Filetopia

Spec sheet

Product

Filetopia describes itself as social file sharing for friends in moderated communities, with tools to communicate and collaborate.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Founded

1998Read 28 Sep 2026 · filetopia.org

Maker

The maker identifies himself as Enrique Martin and says he has developed P2P applications and communication software since 1999.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Image permissions

Posting one's own images and emoticons requires approval from a system operator, while copying or capturing posted images and emoticons is available by default.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Interface

The desktop interface supports floating windows, movable tabs, nine themes, and more than 25 chat presets or custom presets.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Languages

The site lists English, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, and Arabic as supported languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Linux download

The download page offers a Linux installer script that must be run as root, for example with sudo.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Messaging

The program includes an instant messenger.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Moderation

The program includes moderation features intended to keep unwanted people from disturbing communities.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Portable version

The ZIP download can be uncompressed as a portable version, and requires Java 8; the main downloads bundle Java.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Room hosting

Users can host rooms on their own computer and share access using a special encrypted key, even without connecting to the Filetopia Network.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Room limit

By default, a user can own one public room and any number of private rooms; a system operator can enable more public rooms for justified needs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Search

Global file search is not implemented; rooms, messages, lists, logs, chat, and walls are searchable.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Selective sharing

Users can create lists and share them with all or selected rooms, groups, or users, with permissions that can include server slots and bandwidth.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Web version

The site says a web version for desktop and mobile devices is being developed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Windows downloads

The download page offers 32-bit Windows and 64-bit Windows installers, with the 32-bit version stated to work from Windows XP onward.Read 11 Oct 2026 · filetopia.org

Plans and prices

Every Filetopia plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Software#10 of 368.0