GnutellaLarge peer-to-peer network by Nullsoft Part of a series onFile sharing and online piracy Technologies File-hosting services Online video platform Peer to peer Usenet Web hosting WebRTC XDCC Video watching sites 123Movies PeerTube Putlocker BitTorrent sites 1337x BTDigg Demonoid ExtraTorrent EZTV isoHunt FitGirl Repacks KickassTorrents Nyaa Torrents RARBG ruTracker.org TamilRockers The Pirate Bay YIFY YourBittorrent Academic shadow libraries Anna's Archive ICanHazPDF Internet Archive Library Genesis Sci-Hub Shadow library Z-Library P2P file sharing networks BitTorrent Direct Connect eDonkey Gnutella Gnutella2 FastTrack Napster Hyphanet Kad network I2P Soulseek P2P file sharing clients BitComet DC++ eMule Filetopia μTorrent LimeWire OnionShare qBittorrent Shareaza Transmission Tribler Vuze WinMX Video streaming apps Butter Project Kodi Popcorn Time Torrents-Time Anonymous file sharing Anonymous P2P Darknet Friend-to-friend Private P2P Proxy server Seedbox VPN History and societal aspects Timeline Legality BitTorrent issues By country or region Canada Japan Singapore UK USA Comparisons Comparison of BitTorrent clients Comparison of BitTorrent sites Comparison of IRC clients Comparison of Usenet newsreaders vte Gnutella is a peer-to-peer network protocol.
Peer-to-peer file sharingPeer-to-peer file sharing is the distribution and sharing of digital media using peer-to-peer (P2P) networking technology. P2P file sharing allows users to access media files such as books, music, movies, and games using a P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content. The nodes (peers) of such networks are end-user computers and distribution servers (not required).
Free softwareFree software or libre software sometimes known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under free software licenses that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.Mark GortonMark Howard Gorton (born November 7, 1966) is the creator of LimeWire, a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Java Platform, and chief executive of the Lime Group. Lime Group, based in New York, owns LimeWire as well as Lime Brokerage LLC (a stock brokerage), Tower Research Capital LLC (a hedge fund), and LimeMedical LLC (a medical software company).
Microsoft WindowsComputer operating systemOperating systemWindows is a proprietaryoperating system developed by Microsoft. Windows is grouped into families that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows for personal computers, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems.
FreewareFreeware is software, often proprietary, that is distributed at no monetary cost to the end user. There is no agreed-upon set of rights, license, or EULA that defines freeware unambiguously; every publisher defines its own rules for the freeware it offers. For instance, modification, redistribution by third parties, and reverse engineering are permitted by some publishers but prohibited by others.BitTorrentBitTorrent is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner. The act of downloading and uploading data via BitTorrent is also labeled "torrenting". The protocol is developed and maintained by Rainberry, Inc., and was first released in 2001.
Music piracyMusic piracy is the copying and distribution of musical compositions and their associated sound recordings for which the rights owners (composer, recording artist, or copyright-holding record company) did not give consent. Unauthorized copies of musical works have taken many forms throughout modern history, including sheet music, perforated piano rolls, and recordings of musical performances made or duplicated without the consent of the performers.
Online piracyOnline piracy (also known as digital piracy, internet piracy, software piracy or piracy) is the practice of illegally downloading or redistributing copyrighted digital works, such as music, movies or software. HistoryModern online piracy has been traced back to similar problems posed by the printing press.
Oracle SolarisUnix operating system originally developed by Sun MicrosystemsOperating systemOracle Solaris is a proprietary Unix operating system offered by Oracle for SPARC and x86-64 based workstations and servers. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems as Solaris, it superseded the company's earlier SunOS in 1993 and became known for its scalability, especially on SPARC systems, and for originating many innovative features such as DTrace, ZFS and Time Slider.
LinuxFamily of Unix-like operating systems that use the Linux kernelOperating systemLinux ( ) is a family of free and open-source softwareUnix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, which was first released on 17 September 1991 by Linus Torvalds.
MacOSmacOS (previously OS X and originally Mac OS X) is a proprietary Unix operating system, derived from OPENSTEP for Mach and FreeBSD, which has been marketed and developed by Apple since 2001. It is the current operating system for Apple's line of Mac computers. As of April 2026, within the market of desktop and laptop computers, it is the second most widely used desktop OS, after Microsoft Windows and ahead of all Linux distributions, including ChromeOS and SteamOS.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.