gtk-gnutella

Nowadays, downloading certain files from the Internet requires you to waste time by skipping advertisements, solving captchas and bypassing other elements that the uploader monetizes its content with.

Instead of having to wait for the ads to close or refresh the unintelligible captchas, you can rely on peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing software, such as gtk-gnutella, that allows you to achieve the same results in a faster way.

Note that you might need to install GTK+ in order for this program to run as intended.

This program comes with a rather complicated, unattractive user interface that might puzzle even advanced PC users. It provides you with an overwhelming amount of network statistics, so that you can view an in-depth analysis of your on-line activity.

Given that it is a powerful tool and it does not offer you any form of user-guide, advanced computer operating skills might aid you greatly.

This application allows you to freely share and download files from the Gnutella network that includes Limewire, Bearshare, Morpheus and Shareaza services.

You can search for your desired content and the application displays it in a list, along with additional information, including file format, extension, encoding, size and country. You can customize this function by applying file type filters, thus narrowing your results.

Aside from allowing you to freely share your files online, this program features powerful network monitoring tools that allow you a detailed insight of your online activity. It is possible to display general information (such as routing errors or query count), messages (e.g. received pings), flow control, received packets and file transfer details.

To sum it up, gtk-gnutella can help you upload or download content to and from the Gnutella network, while also providing you with complex network monitoring functions. The downside is that if you do not meet certain PC knowledge requirements, you might not be able to entirely understand the application, nor use it to its full extent.