Magnet files work much the same way, but are a direct line connecting the downloader to each file, instead of needing to follow a “map” as provided by a .torrent file.

Filesharing titan the Pirate Bay has promised to remove all .torrent files from its site. But it's not to placate rights-holders—it's going to replace them with "magnet links" instead. Back in ...

The world’s most popular file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay, is set to drop the files that have helped it become the most infamous Bittorrent hosting portal, removing support for the ageing ...

That includes support for .torrent files, magnet links, most protocols, Wi-Fi-only downloads, and more. It also features a torrent search. However, like most things, it’s spotty and inconsistent.

The Pirate Bay is moving to magnet links today, no longer hosting torrent files for downloads with more than ten peers.

To start the download, you will need to have the torrent or magnet files on your computer. Alternatively, you could simply make PicoTorrent your default, then automatically load torrent files into ...

Magnet URL's are a way to download the torrent file (technically only the info-dictionary) from peers instead of from a webserver. The information still has to exist somewhere.