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No. 422348

Sail the high seas with farmers!

Use this thread to discuss and share:
>Piracy tips and tricks
>Safe and reliable websites
>Where to find [x] media
>How to rip and share media yourself
>Discussing piracy itself (history, opinions, etc)
>Anything else pertaining to the thread topic

Keep it civil and have fun.

No. 422350

Since anons were asking for it in /ot/. To start off, what torrent client do you guys use/like best?

No. 422351

>>422350
It's been years since I've torrented because I got my wifi shut down and have been too scared since.
I tend to trust mega links from 4chan for now

No. 422352

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>>422350
I swear by qBittorrent these days, it's the best. I did used to use Transmission for a number of years when I used a Mac, though.

No. 422370

>>422352
I've only ever used μtorrent, is qBitttorent faster compared to that?

No. 422372

>>422350
i also use qbittorent, but only because every private tracker i'm on demands it

No. 422373

>>422350
LibreTorrent on android. I use it to torrent off Nyaa and Ruttacker. But mostly, I get my music off Soulseek because it's easier and a bigger collection.

No. 422477

>>422351
What were you torrenting? Usually I just hear stories of people getting letters or emails from their ISP that they simply ignore.

No. 422607

>>422477
It was the fucking movie Airplane! from 1980, got a letter in the mail too

No. 422635

>>422607
You just ignore it if all you got was one letter, just blame it on the neighbors using your Wi-Fi or some shit.

No. 422745

>>422607
You've got good taste, anon (but you can watch it online on places like PrimeWire). I got two letters from my ISP about torrenting FFX X-2 and Mass Effect Andromeda, lol.

No. 422763

I use streamio, but unfortunately it mostly sucks if you want to watch anything obscure.

>>422351
What country are you from, nonna? I think I would get a heart attack if I got a letter in the mail.

No. 422791

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>>422348
Thanks for making this thread, anon!
Fun story: I once got slapped on the wrist at my college for torrenting Sex and the City (out of all things lmao). They had bans on all torrent sites, but I was able to bypass them by adding a bunch of magnet links while back home. Then, I'd open transmission when I returned to campus and continue downloading. The IT guy who gave me a warning had no clue how I bypassed their bans and I didn't tell him.
Also, relatedly, HBO is the only reason I've received a DMCA notice. They do not fuck around.

No. 422836

>>422348
I mostly pirate books (from Anna’s archive), read fan translations of manga and mostly watch tv shows on pirate streaming services from my country, like rezka dot ag. It’s actually pretty good, and has tons of shows. Mind you, it’s in Russian/Ukrainian but there’s always “original + subs” option, so English-speaking nonnies can use it too.

No. 422838

Where do Coloso courses torrents habitate? They're nonexistent on my local torrenting sites despite huge art community weirdly

No. 422896

>>422838
private trackers like cgpeers

No. 422956

Fuck those hackers that attacked the Internet Archive, that's where I usually get my ROMs

No. 422957

>>422370
NTA but uTorrent is adware/nagware shit, it used to be decent but it's been years since it went to shit, now it's full of ads that may contain malware and I think it has a "premium" version. qBittorrent is FOSS, has no ads, and it's perfectly functional and clean.

No. 422978

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>>422350
Vuze

>>422348
>How to rip and share media yourself
I usually rip DVDs with English subs using Format Factory, but sometimes it fails and the subs don't get preserved. Any good alternative?

>Where to find [x] media

Where can I find OSTs to old anime, like Angel Links? The usual anime torrent sites don't have it, but I'm sure at least some of it must have been ripped at one time, because I could pick up the tracks in anime pirate radios (RIP Armitunes).
Also, RIP https://nipponsei.minglong.org and Hikari-no-Akari :
>Hikari-no-Akari, a long-established pirate site that specialized in Japanese music, has closed its doors voluntarily. The drastic decision comes shortly after Sony Music Entertainment Japan obtained a subpoena, requiring Cloudflare to share the personal details of the operator. Despite the shutdown, the Recording Industry Association of Japan still plans to hold the site's operator accountable.
https://torrentfreak.com/piracy-portal-hikari-no-akari-shuts-down-following-legal-pressure-240724/

No. 423000

>>422978
>Where can I find OSTs to old anime, like Angel Links?
If it's that particular anime you want I just found the OSTs on soulseek and am downloading them, I can reupload them for you. It's only the actual OSTs though, not the OP or ED singles.

No. 423008

>>423000
>It's only the actual OSTs though, not the OP or ED singles
That would be enough, thanks! I've never used Soulseak - from what I've read it has 'rooms' you need to join to download stuff? I can't check right now.

No. 423009

Best place to torrent western cartoons? (Simpsons, Metalocalypse, Futurama)

No. 423028

>>422978
>Where can I find OSTs to old anime, like Angel Links?
I can help you with this, nona. If you're looking for something older than mid 2010s, go to https://tenshi.spb dot ru/anime-ost/. It's a directory with Japanese names for anime. Click on the name of the title you're looking for, and you will see the OSTs. I checked, and Angel Links are right there.
Also, just FYI, it's not a torrent, just direct downloads.

No. 423032

>>423008
It's a peer to peer network so it relies on users being online to share their files. Anyway here you go nona, took a while to upload because my speeds are bad: https://pixeldrain.com/l/MQmBLpPA

>>423009
There's a user on 1337x that uploads cartoons in good quality, I also know of myspleen if that's still around, it's a private tracker though.

No. 423038

I use Stremio sorry torrentfags for making your downloads slower.

No. 423055

>>422956
Have you tried myrient nona? I don't know what system you're getting roms for, but it has a big collection for the systems I usually browse for.

No. 423148

>>422978
Stopped using that site when you had to chat in Discord to get access to the dl channel anyway.

No. 423596

i havent torrented in probably 7 or so years and i feel totally out of the loop. i used to use qbittorrent but i never re-installed it when i got a new computer. since i mostly torrented music by that point and i'd rather just use link converters or soulseek.
i'm hesitant to go back to torrenting but lately i wanna watch different shows or movies and i don't want to watch them on any of those sketchy sites. i was using archive.org to download a lot of old movies (and i managed to find a couple shows) but now that my only source is gone, i'm lost again. i don't even remember where i used to torrent movies/shows at all

i used to pirate 24/7 back in 2010-2013 but now i feel totally lost. where do people go for shows and movies nowadays? are there places where you can just download the files themselves like on archive as opposed to setting up torrenting? any help would be appreciated, search engines are so shit nowadays and the internet is dying

No. 424192

>download an album I'd forgotten about
>it sounds distorted and borderline unlistenable
>remember there was a doujin music uploader some years ago who uploaded fucked rips on purpose out of some kind of spite
found a proper rip instead but wasn't expecting those files to still be hanging about.

No. 424213

>>423596
Yify torrents has a nice library of movies. It doesn't have all that i'd like but like 85%.
Tv shows i always find streaming online.

No. 424766

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>>423032
Thanks a lot! I didn't know it had an audio drama too!

No. 424774

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>>423028
Thanks for the link too!

No. 424799

>>423596
I know it's leddit but check out the megathread/wiki on r/piracy, it's pretty helpful. I don't know anywhere trustworthy to download specifically archives of movies but I always go to 1337x for general purpose. They always have movies basically as soon as they are released on streaming, too

No. 424832

>>423038
I use both. Stremio/Debrid for popular movies/shows and torrents for obscure movies. Stremio gives me some mental relief because I have limited hard drive space and hate managing it, it pisses me off when my drive is full but I want to watch something else now. I use mostly private trackers so I can't delete my files right away. Also the Debrid feature that lets you get a premium experience with file hosters is handy although I wish it had Nitroflare.

No. 425708

>>424213
>>424799
thank you, nonas!

No. 426650

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It can't be piracy thread without pirate radio mentions!
https://basic.pp.ua - you can listen to many anime/Japanese/Korean/Chinese/Vocaloid music radio channels, all in one.

No. 427655

How to pirate scientific software.

No. 427719

I've never pirated a game before (minus old roms) but with the new DA coming out in a few days I'd like to know how and where because I'm not giving money to that troonery. I was a bit apprehensive about pirating on my laptop since it was new so I've been extra careful with it, but since the new DA is drm free it should be fairly easy compared to all those installers you have to mount. Please endow me with your knowledge.

No. 427724

>>427719
r/CrackWatch to keep track of releases and FitGirl Repacks for downloads of modern PC games (never pirated one of these myself, either, but FitGirl is pretty popular and seems reliable)

No. 427732

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>>427719
https://1337x.to/ is the site I usually use. As usual, make sure to have uBlock Origin enabled before browsing. When choosing which to download, I recommend going for the most popular upload, assuming that there will be multiple uploads for DAV. This means the upload with the most seeds (the green numbers). Preferably, there will also be comments saying if the game is safe/works. I've never had any issues with malware or viruses from 1337x, but you can never be too safe. Then, once you've decided, right click on the green magnet download icon and select 'copy link'. Next, you'll need a torrent client. I use qBittorent. In qBittorent, in the upper left corner, there is a chain icon. Click that and a window will pop up. The link you've copied should show up. Select 'download'. You can choose where you want the file to download to and whatnot. You can also download using torrent files if you'd like. You'll just have to add them using the '+' icon. I prefer magnet links because they're simpler. Once you've started downloading, click on the little arrows at the bottom of qBittorent. Here, you can throttle your download/upload speeds. Limiting these can be useful if you share your internet connection with others. Otherwise, it'll download/upload at max speeds and slow things down if you try to use the internet at the same time. I usually limit my upload speeds. Downloading a game like DAV will take a while but once it's done, you can choose to 'seed' the game for a bit, to help other people download it. Or, if you're a leech like me, you can just stop the file and remove it from qBittorent. Modern games will come with instructions on how to install them, so follow that. If you're really worried, you can scan for viruses before opening the file you've downloaded. Just note that sometimes antiviruses will detect false positives. I'm not sure if DAV will try to connect to the internet while playing, so you might want to prevent it from being able to by adding a rule to your firewall. Or just play while disconnected from the internet.

No. 427757

>>427724
Great resource thanks. I have heard about fitgirl, though I suppose it depends on who releases it.
>>427732
Extremely in depth and helpful thanks. I do have qBittorrent already installed but I don't torrent much usually as I prefer hunting for direct downloads if I am to download anything.

No. 427768

>>427732
>>427719
Just torrent the fitgirl repack when it comes out. Use the magnet links from their website (fitgirl-repacks.site) and it's just download and run the installer, it'll be already cracked and couldn't be simpler. You can even choose to exclude unnecessary files too to decrease the install size.

No. 427776

>>427757
>as I prefer hunting for direct downloads if I am to download anything.
i am the same way. do nonnies have any recommendations for reliable places for direct downloading? it's obviously much more of a hassle on the modern web but i'm curious if you guys have any sites that you can rely on for this

No. 427779


No. 427966

I'm really interested in a thread like this and will read it but for now I'm posting this. It's called Deezloader and by making a free account on Deezer, one can download whatever an artist has there available. I know it isn't as widely used as spotify but the interface is nice and pretty convenient to use.

https://www.deezloader.app/

No. 427972

>>427776
>>427757
i personally go on csrin and use goldberg gui alongside steamless if drm cracking is needed. you do need an account for csrin but its never let me down. do use a vpn when downloading though!
>>422348
that said, does anyone have tips on how to get regional pricing for the things you cant quite pirate? vpn usage isn't enough these days and many sites will require a payment method from your foreign country of choice, but the problem is so many of these require citizen id/proof of residency…

No. 428020

>>427966
If you log into deezloader or deemix with one of these ARLs (at your own risk ofc) you can download FLACs which you can't do anymore with a free account: https://rentry.co/firehawk52
I'm shocked old deemix builds still work even with a premium ARL, I used to use the shit out of it like 5-6 years ago and I thought the exploit was long gone.

No. 428846

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Does someone know where to watch western animated stuff? Both mainstream and non mainstream stuff. I think kim cartoon died

No. 430314


No. 431701

I wasn't part of this but it seems like a popular private tracker named Blutopia might shut down due to technical issues. I'm trying to stop wasting so much time on file hoarding but it's hard knowing these trackers can just disappear one day.

No. 431707

https://fmhy.net

This site is really good my dudes. A dedicated list of piracy sites from movies, books, and cartoons.

No. 435278

A small guide for eurekaddl.
Eurekaddl is an italian website for a lot of different things, like movies, magazines, mangas, books, audiobooks…
It gets shut down pretty fast, so to keep track of it changing you'll need to use: https://justpaste.it/eurekaddl.
It mainly has italian stuff, but it sometimes has stuff in english, like the magazines.
It uses primarily filestore, which I recommend to make an account for, using a temporary email (like temp-mail.org). The max file size is 250 mb, so basically if the file is bigger you can't download it.
For audiobooks it uses other websites (best one is terabytez), which, if you make an account, can reach 500 mb, so usually audiobooks longer than 6 hours are not downloadable.
I haven't tried with movies.
It used to have issues with the search function (which required you to add the "" at the second attempt), but now it looks like it got fixed.

No. 437854

What is ab? I asked where can I find an anime soundtrack flac rip and someone told me it's on ab but I'm too embarrassed to ask for a link.

No. 437861

>>437854
animebytes.tv which is a private tracker. I lost my account from years back and I'm still mad I couldn't recover it

No. 437862

>>437861
Do I need an invite or something? Is it the kind where you have to upload your own rips to keep your account and shit?

No. 437863

>>437862
You need an invite yeah, where from these days I have no idea, you could try /ptg/ on 4chan's /g/. Uploading isn't necessary on AB only seeding is.

No. 437864

>>437863
Guess I'll turn to plan B, buying the CD myself as a gift to myself for my hard work.

No. 438432

does anyone know a way to download vegas pro I miss the days when it was Sony vegas and you just needed a keygen generator nowadays idk how to go about getting it.

No. 438538

>>438432
No, sorry. I've seen plenty of trial versions out there though.

No. 439546

>>437864
Can you find the soundtrack on amazon music?
If yes, you can download it using lucida(dot)to.

No. 439554

>>439546
Nope, that's why I turned to buying the CD. It's on its way from Japan. It's a rare 80s anime OST that's not on any streaming platform, except some songs by an idol that are very easy to find online, but the remaining songs by other artists on the album are very obscure.

No. 439556

>>439554
I'll just ask to be 100% sure… It's not even on soulseek, right?

No. 439559

>>439556
Nope, tried that, too. And nyaa uploads have 0 seeders. It's on Rutracker but in low quality and with improper scans, I specifically wanted the lyrics booklet but the uploader didn't add them. I found them on VGMdb but in low quality that can't be easily transcribed.

No. 439563

>>439559
>I found them on VGMdb but in low quality that can't be easily transcribed.
If you open an image in new tab on there and change https://medium-media.vgm.io to just https://media.vgm.io it'll serve you a bigger image, unless you've already tried that.

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>>439563
Yeah they were bigger but thr scans are quite old so the quality isn't the best, and are a bit pixilated. Picrel.

No. 439669

Just discovered oceanofpdf and I highly recommend it to any nona looking for books they can't find on zlib or internet archive, I was able to get some really obscure books I was hunting for. There's also some newspapers and magazines available to download if you're interested in those. They also save retarded fanfic Danielle Steele-esque books for some reason but you won't bump into them unless you go into the WebNovel tab.
https://oceanofpdf.com/

No. 440532

>>438432
I found it no thanks to any of you lol jk

No. 442189

What are some websites or software I can use to rip Japan exclusive songs/albums or any region locked music? From Apple or Amazon music or anywhere.



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