After registering an account, you can create designated zones, which not only hold directories of your shared files, but can also be used to create IRC chat rooms. Other users can then join the zone and make use of the chat room, as well as download files.

On top of its basic filesharing functions, of which there are no restrictions on the types of files being swapped, you can use Qnext to act as an instant messaging client with your MSN, Yahoo!, AIM or ICQ accounts (sadly, there's no GoogleTalk offering, which is baffling since it uses the open Jabber protocol). In addition to this, you can also use Qnext to start a QnextMyPC remote desktop session. Any PC with the right login can then connect via a Java-enabled browser to Qnext-equipped PC and not just gain access to Qnext, but the entire system itself. In this sense, Qnext transforms itself into a very handy, browser-based remote access tool similar to VNC.

The interface is the only sticking point, which consists of various tiled windows, which often displays too much information. However, once you're used to it, Qnext can handle everything you'd need it do. If there's one other application we could compare it to it would be the feature-packed BitTorrent client, Azureus. Both these apps can be extended in many ways, and for those in multiplatform environments, the they'll run on Linux and Mac OS X. For a filesharer with the lot, look no further.