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How it works

1. 01

   You type a query

   There is no XTORX server for it to be sent to. It is counted in the site's analytics, and nowhere else.

2. 02

   XTORX does the magic

   The same words are encoded the way each of the indexes expects them.

3. 03

   You pick where to look

   Open any index in a new tab, with no referrer attached, and compare what each one has.

Questions

What is XTORX?

XTORX is a torrent meta-search engine. One search covers every major public torrent index at once, so you can see what each of them has for your words without typing them again on a dozen different sites.

Does XTORX host torrents?

No. XTORX stores no torrent files, no magnet links and no index of its own, and it runs no tracker.

Does XTORX track me?

Google Analytics counts visits, and is told what you search for: the words are sent to it as a search event, so the site can see which searches are common. Nothing identifies you, and no cookie is set until you accept the bar at the bottom of the page; refusing is one click in the same place, and the answer can be changed later from the Cookies link in the footer. The indexes themselves are told nothing: outbound links are sent without a referrer, so the site you open does not learn what you typed here.

Is using XTORX legal?

Searching is. What you then download is governed by the law where you live and by the licence of the material. XTORX also lists open-content archives such as Academic Torrents and Linux Tracker, where the material is free to copy by licence.

More detail in About and the disclaimer.