Kiwi Alpha

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Kiwi Alpha is a file sharing peer-to-peer file sharing application that connects to the Gnutella and Gnutella2 networks by use of GnucDNA, and has stated goals of leaving a small resource footprint, and to be simple to use for beginners.

The program's goal to be 'lightweight', stating that it does not contain "resource hungry" functionality such as a media player. While this statement that such functionality would consume a considerable amount of system resources is at least questionable, considering that the application comes with two bundled pieces of spyware, SaveNow and the CrunchGames Toolbar.

Another statement made on the program's website is that "Kiwi Alpha does not require users to register and protects the user's privacy by connecting anonymously to the network" This is misleading, as the gnutella and gnutella2 protocols do not obfuscate the user's IP address, which the statement seems to indicate.