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► Download Directories

• Note - Some Open Directories track IP addresses. Always use a VPN or Tor when accessing these resources.

• 🌐 r/opendirectories - Open Directories Subreddit / Telegram / /u/ODScanner
• ⭐ EyeDex, ODCrawler / GitHub or mmnt - Open Directory Search Engines
• ⭐ Nicotine+ / GitHub or Soulseek - File Sharing App / Windows, Mac, Linux / Stats / Server App / Batch DDL
• eMule Plus - File Sharing App / Windows / GitHub
• mega.archive (Discord) / Chat - Megadrive Archive
• Napalm FTP, Mamont or Search-22 - FTP Search
• Sala De Espera - Drive Sharing Community
• Open Directory Downloader - Open Directory Indexer
• DemoZoo, Pouet or scene.org - Demoscene Archives
• CD.TextFiles - CD Text File Archive
• Defacto2 - Scene / Sub-Scene Database

► Download Sites

• Note - General DDL sites use multiple sources, so it’s best to avoid them for software and games. If needed, use redirect bypassers to skip link shorteners.

• ⭐ Internet Archive - Video / Audio / Books / Magazines / Newspapers / ROMs / Tools
• ⭐ r/DataHoarder or Archive Team / Subreddit - Data Hoarding Communties
• MaxRelease - Video / Audio / Magazines
• SCNLOG - Video / Audio / ROMs / Books
• SceneSource, 2 - Video / Audio / ROMs / Books
• WorldSRC - Video / Audio
• DirtyWarez - Video / Audio / Books / Comics
• WarezForums - Video / Audio / ROMs / Books / Comics
• AditHD - Video / Audio / Books
• Novanon - Audio / Magazines / Comics / Books / Courses
• ReleaseBB, 2, 3, 4 - Audio / Books / Magazines / Track Shows / PreDB
• Psycho downloads - Audio / Books / Magazines
• Merlin Warez - Audio / Books / Audiobooks / Comics / Magazines
• 1DDL - Audio / Books / Comics / Magazines
• WarezLoad - Audio / Books
• TehParadox - Audio / Books / Magazines / ROMs
• downTURK - Audio / Books
• SoftArchive, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - Audio / Books / Comics / Newspapers / Magazines / Status / Note

▷ Search Sites

• Note - These aggregate from multiple sources, so it’s best to avoid them for software / games.

• ⭐ Download CSE / CSE 2 - Multi-Site Search
• ⭐ 4Shared
• File Host Search
• Linktury
• MediafireTrend - Mediafire Search
• WarezOmen - Indexer / Search Engine
• SunXDCC or XDCC.EU - XDCC / Search Engine

▷ Video Sites

▷ Anime Sites

▷ Educational Sites

▷ Game Sites

▷ Audio Sites

► Software Sites

• Note - Always scan downloaded software with VirusTotal before installation or run it in a sandboxed environment like Sandboxie to prevent system compromise. Note that any apps with fake names are generally not worth using. Keep in mind some file hosts have fake popups, real downloads happen within the download pages themselves, not redirected pages, or popup tabs.

• 🌐 Adobe Alternatives, 2 - Adobe Software Alternative Index
• ↪️ Editing Software
• ⭐ Virgil Software Search, 2 / GitHub or Software CSE - Multi-Site Software Search
• ⭐ CracksURL / Download Guide / Telegram
• ⭐ soft98 - Use Translator / PW: soft98.ir / Anti-Adblock Fix
• ⭐ LRepacks - Use Translator
• ⭐ Mobilism - Requires Sign-Up / User Ranks
• ⭐ Nsane Forums - Requires Sign-Up
• ⭐ AlternativeTo or European Alternatives - Crowdsourced Recommendations
• AIOWares - Software Forum
• DownloadHa - Use Translator
• Moum
• RetroSystemRevival - Oldschool Software
• Libreware - Telegram Channels
• Rarewares - Rare Software
• Software Heritage - Software Source Code Archive
• ZXPInstaller - Adobe Extension Installer

▷ FOSS Sites

• 🌐 Awesome Open Source, ⁠definitive-opensource, Awesome Useful Projects or Awesome OSS - FOSS Indexes
• ↪️ Git Project Indexes
• ⭐ new(releases) - Software Release Notifications / GitHub
• ⭐ Is It Really FOSS - Determine if Software is FOSS / Source Code
• SourceForge - FOSS Repositories
• OSSSoftware - FOSS Directory
• Fossies - FOSS Directory
• Gadgeteer - FOSS Directory
• FossHub - FOSS Directory
• OSS Gallery - FOSS Directory / GitHub
• Opensource Builders - FOSS Alt Directory / GitHub
• OpenAlternative - FOSS Alt Directory
• opensourcealternative.to - FOSS Alt Directory
• Awesome CLI Apps or CLI Club / GitHub - FOSS CLI Apps / Tools
• Free Software Directory - FOSS Wikis
• FOSS Wiki - FOSS Wikis

▷ Freeware Sites

• 🌐 Awesome Free Software, Awesome Free Apps, Windows Ultimate Collection or Free Lunch - Freeware Indexes
• 🌐 Awesome Python Applications - Python App Index
• ↪️ Software Package Managers
• ⭐ FluentStore - Alt Microsoft Store App / Windows
• ⭐ DanStore, store.rg or StoreWeb / GitHub - Microsoft Store WebUIs / Guide
• MajorGeeks - Freeware Downloads
• Softpedia - Freeware Directory
• Realityripple - Freeware Directory
• OlderGeeks - Freeware Directory
• FilePuma - Freeware Directory
• FileEagle - Freeware Directory
• LO4D - Freeware Directory
• SoftwareOK - Freeware Directory
• GRC - Freeware Directory
• Uwe Sieber - Freeware Directory
• Software Informer - Freeware Directory
• PortableApps.com, PortableFreeware, Portapps or PortableAppZ - Portable Apps
• Nirsoft, Windows-Utilities, OS Vault or WinTools - Windows Software
• Suckless - Simple Software Archive
• VETUSWARE - Abandonware / Operating Systems / Games
• OldVersion - Old Versions of Software
• Vintage Software Collection or SCiZE’s Classic Warez - Retro Software

▷ Linux Software

▷ Mac Software

▷ IRC Tools

• 🌐 Awesome IRC - IRC Resources
• 🌐 IRC Client Comparisons
• IRC Guide, Libera Guides, New Blood or Simple Wiki Guide - IRC Guides
• AdiIRC, KVIrc, or Halloy - IRC Clients / Windows, Mac, Linux
• Konversation - IRC Client / Windows, Linux / GitHub
• Convos / GitHub or TheLounge / GitHub - Self-hosted IRC Client / Web
• Libera, tilde, AnonOps or Rizon - IRC Networks

► Usenet

• 🌐 Usenet-Uploaders
• ⭐ Usenet Guide / Automation Setup / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
• r/usenet

▷ Indexers

• 🌐 Indexer List - Indexer List
• r/UsenetInvites
• NZBHydra2 - NZB Meta search
• SceneNZBs - Multinational Indexer
• NzbPlanet
• Orion
• binsearch
• NZB King
• NZB Index, 2
• Newznab
• NZBStars
• usenet-crawler
• GingaDaddy
• NZBFinder
• g4u - Download Games via Usenet / PW: 404
• OldUSe - Search Usenet Articles
• altHUB - Unlimited Free Trials
• Spotweb - Spotnet Client

▷ Providers

• 🌐 r/usenet Providers - Provider Lists
• 🌐 r/usenet Deals - Provider Deals
• 🌐 Usenet Provider Deals
• Usenet Providers Map
• Free Trials

▷ Downloaders

• ⭐ sabnzbd / Windows, Mac, Linux / Grabber
• ⭐ NZBUnity - Send NZBs to Client / Firefox / Chrome
• NZBGet / GitHub
• Usenet File Hashes - Link File Hashes

► Debrid / Leeches

• 🌐 Debrid Services Comparison / GitHub
• ↪️ Debrid Compatible Apps
• ⭐ TorBox - Paid / Requires Sign-Up / Unofficial Mobile Client / Subreddit / Discord / GitHub
• ⭐ Real-Debrid - Paid / Android Client / Torrent Client / DDL Client
• ⁠Cocoleech, ⁠Downloader Zone or ⁠MixDebrid (use shortlink bypass) - Bypass Premium Link Limits
• PixelDrain Bypass - Bypass PixelDrain Link Speed Limits
• Multi-OCH Helper - Quickly Send DDL Links to Premiumize & NoPremium
• Debrid Media Manager or Debrid Vault + Eclipse - ⁠Debrid Managers

► Download Managers