Comparison of BitTorrent sites

See also: List of warez groups

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File sharing

Technologies

* File hosting services
* Online video platform
* Peer to peer
* Usenet
* Web hosting
* WebRTC
* XDCC

Video on demand sites

* 123Movies
* Dailymotion
* PeerTube
* Putlocker
* YouTube

BitTorrent sites

* 1337x
* BTDigg
* Demonoid
* ExtraTorrent
* EZTV
* isoHunt
* FitGirl Repacks
* KickassTorrents
* Nyaa Torrents
* RARBG
* Rutracker.org
* Tamil Rockers
* The Pirate Bay
* YIFY
* YourBittorrent

Academic/scholarly

* Anna's Archive
* ICanHazPDF
* Internet Archive
* Library Genesis
* Sci-Hub
* Shadow library
* Z-Library

File sharing networks

* BitTorrent
* Direct Connect
* eDonkey
* Gnutella
* Gnutella2
* Hyphanet
* I2P
* Soulseek

P2P clients

* BitComet
* DC++
* eMule
* Filetopia
* μTorrent
* OnionShare
* qBittorrent
* Shareaza
* Transmission
* Tribler
* Vuze
* WinMX

Streaming programs

* Butter Project
* Kodi
* Popcorn Time
* Torrents-Time

Anonymous file sharing

* Anonymous P2P
* Darknet
* Friend-to-friend
* Private P2P
* Proxy server
* Seedbox
* VPN

Development and societal aspects

* Timeline
* Legality
* BitTorrent issues

By country or region

* Canada
* Japan
* Singapore
* UK
* USA

Comparisons

* Comparison of BitTorrent clients
* Comparison of BitTorrent sites
* Comparison of eDonkey software
* Comparison of Internet Relay Chat clients
* Comparison of Usenet newsreaders

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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.

## Features

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* BitTorrent sites may operate a BitTorrent tracker and are often referred to as such. Operating a tracker should not be confused with hosting content.
* A directory allows users to browse the content available on a website based on various categories. A directory is also a site where users can find other websites.
* Some sites focus on certain content – such as etree that focuses on live concerts – and some have no particular focus, like The Pirate Bay. Some sites specialize as search engines of other BitTorrent sites.

## Site comparison

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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]

Site  | Specialization  | Is a tracker  | Directory  | Public  | RSS | One-click download  | Sortable  | Comments  | Multi-tracker index  | Ignores DMCA | Tor-friendly  | Registration

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1337x[2] | None  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No[3] | No  | Yes
BTDigg | None  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | No
Demonoid | None  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?
etree | Live concerts | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | ?  | ?  | ?
MVGroup | Documentary films and educational media  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?
Nyaa | East Asian content, especially manga and anime | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes
The Pirate Bay | None  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No
Rutracker.org[4] | None  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
YggTorrent | None  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | Yes
YourBittorrent | None  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No[5] | No  | ?
Tamil Rockers[6] | None  | ?  | ?  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | ?  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
Site  | Specialization  | Is a tracker  | Directory  | Public  | RSS  | One-click download  | Sortable  | Comments  | Multi-tracker index  | Ignores DMCA  | Tor friendly  | Registration

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Site  | Specialization  | Was a tracker  | Directory  | Public  | RSS | One-click download  | Sortable  | Comments  | Multi-tracker index  | Ignored DMCA | Tor-friendly  | Registration

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ETTV[7] | None  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | ?
EZTV[6] | TV Series | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | Yes  | ?
KickassTorrents[8] | None  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | ?
RARBG | None  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | No
YIFY | Movies | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | ?
What.CD | Music | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Oink's Pink Palace | Music | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes
Site  | Specialization  | Was a tracker  | Directory  | Public  | RSS  | One-click download  | Sortable  | Comments  | Multi-tracker index  | Ignored DMCA  | Tor friendly  | Registration

## See also

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* List of warez groups

## References

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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. ^ a b "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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BitTorrent

Companies|

* Rainberry, Inc.
* Vuze, Inc.

People|

* Bram Cohen
* Ross Cohen
* Eric Klinker
* Ashwin Navin

Technology|

* Glossary
* Broadcatching
* Distributed hash tables
* DNA
* I2P
* index
* Local Peer Discovery
* Peer exchange
* Protocol encryption
* Super-seeding
* Tracker
* Torrent file
* TCP
* UDP
* µTP
* WebRTC
* WebTorrent

Clients
(comparison,
usage share)|

* BitTorrent (original client)
* BitComet
* BiglyBT
* BitLord
* Deluge
* Free Download Manager
* FlashGet
* FrostWire
* GetRight
* Go!Zilla
* KTorrent
* libtorrent (library)
* LimeWire
* µTorrent
* Miro
* MLDonkey
* qBittorrent
* rTorrent
* Shareaza
* Tixati
* Transmission
* Tribler
* Vuze (formerly Azureus)
* WebTorrent Desktop
* Xunlei

Tracker software
(comparison)|

* OpenBitTorrent
* opentracker
* PeerTracker

Search engines
(comparison)|

* 1337x
* BTDigg
* Demonoid
* etree
* Nyaa Torrents
* TamilRockers
* The Pirate Bay
* ruTracker.org
* YggTorrent
* YourBittorrent

Defunct sites
(comparison)|

* BTJunkie
* ExtraTorrent
* EZTV
* isoHunt
* KickassTorrents
* LokiTorrent
* Mininova
* Oink's Pink Palace
* RARBG
* Suprnova.org
* t411
* Torrent Project
* TorrentSpy
* Torrentz
* What.CD
* YIFY
* YouTorrent

Related topics|

* aXXo
* BitTorrent Open Source License
* Glossary of BitTorrent terms
* Popcorn Time
* Slyck.com
* TorrentFreak

* Category
* Commons

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Peer-to-peer file sharing

Networks,
protocols|

| Centralized|

* Direct Connect
* Soribada
* Soulseek

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Decentralized|

* BitTorrent
* DAT
* eDonkey
* FastTrack
* Fopnu
* Hyphanet
* GNUnet
* Gnutella
* Gnutella2
* I2P
* IPFS
* Kad
* LBRY
* OpenFT
* OnionShare
* Perfect Dark
* Retroshare
* Share
* Tribler
* WebTorrent
* WinMX
* Winny
* ZeroNet

Historic|

* Audiogalaxy
* CuteMX
* Hotline
* Kazaa
* LimeWire
* Morpheus
* Napster
* Scour
* WASTE

Comparisons
of clients|

* Advanced Direct Connect
* BitTorrent
* Direct Connect
* eDonkey
* Gnutella
* Gnutella2
* WebTorrent

Hyperlinks|

* eD2k
* Magnet
* Metalink

Uses|

* Backup
* Broadcatching
* Disk sharing
* Game and video sharing
* Image sharing
* Music sharing
* Peercasting
* Seedboxes
* Sharing software
* Web hosting (Freesite, IPFS, ZeroNet)
* Legal aspects

Concepts|

| Privacy|

* Anonymous P2P
* Darknet
* Darkweb
* Friend-to-friend
* Open music model
* Private P2P
* Tor

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Internal
technologies|

* Distributed hash table
* Merkle tree
* NAT traversal
* Peer exchange
* BitTorrent protocol encryption
* SHA-1
* SHA-2
* Super-seeding
* BitTorrent tracker
* UDP hole punching
* Micro Transport Protocol

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