(Introduction by raddle.me user r4tch3t: Hello! I'm doing this as a bit of a "because I can". I figured if this website is gonna stay alive, we need to have at least something tangible that can be provided to users. This is my mission here: Mirror a very comprehensive piracy guide on a website that doesn't have the feds all up in the administration building. Enjoy the extra layer of privacy! This will be posted unfinished, but will be updated/edited when I find the time.)
Another popular piracy guide is Awesome Piracy. Check that one out too.
I. PRIVACY/SECURITY
VPNs
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Popular VPN services aggressively market themselves on Reddit. Do not subscribe to a service just because Reddit deems it popular, cheap, or because it hits the front page. You are entrusting an entity with your personal data; do your own research. Keep in mind that VPN experiences are completely anecdotal. Someone's experience with a particular VPN may vary from location, servers, operating systems, downloads speeds, etc...
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With that said, below are some resources with which you may begin your research. Most if not all popular VPNs offer trials and/or immediate refunds. Use them to your advantage in your quest to find a VPN that works best for you. Don't forget to also read their ToS!
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Beware of free VPNs if you plan on using one for online purchases or to log into websites with sensitive data. Many free VPNs are able to provide their free services because they data mine, interpose ads in searches, etc...
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Beware of pirating VPNs. You wouldn't pirate a condom?
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An alternative to purchasing your VPN is hosting your own. You will have much more flexibility and you can have your VPS hosted outside your country's copyright law jurisdiction.
Adblockers & useful extensions
- uBlock origin for blocking most ads and pop-ups.
- uBlock-safari port for Safari or MacOS users.
- uBlock origin extra - companion extension for websites that block ad-block extensions (even with Anti-Adblock Killer enabled in uBlock origin).
- Tampermonkey for installing userscripts.
Useful userscripts
- AdsBypasser to skip countdown ads or continue pages and prevent ad pop-up windows.
- AntiAdware to avoid installing unwanted applications downloading with legitimate software (e.g. McAfee with Adobe Flash)
- Get DLC Info From SteamDB automatically creates a DLC list for tools such as CreamAPI, GreenLuma and SmartSteamEmu.
- uBlock Protector (Chromium) similar to Adblock Protector 2. (For chromium browsers)
II. TORRENT CLIENTS
- Deluge - similar to qbittorrent with a different UI some may find clunky.
- Qbittorrent - free open-sourced client. No ads and has a built-in search feature that searches popular public trackers. Consistently updated.
- Tixati - extremely customizable. All menus can be rearranged and color scheme can be changed completely. Many private trackers however may not permit this client to be used.
- Transmission - popular macOS and unix torrent client.
III. TORRENT INDEXERS/SITES
Ordered alphabetically. Make sure your adblocker is on.
- 1337x.to
- Kickass Torrents
- limetorrents.cc
- nnm-club.me - Russian tracker and forum.
- RARBG.to
- rutor.info
- rutracker.org - Russian tracker. Great for music.
- snowfl.com
- thepiratebay.org - Onion
- toorgle.net
- torrentz2.eu
- zooqle.com
IV. EBOOKS/TEXTBOOKS
If you have purchased the kindle edition of your book and wish to strip its DRM and export it to .pdf, view this guide on how to deDRM your book.
If the ebook you are searching is available for kindle, you may also borrow the ebook, use the guide, and then return it back.
Popular sites for books
Refer to /w/List_of_Free_Online_Libraries.
- Library Genesis - most popular ebook site and provides several mirrors to ebooks including torrents.
- b-ok.org - formerly known as Bookzz.
- sci-hub.se - largest collection of research papers (use wikipedia to find new link if dead).
- Mobilism.org - lots of retail-quality ebooks.
- booksc.org - contains scientific articles.
- freebookspot.es - large catalog of ebooks
- ebookee.org
- audiobookabb.com - #1 site for audiobooks. Shares a lot of content with MAM.
- Hampshire College - several links to free eBook resources.
Custom Search Engines
- u/Amosqu's CSE - scours in many sites listed above. See his thread here.
- r/Piracy updated ebooks CSE - removed all dead links and added new websites. See here for the contents of the sites it scrapes: https://pastebin.com/aapQMv7t
Private trackers
- MyAnonamouse a.k.a. MAM - private tracker for ebooks/audiobooks
- bibliotik - private tracker for ebooks/audiobooks
Magazines
Comics
- getcomics.info
- comicextra.com
- readcomiconline.to
- readcomicbooksonline.net
- worldwidetorrents.me - comic section
V. COURSES/TUTORIALS
- See Section III & X. Many popular torrent indexers have courses such as Rutracker, 1337x.to, and demonoid.pw.
- freetutorials.us - Udemy, Lynda, Pluralsight courses available via torrents.
- gfxdomain.net - computer graphics design tutorials/courses via fileshosters (some through torrents).
- git.ir - hosts many courses/tutorials from udemy, tutsplus, lynda, etc... Available through direct download links.
VI. GAMES
Direct Download
- igg-games.com
- fitgirl-repacks - compressed game repacks with long installation times.
- Steam Underground - cs.rin.ru - dedicated game piracy forum.
Torrents
Roms
- the-eye.eu - large collection of multi-platform console roms
- romulation.net
- emuparadise.me (NDS ROMS, PSP ROMS, PSX ROMS, NES ROMS, SNES ROMS, MAME, WII ROMS, etc...)
- emulation.gametechwiki.com - large wiki with several links to ROM/ISO dumps.
- Vimm's Lair large collection of ROMs
- DarkUmbra
- nicoblog.org
Scene groups do not have official websites. If you find a site using the name of a scene group, they are impersonating them. Beware of these sites; often they may package the release with malware.
VII. MOVIES/SERIES (streaming)
Make sure your adblocker is on.
- StreamCR
- fmovies.to - formerly known as Bmovies
- solarmoviez.to
- yesmovies.to
- putlockers.io
Anime
- 9anime.to
- kissanime.ru
- Nyaa.si
- nyaa.pantsu.cat
- w/animepiracy - exhaustive wiki filled with anime streaming, manga, and light novel sites
VIII. MUSIC
- Deemix - Download from Deezer in FLAC and 320 kb/s MP3.
- rutracker.org - Russian tracker with an extensive music catalog.
- Spotify Downloader - Downloads Spotify songs/playlists from Youtube using youtube-dl
- Redacted.ch - private music tracker. Visit interviewfor.red to join.
- Soulseek - P2P network used for music.
- Youtube-dl - command-line program to download video/audio from Youtube videos and other sites. It has a GUI too.
IX. ANDROID
Torrent clients
- BiglyBT - no nonsense, ad-free, open source client.
- Libretorrent - ad-free open source client. Similar UI to Flud.
- Flud - free ad-supported client.
APK download sites
- Mobilism.org - largest forum for pirated apps, games, ebooks, etc...
- onhax.me - similar content to mobilism. Use an adblocker when browsing.
- apkmirror.com - contains untouched and signed release apks. Useful if searching for a prior version of an application.
- apkpure.com - similar to apkmirror.com
Apps
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Terrarium TV
- movie/series streaming app. "Premium ad-free" versions can be found in mobilism.org
- Mobdro - live streams aggregator (Sports, TV, etc...)
- Fildo - music streaming and download.
- Mobilism for Android - mobilism in an app (apps/games)
- ACMarket - "cracked play store." (apps/games)
X. TOOLS
For:
- Microsoft Toolkit
- KMSAuto Net
- KMSpico
- Windows Loaders
- AMTEmu
- Universal Adobe Patcher 2.0
- CCMaker
Visit /w/Piracy/Tools
- u/Apodacaac has published two very easy to follow "How to Patch Adobe CC 2017" guides for MacOS and Windows Google drive threads, should probably rehost soon
XI. DIRECT DOWNLOAD SITES
- /f/MEGAlinks - subraddle dedicated to sharing content in Mega.nz
- warez-bb.org (general)
- http://adit-hd.com - (films/series)
- http://rlsbb.ru - general releases (usually hosted on premium filehosters)
XII. MISCELLANEOUS
Misc. apps
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Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool - lightweight program that pulls Windows and Office isos directly from Microsoft's techbench site. All .isos are untouched and safe.
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EZBlocker -- Spotify Ad Blocker - lightweight .exe that blocks and mutes Spotify ads on Windows.
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Spotify Anti-Ad Host File - A hosts file to make sure you never have to hear another Spotify ad again.
Misc. websites
- Squawkr.io - Get notified when a movie releases. You can also set parameters such resolution.
- predb.me - livestream of searchable releases.
- subscene.com (multinlingual subtitles for movies/series)
- addic7ed.com ((multinlingual subtitles for movies/series))
- Free Premium Leechers List - maintained by u/H1dd3nM1nd
- emuparadise.me - NDS ROMS, PSP ROMS, PSX ROMS, NES ROMS, SNES ROMS, MAME WII ROMS, etc...
- Vimm's Lair - large collection of ROMs
Microsoft stuff
- Microsoft .iso torrents - Digitalriver download links from Microsoft -Untouched Windows 7 .isos
- Microsoft .iso DDLs - https://tb.rg-adguard.net/index.php - web interface for Microsoft's techbench site. Windows 8.1+ / Office 2013+.
- Microsoft .iso DDLs - https://tb.rg-adguard.net/products.html - Latest Microsoft Products Dump (latest releases)
- Microsoft .iso DDLs - Theeye - 2.7 TB back up of MSDN dump. Has lots of hard to find .isos.
Credits to reddit user Klappa4Me for doing a lot of the heavy lifting.