1337x
1337x homepage as of July 2019 | |
Type of site | Torrent index, magnet links provider |
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| Area served | Worldwide |
| URL | 1337x.to |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2007 |
| Current status | Online |
| Written in | HTML, JavaScript, and PHP |
| Part of a series on |
| File sharing and online piracy |
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1337x is a website that provides a directory of torrent files and magnet links used for peer-to-peer file sharing through the BitTorrent protocol. It is primarily used to facilitate online piracy.
According to the TorrentFreak news blog, 1337x is the second-most popular torrent website as of 2025. The site and its variants have been blocked in a variety of nations, including Australia and Portugal; at least 6.59 million takedown requests targeting the domain 1337x.to have been sent to Google.
1337x has been touted as a more strictly-moderated alternative to The Pirate Bay.