Comparison of BitTorrent sites

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This is a comparison of BitTorrent websites that includes most of the most popular sites. These sites typically contain multiple torrent files and an index of those files.

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The following table compares the features of some of the most popular BitTorrent websites; it is not comprehensive with regard to listing all of the popular BitTorrent trackers, especially private trackers. [1]

SiteSpecializationIs a trackerDirectoryPublic RSS One-click downloadSortableCommentsMulti-tracker indexIgnores DMCA Tor-friendlyRegistration
1337x [2] NoneNoYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNo [3] NoYes
BTDigg NoneNoYesYesNoNoYesNo ? ?YesNo
Demonoid NoneYesYesYesNoYesYesYes ? ?Yes ?
etree Live concerts YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo ? ? ?
MVGroup Documentary films and educational mediaYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo ?
Nyaa East Asian content, especially manga and anime YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes
The Pirate Bay NoneNoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesNo
Rutracker.org [4] NoneYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes
YggTorrent NoneNoYesNoYesYesYesYes ? ?YesYes
YourBittorrent NoneYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNo [5] No ?
Tamil Rockers [6] None ? ?Yes ?YesYesYes ?YesYes ?
SiteSpecializationIs a trackerDirectoryPublicRSSOne-click downloadSortableCommentsMulti-tracker indexIgnores DMCATor friendlyRegistration

Defunct

SiteSpecializationWas a trackerDirectoryPublic RSS One-click downloadSortableCommentsMulti-tracker indexIgnored DMCA Tor-friendlyRegistration
ETTV [7] NoneYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNo ?
EZTV [6] TV Series NoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoNoYes ?
KickassTorrents [8] NoneNoYesYesNoYesNoNoNoNoNo ?
RARBG NoneYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
YIFY Movies NoYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYes ?
What.CD Music YesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes
Oink's Pink Palace Music YesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYes
SiteSpecializationWas a trackerDirectoryPublicRSSOne-click downloadSortableCommentsMulti-tracker indexIgnored DMCATor friendlyRegistration

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Pirate Bay</span> Website providing torrent files and magnet links

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Suprnova.org was a Slovenia-based website that distributed BitTorrent trackers for various music and video files, computer programs and games. Started in late 2002 by Andrej Preston and for a while considered the most popular BitTorrent search engine, Suprnova.org closed in late 2004 after legal threats. The site operators supported the development of the eXeem BitTorrent client software, deeming a fixed website too difficult to operate in the present legal climate. On 2 August 2007, the domain name was donated to The Pirate Bay, which relaunched the site on 21 August 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Legal issues with BitTorrent</span>

The use of the BitTorrent protocol for the unauthorized sharing of copyrighted content generated a variety of novel legal issues. While the technology and related platforms are legal in many jurisdictions, law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies are attempting to address this avenue of copyright infringement. Notably, the use of BitTorrent in connection with copyrighted material may make the issuers of the BitTorrent file, link or metadata liable as an infringing party under some copyright laws. Similarly, the use of BitTorrent to procure illegal materials could potentially create liability for end users as an accomplice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">TorrentFreak</span> Blog on file sharing, copyright infringement, and digital rights

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Torrentz</span> BitTorrent metasearch engine

Torrentz was a Finland-based metasearch engine for BitTorrent, run by an individual known as Flippy and founded on 24 July 2003. It indexed torrents from various major torrent websites and offered compilations of various trackers per torrent that were not necessarily present in the default .torrent file, so that when a tracker was down, other trackers could do the work. It was the second most popular torrent website in 2012.

aXXo Alias of an unidentified internet pirate

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OpenBitTorrent is an open BitTorrent tracker project for the BitTorrent protocol.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">EZTV</span> TV torrent distribution group

EZTV is a TV torrent distribution group founded in May 2005 and dissolved in April 2015, after a hostile takeover of their domains and brand by "EZCLOUD LIMITED". It quickly became the most visited torrent site for TV shows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">KickassTorrents</span> Defunct file-sharing website

KickassTorrents was a website that provided a directory for torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol. It was founded in 2008 and by November 2014, KAT became the most visited BitTorrent directory in the world, overtaking The Pirate Bay, according to the site's Alexa ranking. KAT went offline on 20 July 2016 when the domain was seized by the U.S. government. The site's proxy servers were shut down by its staff at the same time.

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μTorrent Proprietary adware BitTorrent client

μTorrent, or uTorrent, is a proprietary adware BitTorrent client owned and developed by Rainberry, Inc. The "μ" in its name comes from the SI prefix "micro-", referring to the program's small memory footprint: the program was designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger BitTorrent clients such as Vuze or BitComet. μTorrent became controversial in 2015 when many users unknowingly accepted a default option during installation which also installed a cryptocurrency miner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Popcorn Time</span> BitTorrent client and media player software

Popcorn Time is a multi-platform, free software BitTorrent client that includes an integrated media player. The application provides a piracy-based alternative to subscription-based video streaming services such as Netflix. Popcorn Time uses sequential downloading to stream video listed by several torrent websites, and third-party trackers can also be added manually. The legality of the software depends on the jurisdiction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nyaa Torrents</span> File sharing website focused on East Asian media

Nyaa Torrents is a BitTorrent website focused on East Asian media. It is one of the largest public anime-dedicated torrent indexes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RARBG</span> BitTorrent metasearch engine

RARBG was a website that provided torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol. From 2014 to 2023, RARBG repeatedly appeared in TorrentFreak's yearly list of most visited torrent websites. It was ranked 4th as of January 2023. The website did not allow users to upload their own torrents.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1337x</span> File sharing website

1337x is an online website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol. According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website as of 2024. The U.S. Trade Representative flagged it as one of the most notorious pirate sites earlier in 2024. The site and its variants have been blocked in a variety of nations including Australia, and Portugal.

ExtraTorrent was an online index of digital content of entertainment media and software. Until its shut down it was among the top 5 BitTorrent indexes in the world, where visitors could search, download and contribute magnet links and torrent files, which facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing among users of the BitTorrent protocol.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">YIFY</span> Peer-to-peer movies release group

YIFY Torrents or YTS was a peer-to-peer release group known for distributing large numbers of movies as free downloads through BitTorrent. YIFY releases were characterised through their small file size, which attracted many downloaders.

References

  1. ↑ Admin (9 February 2021). "Best Torrent sites | 10 Top Torrent sites for 2021 – Tested". Ivacy VPN Blog. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "1337x-staff-abandon-insecure-torrent-site-start-over". 1337x in the news as torrent site. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Contact 1337x". 1337x. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  4. ↑ ""Либрусек" и Rutracker исключили из реестра сайтов с запрещенной информацией" (in Russian). Gazeta.ru. 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  5. ↑ "YourBittorrent – Legal". yourbittorrent. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  6. 1 2 "10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2021 * TorrentFreak". Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "ETTV: How an Upload Bot Became a Pirate Hero". TorrentFreak. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ↑ kat.cr revived as katcr.co Archived 23 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine katcr.co
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