Shareaza

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Shareaza

Original author(s)	Michael Stokes
Initial release	2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Stable release	2.7.10.2[1]  / 18 September 2017; 7 years ago (18 September 2017)
Preview release	None[2] [±]
Repository	svn.code.sf.net/p/shareaza/code/
Written in	C++ with MFC and Boost
Operating system	Windows 2000 and later
Size	6.32 MB (32-bit), 6.82 MB (64-bit)[3]
Available in	30 languages[4]
List of languages English, German, French, Spanish, Catalan, etc.
Type	Peer-to-peer file sharing
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	shareaza.sourceforge.net

Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client running under Microsoft Windows which supports the Gnutella, Gnutella2 (G2), eDonkey, BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP and HTTPS^{[citation needed]} network protocols and handles magnet links,^[5] ed2k links, and the now deprecated gnutella and Piolet links.^[6] It is available in 30 languages.

Shareaza was developed by Michael Stokes^[7] until June 1, 2004,^[7] and has since been maintained by a group of volunteers. On June 1, 2004, Shareaza 2.0 was released, along with the source code, under the GNU General Public License (GPL-2.0-or-later), making it free software.