Because the site doesn’t host any pirated material of its own, you never have to worry about it coming under fire or going offline. Rather, Torrentz acts like Google and operates strictly as a search engine, directing users to sites featuring the torrents they want. Torrentz differs from the other options listed as it doesn’t host a single torrent on the website. Torrentz Image used with permission by copyright holder It also offers a helpful community forum on which the site’s active user base frequently chimes in on. With the amount of work put in to make sure 1337x brings its users a positive experience, it’s a worthy Pirate Bay replacement. The site launched with this thought in mind, and now offers users an easy to navigate and safe system for downloading torrents. For those who like to give back and upload files, the staff behind 1337x goes the extra mile by verifying active users and any content uploaded to the site. The site 1337x states it began by wanting to “fill an apparent void” where it felt there existed no quality, ad-free torrent sites. 1337x Image used with permission by copyright holder If you relied on Pirate Bay before its demise, Isohunt no doubt deserves a chance at being your go-to torrent site. Still, the site features an easy to navigate website, a list of daily top searches, and provides a consistently updated forum. Though Isohunt strives to preserve the sanctity of freedom on the Internet, it did mention it plans to deactivate the clone should Pirate Bay come back online. Further, the site cloned Pirate Bay’s entire database after the latter shut down, giving it a massive leg up on its competition. Though a relatively new player in the BitTorrent scene - it debuted a little over a year ago - Isohunt boasts an incredibly deep and devoted community.

Isohunt Image used with permission by copyright holder While they don’t taunt the authorities as aggressively as The Pirate Bay they may host illegal content and infected files.

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