kMule is described as '- short form for "kad mule" - is intended to be the most lightweight eMule compatible client out there. While eMule does a great job, it may contain too much bloat for the everyday user and it's updated not often enough to respond to the users wishes' and is a peer-to-peer file sharing in the file sharing category. There are nine alternatives to kMule for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Android Tablet and Self-Hosted apps. The best kMule alternative is eMule, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like kMule are BitTorrent, Shareaza, MLDonkey and mldonkey-next.