The Downloads

The client can be downloaded, precompiled and ready to run. DC++ runs on any recent Windows version (XP SP3, Vista, 7, 8) as well as under Wine.

If you have experience in C++ programming, the source code for DC++ is also available. To compile DC++, you will need either the tools from MinGW or Microsoft Visual Studio. Refer to the compiling guide for more information.

DC++ is distributed with language files included. By default it will use the language specified in Windows locale settings. You can change it in Settings > Appearance > Language. Found errors or omissions in DC++'s interface of your native? You can help translating DC++ to your own language using our web-based translating interface.

Package information

The DC++ distribution has three files:

A Windows Installer that sets up DC++ for immediate usage on both 32 and 64 bit systems (into your Program Files folder, with shortcuts and user profile support).
This file is of the form DCPlusPlus-###.exe.

A binary archive that can be unzipped anywhere and is usable right away (portable version, without any shortcuts or registry information created).
This file is of the form DCPlusPlus-###.zip for 32 bit systems and DCPlusPlus-###-x64.zip for 64 bit systems.

An archive with the source code that was used for compiling and creating the executable distributed in the other packages; for experienced programmers.
This file is of the form DCPlusPlus-###-src.zip.

All available downloads

Notable changes in DC++ 0.825:

Among a plethora of improvements and bug fixes, DC++ 0.825 includes the following major enhancements over DC++ 0.811: - Expandable transfer and search lists. - HTTP downloads in the transfer list. - 64-bit version of DC++ (the installer installs it automagically). - Plugins are ready to go! They come packaged as .dcext files. - And most of all, many tweaks here and there to make your DC++ experience more enjoyable! :) Plugins can be found on the DC++ site. They are a work in progress, but the following ones are already quite usable: - Chat formatting to match expressions and customize colors, etc. - Spellchecker, compatible with Mozilla / LibreOffice dictionaries. - Inserter to quickly paste test with keyboard shortcuts. - Script plugin to execute Lua scripts. DC++ 0.825 corrects a few issues found in version 0.822.

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