Filetopia

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Filetopia
Developer(s)Enrique Martin
Initial releaseMarch 1999 (1999-03)
Stable release
877[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 19 March 2019
Written inJavaFX
Size50 MB
Available inEnglish, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Arabic.
TypeFile sharing, chat
LicenseFreeware
Websitefiletopia.org

Filetopia is a free, multi-platform peer-to-peer file sharing client and networking tool that allows users to share files and send instant messages to others. Users can share files in public chat rooms or privately with contacts (by searching or using the shared files list). As it is not a centralized system, users must connect to a network made up of multiple servers in order to find each other. All the file transfers, secure chat, etc. are conducted on a peer-to-peer basis. By default, Filetopia is not an anonymous peer-to-peer network. When sending or downloading files, IP addresses are not visible, but the software makes no attempt at keeping them anonymous.

History[edit]

Filetopia software development started in October 1998, and the first public beta was released in March 1999. The classic Filetopia software version was 3.04d, 2002. In 2003, Filetopia v3.04 was reviewed in PC Magazine and rated 3/5.[2] In 2004, the author of Filetopia was interviewed on the web site Slyck.com.[3]

In April 2012, development began on a project to completely rewrite the program in JavaFX. This version was eventually released as Filetopia FX.

Filetopia FX (from 2015)[edit]

Filetopia FX no longer allows global-wide file searching and instead encourages meeting new people. It is a complete rewrite of the original.

In this version, the maximum file size limit of 2 GB was removed; users gained the ability to post images and HTML fragments, which are filtered for security purposes; Room Walls has new features, such as comments, votes, and moderation; the ability to notify admins and subscribers was added; and the Log was given a search function.

Users could also host their own rooms, which are excluded from the main P2P network.

Features[edit]

A typical chat windows with the Contacts sidebar
A Chat window showing the logo menu open

Filetopia FX features a graphical chat, which integrates security features, file sharing, file search, a graphic and searchable log system, and emoticons. In the chat, one can have the ability to kick or ban users, gag users, or hide posts. There are 3 levels of room moderation: owner, admin and helper.

Public and private chats can use entry passwords. There is a secure direct chat feature, not hosted on the Filetopia Network, but on the user's computers, accessed using encrypted access data.

Wall[edit]

All public chat rooms have an associated message wall. It allows moderated posts, comments, and votes to be added.

Instant messaging[edit]

Filetopia also features instant messaging between users. Users are able to set their status and message other users who are offline.

List[edit]

Lists are for file sharing in Filetopia. An unlimited number of lists can be created and assigned to different groups, users, or rooms. The lists are browsable and configurable. Users can queue multiple downloads.

Transfers window in action with a graph

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Filetopia - Social File Sharing". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.
  2. ^ Filetopia 3.04 review. Archived 2017-03-09 at the Wayback Machine PCmag.com 2003
  3. ^ "Slyck News - Filetopia Making Headway". www.slyck.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2013-03-01.

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