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How to download with magnet links

To download from AXTorrent you need a torrent program. This guide uses qBittorrent, which is free, open source and has no ads.

What a magnet link is

A magnet link starts with magnet: and identifies a torrent by its fingerprint, without holding the file. Your torrent program uses it to find the people who share that file and to download it from them. AXTorrent hosts no files: it only gathers links.

On a computer, with qBittorrent

It works the same on Windows, macOS and Linux.

1. Install qBittorrent

  1. Go to qBittorrent's official download page.
  2. Choose your system: the installer for Windows, or the .dmg file for macOS. On Linux, install it from your distribution's software store or, on Ubuntu and Debian, with sudo apt install qbittorrent.
  3. Install it and open it once. On Windows and macOS, go to Tools › Options › Behavior and tick Use qBittorrent for magnet links, so your browser knows what to open them with.

2. Get to the magnet link

  1. On the movie's or the TV show's page, or on the torrent's page, press Download.
  2. You go through the page of a link shortener: FileCrypt, ouo.io, ShrinkMe or ShrinkEarn. On FileCrypt, solve the check that you are not a robot and press the Download button of the file's row; on the others, press the button to continue. Ignore the ads: see Safety.
  3. You reach AXTorrent's download page, with the Open magnet and Copy link buttons.

3. Open it with qBittorrent

  1. Press Open magnet. Your browser asks whether to open qBittorrent: accept. You can tick that it remembers.
  2. qBittorrent shows the new torrent's window while it receives its data. In Save at, choose the folder you want it in and press OK.
  3. The torrent shows in the list. Its status goes from Downloading metadata to Downloading, and its bar shows how much is left.

If you would rather paste the link

  1. On the download page, press Copy link.
  2. In qBittorrent, open the File menu and choose Add Torrent Link…
  3. Paste the link in the box, press Download and go on from the second step of the section above.

On Android, with LibreTorrent

qBittorrent has no Android app. LibreTorrent is the alternative: also free, open source and without ads.

  1. Install LibreTorrent from Google Play or from F-Droid.
  2. On the download page, press Open magnet and choose LibreTorrent when Android asks what to open it with.
  3. If it does not open, press Copy link, open LibreTorrent, press the + button, choose to add a link and paste it.
  4. Choose the folder and confirm. Use Wi-Fi: videos take several gigabytes.

On iPhone and iPad

Apple allows no torrent programs on the App Store, so torrents cannot be downloaded on iPhone and iPad. Use a computer or an Android phone: you can press Copy link and send it to yourself to open it there.

Common problems

Nothing happens when I press “Open magnet”
You have no torrent program, or it is not set to open magnet links. Install one and tick the option of the first section, or press Copy link and paste it in qBittorrent.
It stays at 0 % or at “Downloading metadata”
Nobody shares that torrent right now, or very few people do. Wait a few minutes; if it does not move, try another quality on the same page. The Seeds and Peers columns say how many people you are connected to.
I cannot find what I downloaded
It is in the folder you chose, Downloads by default. Right-click the torrent and choose Open destination folder.
The video does not play
Try VLC, which is free and plays almost every format, such as .mkv.

Safety

  • Download qBittorrent only from its official website, and LibreTorrent from Google Play or F-Droid. Copies from other websites can bring unwanted programs.
  • A movie or a TV show are video files, such as .mkv, .mp4 or .avi. If a video torrent brings a program, such as an .exe, .msi, .scr, .bat or .lnk file, do not open it, and delete it.
  • The shorteners' pages in between show ads: do not download or install anything they offer, and close the windows that open by themselves.
  • Keep your antivirus on. Windows already has Microsoft Defender.

When it is done: sharing and removing the torrent

  • While you download, you also share the parts you already have with other people: that is how BitTorrent works.
  • When it is done, its status becomes Seeding: you keep sharing the file so that others can download it. If you leave it a while, you help keep the torrent alive.
  • To stop sharing, right-click the torrent and choose Stop.
  • To take it off the list, right-click it and choose Remove. qBittorrent asks whether to delete the files too: leave it unticked to keep what you downloaded.