What is eMule?

eMule was the undisputed protagonist of the golden age of P2P downloads since its launch in May 2002.

Its creator, Merkur, set out to improve the functioning of the then-reigning eDonkey2000, and with the collaboration of the Open Source community, he succeeded with flying colors.

Millions of users worldwide got used to sharing and downloading files through the eDonkey and Kad networks, after connecting to an extensive list of servers.

With a pleasant and easy-to-use graphical environment, today there are different modified versions of the program, but eMule remains the classic and "pure" version that swept the board at the time and still has an irreducible number of faithful followers.

It is compatible with all versions of Windows and is 100% free.

What does eMule mean?

The name eMule comes from the mule, which is similar to a donkey. eMule stands for "Electronic Mule".

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How does eMule work?

Using eMule is very simple, although at first glance it might seem "scary". All you have to do is get a list of servers and choose which one to connect to.

Then, just search for what you want to download and that's it: the program will put you directly in touch with the source that has the file in question and the download will begin.

At the same time, we will share the downloaded parts with whoever requests them.

eMule's Strengths

• eMule allows the simultaneous use of several networks to download faster: the ed2k network, direct source exchange, and the Kad (Kademlia) network. Thanks to the latter, since version 0.42 it is possible to do without connecting to eMule servers.
• The more files you share, the faster you will download, as eMule automatically calculates the upload ratio and gives preference to the most active users. Thus, thanks to its queue system, it rewards those who upload the most content.
• Thanks to the Intelligent Corruption Control (ICH), eMule is able to reuse parts of a download whose data had been corrupted during the transfer. In other words: downloads are completed sooner and no time is wasted.
• Thanks to its preview function, eMule allows you to know what you are downloading before it is 100% complete, ideal for avoiding fakes.
• If you want to stay in touch with other users from anywhere in the world, eMule incorporates its own IRC chat. Easy to use and effective.
• Thanks to the comment system, you can find out what other users think about a specific file. The community is strength!