IMO, I see no major difference besides fewer clicks to download. Other torrent sites can do the same without having to code their own shortener, with the API.I'm wondering WHY you want to use magnet links for (besides the obvious reason of torrenting).īasically, magnet links is just an easier way to download torrents as supposed to.

As can be seen in the screenshot below, users of the site can generate a short magnet URL in a single click right from the search results. The magnet-only search engine Sailr already implemented support recently. However, it would be even better if torrent sites added support for this magnet URL shortener on their websites. Needless to say, this makes sharing magnets easier and more convenient than ever can use the service manually by copying the magnet link and shortening it with, which takes just a few seconds. People can share the following link in chats, tweets, or on their websites. Magnet:xt=urn:btih:&dn=Pioneer.264VODO&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker is such a URL shortener, but one that’s specifically designed for converting magnet URLs into short and descriptive links. However, they don’t support magnet links. Services like Bit.ly can be used to shorten lengthy URLs and make them easier to share on Twitter and other platforms. aims to change this.īy now most people are probably familiar with URL shorteners. They too are long for Twitter, not clickable in most instant messaging applications and they are not very descriptive either. One of the downsides to using magnets, however, is that the links are generally not easy to share.

Many torrent clients quickly added support for magnet links, and most torrent sites that didn’t already have magnets did the same. torrent files are still predominantly used by the masses, but The Pirate Bay announcement did spur BitTorrent developers and site admins into action. “We’re talking to the other torrent admins on doing magnet links,” a Pirate Bay insider told TorrentFreak at the time, adding that torrents may become a thing of the past.

Instead, magnet links would become the new standard. When The Pirate Bay shut down its tracker in November of 2009, the site’s operators suggested that they might move away from.

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