Well with the rise and now fall of the Pirate Bay now is the chance for some other Bit torrent sites to play some catch up. So what are the alternatives out there? Well the folks at torrentFreak did a list of the top 25:

25 Great Pirate Bay Alternatives

Full Pirate Bay Alternatives

The only full Pirate Bay alternatives are sites that index torrent files, are open to everyone and also have a working tracker.

1. Torrentbox

2. 1337x

3. H33t

4. Demonoid (semi-private)

Torrent Indexers

Torrent indexers are sites that have a searchable directory of torrent files, but don’t host a (public) tracker of their own.

5. Mininova

6. isoHunt

7. Torrentreactor

8. BTjunkie

Torrent Meta-Seach Engines

BitTorrent meta-search engines are yet another brand of torrent sites.

9. Torrentz

10. Nowtorrents

11. Qtorrents

12. Torrent-Finder

Private Trackers (open signup)

Most of the larger private trackers require an invite to join, but there are always a few that allow new members.

13. RTN

14. BiteMyTorrent

15. BitShock

16. TorrentIt

Standalone BitTorrent Trackers

Torrent indexers and meta-search engines can be used to find torrents, but none of them will be of much use without a stable BitTorrent tracker.

17. OpenBitTorrent

18. PublicBitTorrent

19. The Hidden Tracker

20. Denis.Stalker

DIY Pirate Bay Alternatives

The last category of Pirate Bay alternatives are the do-it-yourself projects. By using the three ingredients below The Pirate Bay can be easily rebuilt. It might take a few hours, but then the path to world domination is clear.

21. Pirate Bay Torrents Clone

22. Pirate Bay HTML Clone

23. Torrage: Torrent API

24. Tracker Software

Last but not Least

Google, the mother of all search engines has a filetype:torrent search command that allows you to find torrent files scattered across the Internet. Also, Google’s custom search allows everyone to create their own torrent search engine. Don’t tell the MPAA and RIAA.

25. Google

Now are there more - oh yeah. I would say there are alot more in the "private" torrent sites. Most that are private are private for a reason and do not want their name out there. I know the one that I use most of the time is not listed above. They also have very strict rules that if they find you posting it you can/will loose your membership. I understand that. So how do they get new members - word of mouth and referrals (invitations).

So if you have any other torrent sites you would like to add to the list let us know. If you also have any info on them that would be great. Info such as what type of torrent site they are and if you know where they are from. Why does it matter where they are from? Well for some of us (like myself) I am not comfortable with downloading from the Eastern Block (China, Russia...) but that is personal preference.

NOTE: The use of torrent sites can be used legally and illegally. On Geekdrop we can not condone illegal use of torrents. The information here is simply information. Know and understand the laws of your area and download at your own risk.