Soulseek

Soulseek
	Screenshot of the older Soulseek 157 NS 13e client version on Microsoft Windows
Developer(s)	Nir Arbel
Initial release	April 8, 2001
Stable release	SoulseekQt build 2021.02.06 (February 6, 2021) [±]
Preview release	None [±]
Written in	C++, Qt
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, and macOS and Linux in the newest Qt client
Available in	English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Polish, Estonian
Type	Peer-to-peer file sharing
License	Proprietary freeware
Website	slsknet.org

Soulseek is a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network and application, used mostly to exchange music. It was created by Nir Arbel,^[3] an Israeli programmer from Safed.^[4]

The current Soulseek network is the second to have been in operation, both run by the same management. The older network, used up to version 156 of the client, was shut down after usage dropped to almost nothing. Version 157 of the client was the last for Microsoft Windows only, and work on it ceased in 2008. Its replacement, SoulseekQt, is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.^[5] SoulseekQt has slightly different functionality compared to the 157 client interface.^[6]

^ "IDM Mailing List Archives - April 2001". Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ "P2P: Soul Seek Reviewed. / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ Thomas Mennecke: Interview with Nir Arbel Archived 2017-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Slyck.com December 26, 2003
^ "ציפור הנפש - ראיון עם מפתח סולסיק, ניר ארבל - אישית לוחצת". Israblog. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Slsknet.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
^ "Soulseek". Slsknet.org 157 forum. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

[1] "IDM Mailing List Archives - April 2001". Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[2] "P2P: Soul Seek Reviewed. / In Depth // Drowned In Sound". 6 March 2003. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

[3] Thomas Mennecke: Interview with Nir Arbel Archived 2017-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Slyck.com December 26, 2003

[4] "ציפור הנפש - ראיון עם מפתח סולסיק, ניר ארבל - אישית לוחצת". Israblog. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.

[:0-5] "Frequently Asked Questions". Slsknet.org. Archived from the original on 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

[6] "Soulseek". Slsknet.org 157 forum. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2011-08-11.

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