eMule Editor's Review

emule is a piece of software that lets you share your files with people across the world and in return it lets you access their files. It’s free which is a major benefit, plus it has a great feature where it rewards people who do a ton of uploading with a cool credit system. 

Because it’s open source, emule is a hugely popular piece of software with a user base of around four million people. However, being open source means that emule can occasionally be open to abuse. Some naughty people have modded it to include malware and other nasty stuff, so you need to be on guard. Before you download, check you’re getting emule from a reputable source and never pay for it. It’s open source so there’s no need to hand over your credit card details. 

Pros: It lets you do pretty complex searches that tend to get you better results than its forerunner, edonkey.

Cons: While emule tends to be faster than most anonymous networks, it’s not the fastest P2P on the block. So if speed is your major thing, you’d best check out BitTorrent instead. 

Conclusion: Maybe emule’s not the fastest quadruped in the universe. But it more than makes up for that in terms of letting you find the files that you’re looking for. If you’ve struggled with searches on other P2Ps, then you might find what you’re looking for with this.