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The Best Torrent Sites of 2012

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  1. VCDQ.com: VCDQ.com isn't technically a torrent search site; rather, VCDQ specializes in verifying torrents.  VCDQ employs a committee of serious users to confirm that torrents do indeed exist for thousands of titles, especially brand new movie releases.  Use VCDQ to confirm that a title is available, then copy the torrent name to paste into a search engine like Isohunt.com. Definitely give VCDQ.com a try; this is a great resource for avoiding fake torrent files.
     
  2. Thunderbytes: As of March 2010, Thunderbytes is a private site that you'll need an invitation to join.

  3. Vertor: this torrent service claims to filter out bad torrents, viruses, DRM locks, passwords, and fakes.

  4. ExtraTorrent.com ExtraTorrent.com is very visual and very busy. But the thumbnails and file information at this site are tremendous. This site is definitely worth trying, as it is very browsing-friendly for discovering movies and music artists.

  5. Meganova.org, which has been rebranded as "Seed Peer", is a site with many years of history in the torrent community. Unfortunately, the site seems to have been a target for malware being spread through older versions of Java language. Make sure you have Avira or antivirus software installed and running before you visit this or any torrent site.

  6. Torrentz.com (special thanks to reader, Jonathan R., for this link)

  7. BiteNova (formerly known as "Bi-Torrents", BiteNova is a free Torrent site with a spartan look and fast searching format.)

  8. Torrentengine.co.cc: a very spartan-looking torrent engine, with fast results and icons that denote verified sources.

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  10. Alive Torrents Alive Torrents focuses on torrents that have a solid swarm base and an active readership.
     
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  12. YouTorrent.com This site looks very promising, and brings an elegance and functionality that you won't find on most other torrent search sites.
     
  13. btscene.com btscene is a longtime player in the file sharing game. This website does have annoying popups and adult advertising, but it does offer a solid library of torrents. It does a good job of featuring very recent torrents (good for people who follow television shows), and presenting many browsing choices at a glance.
     
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  15. The Pirate Bay: for years, TPB was the premiere torrent search site.  But since April of 2009, the Swedish courts changed TPB forever.  The four Pirate Bay founders were sentenced to a year in prison and $3.5 million USD in fines. Today, the Pirate Bay operates within the technical boundaries of copyright law: not as expansive nor as deep with its new torrent index, but by using meta-linking to other sites, TPB is still an excellent torrent search destination.
     
  16. Entertane: An obscure-but-good metasearch engine. Pore through 24 other torrent sites quickly by using Entertane.com. Just be patient when you click the name of each sub-search engine... it takes a few moments to load each result list.

  17. BitToxic.com While the name is awkward to type, these folks offer a solid semi-private search site. The memberships might be closed soon, so visit them right away!

  18. Commonbits.com (This new beta search site is dedicated to media on progressive political content: audio, video, photos, reports, transcripts and other files. This is a place for activists to share their message, and for people to learn about other political choices. Unfortunately, the owners have had to move the site because of legal/financial pressures. We hope to see it back soon.)


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