Torrent Sites Tested with Magnetar

Site experience

Advertising

Low

Popups and redirects

No aggressive behaviour recorded during testing

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• Advertising was low compared with more aggressive torrent sites.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Magnet detection Works extremely well
• ✓ Hash detection Works extremely well
• ✓ Batch mode Works extremely well
• ✓ Send to Mobile Works well
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• Organised folders particularly suit audiobook workflows.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Not usually needed

Effectiveness

The core workflow was comfortable without Shield intervention.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Advertising

Very High

Popups and redirects

Frequent

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• Frequent popup and redirect behaviour makes unprotected browsing intrusive.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Hash detection Recognised very well
• ✓ Batch mode Batch hashes are recognised very well
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• The core workflow is strong in both tested browsers.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Strongly recommended

Effectiveness

Effective. Popup attempts were blocked successfully.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Advertising

Very High

Popups and redirects

Very aggressive

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• Repeated popup behaviour can make the site less functional while Shield is intervening.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Hash detection Works
• ✓ Batch mode Works
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• Core hash and Batch detection continue to work.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Strongly recommended

Effectiveness

Effective, but aggressive site behaviour can affect usability.

Known limitation

Shield blocks the intrusive popups, but the site may not behave as smoothly as other tested sites.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Advertising

High

Popups and redirects

Intrusive popup behaviour observed

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• Back navigation can trigger a browser form-resubmission request.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Single-item detection Works on individual item pages
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• Individual-item pages work well with Shield enabled.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Recommended

Effectiveness

Effective

Known limitation

A form-resubmission warning may appear when navigating back after Shield intervention.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Advertising

Very High

Adult advertising

Present

Popups and redirects

Frequent

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• Advertising is aggressive and adult-oriented advertising is present.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Magnet detection Works well
• ✓ Batch mode Works
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• Recent layout issues were fixed and retested in Chrome and Firefox.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Strongly recommended

Effectiveness

Very effective. Popup attempts were blocked every time in current testing.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Advertising

High

Popups and redirects

Intrusive popup behaviour observed

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• Back navigation may trigger a browser form-resubmission request.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Detection Works reliably
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• General compatibility is similar to EXT.to.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Recommended

Effectiveness

Effective

Known limitation

A browser form-resubmission warning may appear after navigating back.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• The tested browsing workflow remained dependable with Shield available.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Hash detection Strong
• ✓ Batch mode Strong
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• Overall compatibility is comparable to The Pirate Bay.

Shield behaviour

Recommendation

Recommended

Effectiveness

Effective during testing

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox

Site experience

Registration

No

Mobile workflow

Android Share and Magnetar Mobile supported

Items can be sent into Magnetar Mobile using Android Share, or sent from the extension to the mobile Review queue through Magnetar Sync.

• The authorised public-source workflow was straightforward during testing.

Magnetar compatibility

• ✓ Hash detection Strong
• ✓ Batch mode Strong
• ✓ Send to Mobile Supported
• ✓ ChromeTested
• ✓ FirefoxTested

• Overall compatibility matches the strongest tested entries.

Test details

Last tested

16 July 2026

Version

Magnetar 2.2.2

Browsers

Chrome and Firefox