Torrent safety
BitTorrent is a legal and efficient way to move big files. Linux, research datasets and public-domain films all travel on it. These guides cover the technology, the law and the security risks. We do not list piracy sites.
KickassTorrents alternatives: what happened to KAT, and legal options
KickassTorrents was shut down by the US in 2016 and its alleged owner was arrested. Why KAT clones are risky, and legal torrent sources to use instead.
The best free torrent clients
qBittorrent, Transmission, Deluge, BiglyBT, Tixati, aria2 and WebTorrent compared: license, ads, platforms, latest release and security record.
Legal torrent sites and free downloads for music
Where to download music legally: the Live Music Archive, etree, Free Music Archive, Jamendo, Internet Archive and Bandcamp, checked November 2026.
The best legal torrent sites
Legal torrent sites that were online on November 13, 2026: Internet Archive, Academic Torrents, Linux distributions and more, with what each one offers.
Is Popcorn Time safe?
Popcorn Time streamed pirated films over BitTorrent. Its users were sued, its forks shut down, and its name is used by malware. Legal alternatives inside.
Got a copyright notice from your internet provider?
What a copyright infringement notice means in the US (DMCA), the UK and Germany (Abmahnung), and careful next steps. General information, not legal advice.
Is torrenting illegal?
BitTorrent is legal. Sharing copyrighted works without permission isn't. What the law says in the US, UK, EU, Germany and Japan, with official sources.
Legal torrent sources
A checked list of legal torrent sources for films, software, research data, music and books, with how each works and what to check before sharing.
Magnet links explained
What a magnet link is, what the parts mean (xt, btih, dn, tr), how your client finds the file without a .torrent, and the safety and privacy facts.
Seeding and share ratios explained
What seeders, leechers and peers are, what a share ratio means, how tit-for-tat works, and how to set seeding limits in qBittorrent. Legal torrents only.
Malware in torrents
How fake film torrents deliver trojans and password stealers, what security researchers found from 2015 to 2025, and the warning signs to check.
The guide to safe torrenting
How to torrent legal content safely: a clean client, verified hashes and signatures, malware checks, firewall settings, and what a VPN does and doesn't do.
µTorrent alternatives
Why people leave µTorrent: ads, bundled offers, the 2015 EpicScale miner and a 2018 Google Project Zero flaw. Open-source, ad-free alternatives compared.
Pirate Bay alternatives: legal torrent sites that work
What happened to The Pirate Bay, why mirror and proxy lists are risky, and legal torrent and free download sources that are online in November 2026.