Kommute

Kommute is a file sharing client that makes use of the anonymous network MUTE in order to protect your private files. The program is compatible with MUTE which means you can download files shared by MUTE customers and vice versa. It can be deployed on Windows, FreeBSD, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OS X, and Solaris.

When you run the utility for the first time, you are asked to configure several initial parameters. You can specify if you are behind a firewall or not, change the default port number, select a directory which contains all files you want to share to the MUTE network and all items you download from the network, set key size, and tweak proxy parameters.

Kommute impresses with a clean feature lineup. A help manual is embedded in the package and provides some handy tips about the tool’s main settings.

The program offers an overview of all your connections directly in the main window with details about the address, port number, and queued, sent, and dropped items, and lets you access a log for viewing info about all your actions and possible errors.

Kommute gives you the freedom to set up multiple hosts. You just need to enter the IP address and port number. What’s more, you are allowed to keep track of file transfers and view info about each item, such as filename, size, speed, progress, priority, and status.

The application is able to save your list of downloaded files and restart them when you run the program. You can set priorities to downloads, pause, stop, resume, or cancel file transfers, open or preview files, and clear completed downloads.

A smart search function is implemented for helping you look for multiple files at the same time. You can quickly switch between different search tabs, start a search based on a keyword, and filter the results with a regular expression.

Monitoring shared files is easy. You are allowed to perform searches, check out incomplete and incoming files, view shared directories, as well as open files and folders, and copy links.

Advanced statistics are revealed with the aid of graphs for different topics, namely transfer, download, upload, connections, time, and records (e.g. upload speed, connections, peers, uptime).

Enhancing the functionality of the tool can be done with the aid of custom plugins. Plus, you can set network limits (e.g. inbound and outbound data, maximum and minimum number of connections), edit shared directories, set a maximum number of simultaneous downloads, select the folder where temporary files are stored, run the utility at Windows startup, as well as change the looks of the GUI with different themes.

Kommute proves to be a reliable file sharing program that is worthy of your attention because it provides search and download capabilities while protecting your privacy. On the downside, Kommute project is discontinued and no longer benefits from updates. It was succeeded by Calypso which is designed from the open-source code of Kommute.