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•The current most popular P2P application homepages, as listed on C/Net Download.com See that link for the downloads and other audio apps in the list.

•Audiogalaxy Satellite

"Audiogalaxy Satellite is a real-time, transaction-based file-sharing system for MP3 users. This program uses a Web-based interface to let you search for artists, tracks, and albums, and download the tracks onto your computer. The client program is small and simple, designed to use a minimum of CPU and memory resources. Satellite automatically selects the closest user with the file you want, reducing external bandwidth usage. Files currently offline can also be selected for download, and once somebody who has the file comes online, your transfer will begin. If your download is interrupted, the Satellite Auto-Resume function will find an alternate user with the same file and complete the download. This update fixes the bug (found mostly on Win95/98 FAT partitions) where Audiogalaxy could not write a file to disk properly.
Note: This software is ad-supported and may install components that use your Internet connection to serve ads or track your Web surfing habits."


•BearShare - Free Peers, Inc.

"BearShare lets you search for, download, and share files with everyone on the global Gnutella peer-to-peer information network. This program works with MP3, MPEG, AVI, ASF, MOV, JPEG, GIF, and all other file types. It features full documentation (installed with the program), slick graphics, and a user interface that makes searching, downloading, and file-sharing easy. It also features upload bandwidth controls, enhanced connection management, and improved downloading.The program has a Community button which instantly connects you through your browser to BearShare.Net, a thriving forum with information and resources to help you use the network. This update remembers the list of downloads in between launches, provides an easy way to view detailed graphical reports of uploads and personal web site activity, improved connection settings.It also adds more default extensions for shared file types, provides better matching for searches, and better compatibility with extended search results."


•MusicCity Morpheus

"Morpheus is a full-featured P2P file-sharing application that allows users to search for all types of digital media across the MusicCity Network. Morpheus is neither central server-based, like Napster, nor based on the Gnutella file-sharing protocol. The program uses a proprietary peer-to-peer protocol to share files among users on the network. Morpheus offers advanced features such as playlist creation and media management to easily organize your file collection. It also offers an embedded Microsoft media player for audio and video playback, instant messaging, and CPU utilization throttling. The program automatically resumes broken content streams by finding another source. Morpheus also simultaneously transfers content files from multiple sources for fast downloads of large files, even from users with slower connection speeds.Version 1.3 offers user controlled upload limits, better memory utilization, improved performance on Windows 98/Me, search by file size, and more."


•KaZaa

"The KaZaa Media Desktop is a second-generation peer-to-peer file-sharing service with which you can search and download media files from other KaZaa users. You can also organize and play/view your media files through an integrated media jukebox, publish your own work, reach an audience, and communicate with other KaZaa users. KaZaa supports audio, video, software, games, images, and documents. In version 1.2, users can instant message with other users on KaZaAnet or interconnected networks. This version also features a new player bar and network optimization for better performance."


•LimeWire

"LimeWire is a software tool that enables peer-to-peer file sharing on the Gnutella Network. Similar to the popular Napster service, it enables the sharing, searching, and downloading of MP3 music files. LimeWire also lets users share and search for all types of computer files, including movies, pictures, games, text documents, recipes, and more. LimeWire's interface is designed to be clean and simple. New features in version 1.4 include improved stability, faster downloads, resumable downloads, and server quality ratings."


•Gnotella

"Gnotella is a distributed real-time search and file sharing application for the Windows environment. Its functionality includes multiple fast searches, spam protection, bandwidth monitoring and management, always-updated real-time graphics of bandwidth usage and capacity, multi-lingual support, as well as customizable look-and-feel to suit any taste. Gnotella and other compatible applications form a peer-to-peer network over which users search and download digital content with others in the network (referred to as the Gnutella network). The Gnotella application is the “sidewalk of communication” in P2P technology where currently more than a million people meet and share information – audio, text, video, virtually any file – and then continue to share information with other interested parties."


•WinMX - Frontcode Technologies

"WinMX is a file-sharing program. In addition to letting you share MP3s and other types of files, WinMX allows you to connect, simultaneously, to many established networks based on the OpenNap and Napster protocols. This is designed to yield more search results from a larger base of users. WinMX supports any file type, allowing you access to a diverse assortment of shared video and picture files, as well as the usual MP3 audio files. WinMX also features full chat and hot list capabilities, all wrapped in a multiwindowed interface. Version 2.5 added a new decentralized WinMX Peer Networking Protocol, in addition to updated support for the Napster and OpenNap protocols. This latest update features a single-window interface, with option to use a classic multi-window interface, advanced CPU throttling options for processing WinMX Peer network searches, and a number of minor bug fixes."


•SongSpy

'From the developer: "SongSpy is a new MP3-sharing program designed from the ground up to be the ultimate service of its kind. SongSpy even rewards it's users with actual prizes for sharing music via it's breakthrough Karma System. If you fancy yourself an unselfish music enthusiast, SongSpy's 'give and take' philosophy is just the seriously tricked out gateway to 24/7 downloads you've been looking for. SongSpy takes the work out of expanding your music library while making sure that none of your good stuff sits around on your hard drive out of circulation."'


•FileNavigator

"FileNavigator is a free search utility that allows the sharing of multiple file types, rather than just audio files. Use the program to chat with other users, and to share and search for any type of file on OpenNap and Napster servers. FileNavigator's interface is designed to be intuitive, with tabs provided for Chat, Uploads, Shared Files, Downloads, Search Results, and Bandwidth Usage. FileNavigator also allows you to resume interrupted downloads, limit bandwidth of both downloads and uploads, and provides a filspec filter that determines the file types you want to share."


•Napster

Jeff Goldblum, from The Fly, while crawling down the wall: "Hmmm. What's this? I don't know!"


•Swaptor

"Swaptor is a file-sharing service that connects all users' computers together to enable the swapping of files such as MP3s. Swaptor allows you to choose files on your computer that you wish to share with others. Swaptor is designed to enable the creation of active communities of users who have similar interests. Swaptor enables the creation of direct links between groups of computers, thus allowing easy and efficient file sharing."


•Tripnosis

"Tripnosis allows users to search for, download, and share any type of file, including MP3, ASF, WMA (Windows Media Audio), WMV (Windows Media Video), JPEG, EXE, or DLL; images; photographs; and even scenarios from your favorite games. Tripnosis lists the best possible match, with only one of each filename to better display results. This version has built-in chat, a very stable transfer code that ensures reliable transfers, and automatic file resume. Tripnosis features a Web-based main page with news and infomation about upcoming events and new Windows Media Player skins."


•Crapster

"Crapster is much like Napster 2.0 beta 7, but Crapster has a Resume feature so you can finish broken downloads. Additionally, the search mode is fast, and you have many upload and download options."


•FileFreedom SideKick

"This program works alongside your favorite file-sharing program. When you begin a download, SideKick will automatically look up information on the file from the File Catalog. SideKick will also add information from your transaction to the File Catalog, so others can benefit from it. When the download completes, you are given the option of rating and/or commenting on the file in order to solicit information from others, or to inform the community. The program includes buddy list features, member profiles, a proprietary e-mail system, and file reccomendations."


•Napigator

"Napigator works with your favorite Windows Nap client to give you an up-to-date status of all Nap servers on various networks, including the new OpenNap Network and the ever-popular Napster network. Napigator lets you see real-time server statistics and Ping times, allowing you to decide which server to use based upon the number of users, number of files, and the degree of network lag. Instead of having to use a preselected server that may be full or on the other end of a slow connection, you can now choose and control which server you connect to."