] remotely and those who just usually don't keep taking a look at how far downloads are going.
* [[aMuleGUI|aMule Remote GUI]] to control your [http://www.amule.org aMule] remotely as if you where in front of it.
* [[aMuleWeb]] for browser interface and [[aMuleWeb|amulwebDLG]] is a graphical interface to aMuleWeb. They also work both locally and from remote clients. You can control your [[aMule]] from anywhere in the world as long as you have an internet connection and a browser, no matter what hardware or operating system you use! ;)
* [http://www.php.net PHP] (specific implementation) support in [[aMuleWeb]]
* The [[aMuleCMD|amulecmd]] command line interface and [[aMuleCMD|amulecmdDLG]] as a graphical command line interface both allow to remotely control [http://www.amule.org aMule] too. All of them work both locally and from remote clients. You can control your [http://www.amule.org aMule] remotely from anywhere as if you were in a shell!
* [[FAQ_aMule#What_is_slot_allocation?|Slot allocation]] allows you to specify to how many clients you wish to upload to at once. For example, if you have 20KB/s for your maximum upload, you can set [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_a_slot?|slot]] allocation to 10KB/s which means that you will upload to two users with 10KB/s each.
*Other utilities such as [[CAS]], [[wxCAS]], [[aLinkCreator|aLC]], [[XAS]], [[AMPS]], etc.
* Fast [[ed2k link|eD2k links]] handler at the bottom of every page (can be disabled on Preferences).
* Run a command when a [[file]] is [[complete]]d.
* Save 10 sources on rare files when usefull (20 or less sources).
* Filter search results.
* Default file permissions for completed downloads.
* Multiple filesystems support.
* Version updates checks.

=== Planned features ===
* [[External Connections|EC]] library and API.
* and and and ...

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