The graphical interface is shared by the all-in-one amule client and the remote amulegui client: both present the same panels and windows. The pages below document day-to-day usage of that interface — its elements, searching and downloading files, managing shared content, messaging, statistics, configuration, and appearance.
The GUI clients
| Page | Description |
|---|
amule | All-in-one GUI client that bundles the core and interface in one process |
amulegui | Remote GUI that connects to a running amuled instance via the EC protocol |
Interface elements
| Page | Description |
|---|
| Toolbar | Window-switching buttons and access buttons |
| Status Bar | Network status, user/file counts, speed indicators, and globe icon |
| System Tray Icon | Tray icon colours, tooltip, and right-click menu |
Networks & searching
| Page | Description |
|---|
| Networks | eD2k and Kademlia network status and controls |
| Searches | Search types, extended parameters, result filtering and tabs |
Downloads, files & clients
| Page | Description |
|---|
| Downloads | Download queue, source list, categories, and transfer management |
| Shared Files | Shared files panel, per-file controls, statistics, and how to configure shared directories |
| Clients | Active clients split by direction and the known-clients history |
| File Details | File properties window: status, sources, ICH stats, rename, and comments |
| Client Details | Client details window: identity, transfer history, and queue scores |
| Comments | Comments and ratings window; comment/rating icons in the download queue |
| Priority | Download and upload priority levels: Auto, Very Low, Low, Normal, High, Very High, Release |
Communication & statistics
| Page | Description |
|---|
| Messages | Messaging system, friends list, chat tabs, and friend slots |
| Statistics | Statistics window: speed graphs and the detailed statistics tree |
Configuration & appearance
| Page | Description |
|---|
| Preferences | Preferences window: all configuration panels and options |
| Skins | Installing and applying aMule bitmap skins and GTK themes |
Reference
Working with lists
Every major list in the interface — servers, search results, downloads and their sources, shared files, clients, friends and the file-names list in File Details — is built on the same list control and behaves the same way:
- Sorting — click a column header to sort by that column; click it again to reverse the order. Sorting is live: rows are re-sorted as their values change.
- Choosing columns — right-click a column header to show or hide columns. Column widths, hidden columns and the sort order are remembered between sessions.
- Type to jump — with the list focused, type the first letters of an entry to jump to it.
- Context menus — right-click a row, or press
Shift+F10 or the Menu key, to open its context menu.
See Keyboard & Mouse Shortcuts for the full list.
The interface follows the system's light or dark appearance, and the lists paint their colour-coded text (for example the search result colours) in shades that stay readable on either background. On Windows this requires a build against wxWidgets 3.3 or later.