User:Ultra-Loser/Comparison of BitTorrent sites
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This is a comparison of web sites that provide information about files distributed with the BitTorrent peer to peer protocol. This includes BitTorrent trackers, indexes, and search engines. The information in the "Torrents indexed" column was last updated on 2006-10-27.
Note that some sites that require registration have reached their maximum user number and are closed to further signups.
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[edit] Search Engines
A BitTorrent search engine returns results from its database of torrent files hosted on other sites.
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Torrents indexed | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bittorrent search | No | No (link, not upload) | Developed by BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen. | |
| btjunkie | No | No | 957,651 [1] | World's largest BitTorrent search engine. |
| Fenopy | No | No | 298496 [2] | |
| Fulldls.com | No | No | 278,779 [3] | |
| IsoHunt | No | 407736 [4] | ||
| Meganova | No | No | 422356 [5] | |
| Mininova | No | No | 160,448 [6] | Prohibits adult content. |
| myBittorrent | No | No | Uses MultiTorrents. | |
| Snarf-It | No | No | 397752 [7] | |
| Torrentportal | No | Yes | 518,836 [8] | |
| Torrentreactor | No | Yes | 578277 [[9] | |
| TorrentSpy | No | No | 440,492 [10] | The self-proclaimed largest BitTorrent search engine. |
| Torrentz.ws | No | 100361 [11] | Bittorrent and media rss/xml search engine. | |
| Zoozle | No | English and German torrents. | ||
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Torrents indexed | Extra Information |
[edit] Meta-Search Engines
These search engines get their results by forwarding the query to other search engines or tracker sites.
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Sites searched | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substy.com | No | Searches sites all at once. | ||
| Torrent Finder | No | 156 [12] | Searches sites one at a time | |
| TorrentPond.com | No | 14 [13] | Searches one at a time. Blocks all searches for adult material. | |
| TorrentTyphoon | No | N/A | 7 [14] | Searches sites all at once. |
| torrents.to | No | N/A | 13 [15] | Searches one at a time. |
| Torrentz | No | Searches all at once. | ||
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Sites Searched | Extra Information |
[edit] Public Trackers
A Public Tracker is a BitTorrent Tracker that allows anyone to download torrents from them without mandatory registration.
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Torrents in database | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BushTorrent | No | Yes | ||
| #eztv @ EFNET | No | TVrip distributor. | ||
| Sladinki007 | ||||
| ThePirateBay [16] | No | Yes | 421212 [17] | The world's largest tracker. Registration is mandatory to get access to adult material. |
| TopTorrents | No | Open public tracker, and searchable index of torrent uploads from other sites. | ||
| TLMP | No | Yes | The Linux Mirror Project is an online tracker which is used to host, serve & seed Linux distributions. | |
| Torrentbox | No | Yes | ||
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Torrents in database | Extra Information |
[edit] Private Trackers
A Private tracker is a BitTorrent Tracker that requires mandatory registration to allow downloading torrents.
These sites send specially tailored torrent files to each user, allowing them to monitor the users' upload behavior and punish leeches.
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Torrents in database | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxtorrents | Yes | Yes | 2,650[18] | Anime, Manga, Live Action, and OSTs. Registration currently closed |
| Cheggit | Yes | Yes | 15,140 [19] | Adult Content Only. Requires unloaders to post screenshots. |
| Empornium | Yes | Yes | 31,449 [20] | Adult Content Only.Registration is currently open and doesn't require payment . |
| File List | Yes | Yes | ||
| File MP3 | Yes | Yes | mp3 only. | |
| File Porn | Yes | Yes | Adult content Only.registration currently open. | |
| iPodNova | Yes | Yes | iPod optimized VIDEO content.Registration currently open. | |
| Pure TnA | Yes | Yes | 18,404[21] | Adult content, requires unloaders to post screens |
| SuperTorrents | Yes | Yes | ||
| Swebits | Yes | Yes | Only swedish "scene releases" are allowed to be uploaded. Very strict ratio rules. | |
| Torrent Damage | Yes | Yes | ||
| TvTorrents | Yes | Yes | Television shows only. Invite only | |
| Name and/or address | Mandatory Registration for Download | Mandatory Registration for Upload | Torrents in database | Extra Information |
