April 23, 2008 by sharky
There are literally thousands of private BitTorrent websites. Most of them fall into the "general" category and contain a hodgepodge of mixed content. Others cater specifically to a particular genre of torrent:
• eLearning / eBooks | • Pr0n Torrents |
• Games & Consoles | • Software / Applications |
• High Definition Movies / Video | • Sports Trackers |
• Music & Audio | • TV Trackers |
And others are completely specific. Here’s a list of private trackers that don’t fall into any of the above groups; many could be even considered fanatical, eclectic or downright strange.
• Miscellaneous | • Comics Trackers | • Magic Trackers | • Conspiracy |
Miscellaneous BitTorrent Trackers
http://www.pianosheets.org
— OPEN? - YES.Members: unknown.Ratio: varies.# of Torrents: 1,700.Features: PianoSheets is not just about the piano - they’ve built up an impressive collection of sheet music for many instruments. Also to be found are instrument video tutorials, tablature books & PDFs, and other scores. PG uses a "wait-time" style of classes for its members - be sure to keep a good ratio for lower wait times on torrents.
Torrents | Ratios |
http://www.thevault.bz
— OPEN? - NO.Members: Max. 4,000 (8,900 regged).Ratio: 1.0 / 1.0.# of Torrents: 7,500.Features: TheVault is a very unique tracker that specializes in self-help, personal gain and monetary achievement! While never open directly to new signups, if you think you got what they’re looking for and take it seriously, you might have a shot at getting in. Check out their signup page, and join their IRC-invites channel by clicking the appropriate link. Follow the instructions given. Who knows? Maybe you’ll be invited.
Browse | Categories | Stats |
http://torrent.virtualplace.ro (JAF)
— OPEN? - YES.Members: 12,385.Ratio: varies.# of Torrents: ~1,180.Features: JAF specializes in cell-phone torrents - whether it be mobile games, software, flashing & hacks, tutorials, smartphones, PDAs…even cell phone manuals. Most popular brands are discussed here, be sure to check their forums for additional content.
Browse | Forums | Stats |
http://www.podtropolis.com
— OPEN? - YES.Features: Podtropolis is a public tracker that totes iPod torrents - be it movies, music, TV shows or music videos - with over 1,000 torrents listed. Be sure to check out their Top 20 in each iPod torrent category.
http://www.ipodtvnova.com
— OPEN? - NO.Features: iPod TV Nova features - wait for it - video for iPods. Registrations are presently closed and capped at 200,000 - so it’s not a difficult tracker to get into. Site employs a ‘wait time’ class for members who don’t seed 1:1.
Browse | Classes |
http://www.templateshares.org
— OPEN? - NO.Features: TemplateShares has over 2500+ high quality, professional website templates, flash templates, html templates, banner templates, Photoshop templates & logo templates covering almost any theme or style you can imagine. TS is almost never open for signups - aspiring new members will need an invite.
http://www.seductiongr.com
— OPEN? - YES.Members: under 2,000.Ratio: varies.# of Torrents: ~3,750.Features: A private BitTorrent tracker and community designed to help you improve your life on different levels, through means of studying. Categories include: Seduction, Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), Hypnosis, Business, and many other extremely valuable and life-changing materials that will have YOU be in control of your life.
Forums | Stats / Categories |
http://www.hungercity.org
— OPEN? - YES.Features: HungerCity is a BitTorrent tracker for audio and video recordings of independent origin which have not been officially released. Torrents include unreleased recordings of The Beatles, John Lennon, Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan - just to name a few.
Comic Torrent Search & Trackers
http://zcultfm.com/~comic/
— OPEN? - YES.About Z-Cult FM: It’s been suggested that Z-Cult doesn’t have a torrent tracker anymore, but this is incorrect. The site is difficult to navigate, but here are some tips: First, register on the site, and login. Second, make at least one post to their forums (i.e. "Introduce Yourself" is a great place). This should now unlock the torrent forums (in the /~comic link) - scroll all the way to the bottom. Also, some of the torrents can be found by browsing the actual trackers - i.e. http://trackerb.zcultfm.com:6969/. Proper site searching now should also work (after registering and posting 1 article).
Torrents | Tracker |
http://www.dcpsearch.co.uk
— OPEN? - YES.Features: ComicSearch is not its own tracker - they index comic book torrents found at public BitTorrent sites.
Magic Trackers
http://www.aomkiller.net - CLOSED
— OPEN? - YES.Members: 582.Ratio: 1.0 / 1.0.# of Torrents: 2,225.Features: AOMKiller is a tracker that focuses on magic-related torrents, including card tricks, magic shows & tricks, pickpocketing, balloon tricks, eBooks, juggling, alchemy and more. AOMK incorporates a unique ‘class’ system for its users - ‘lower-class’ users have limitations on which torrents they’re able to access on the site (see Classes).
Torrents | Categories | Stats | Classes |
http://artofmisdirection.com
— OPEN? - NO.Members: ~1,000.Ratio: 0.95 / 1.0.# of Torrents: ~3,000.Features: AOM is ‘invite-only’ and difficult to get into - they also carry a multitude of rare torrents related to magic (Cards, Coins, Ebooks, Mentalism, Money Tricks, Levitation, Rings, Rope, Balloons, Sponge-Balls). AOM uses ‘wait-times’ to anyone who falls below a 1.0 ratio.
Torrents | Bonus |
http://www.magiciantorrents.com
— OPEN? - NO.Members: 530.# of Torrents: 850# of DDLs: 706Getting In: Signup is by invitation only.Features: MagicianTorrents is a community that not only offers torrents, but also Direct Download Links (DDLs) in a variety of magic genres (Beginner’s/Kids, Card, Money Tricks, Fire, Street Magic, Mentalism…). Looking for an invite? Try going through their sister site at TorrentGeeks.com. MT also has a Bonus Points system in place for users who seed torrents, fill requests, or supply working DDLs for magic-related stuff.
Bonus Points | Site Stats | Classes |
Conspiracy, Politics & Propaganda
http://conspiracycentral.net:6969
— OPEN? - YES.Members: unknown.Ratio: none.# of Torrents: ~4,700.Features: Conspiracy Central is a public tracker (registration is optional) dedicated to just about anything that could be considered a conspiracy or cover-up. Aside from the usual paranoid fare, ConCen offers a robust selection of documentaries from BBC, History Channel, PBS.
http://torrentchannel.com
— OPEN? - Always (public tracker).Features: The Torrent Channel focuses on conspiracy theories, 9/11, New World Order (NWO) and other documentaries & movies on the subject.
http://tracker.conspiracyresearch.org
— OPEN? - YES.Members: ~1,636.Ratio: none?.# of Torrents: 331.Features: CoRe features torrents in Politics, NWO, Illuminati, Monopolies, War-on-Terror, Big Brother and Globalization.
Categories | Stats |
http://onebigtorrent.org/
— OPEN? - YES.Features: OneBigTorrent is a public tracker for sharing material that deals with or is relevant to issues of social justice, progressive and radical politics, independent media, ecology.
http://www.progressivetorrents.com
— OPEN? - YES.Features: PTC is a community center (tracker) for sharing progressive movies, documentaries, TV shows, (audio) books and other contents that deal with various global issues such as social justice, independence, liberty, economy, energy, environment, humanity, ecology, history, current affairs/news, philosophy, science and higher consciousness!