Downloading
Direct download sites for software and media, plus search sites, download managers, and Usenet.
- Note - Always scan downloaded software with VirusTotal before installation and run it in a sandboxed environment like Triage to prevent system compromise. Many popular file hosts have download buttons that redirect to fake malicious download pages. A general rule is to avoid download pages that open in a new tab or redirected page, real downloads happen within the same page as the file host.
Software Sites
- Virgil Software Search, 2 / or Software CSE - Multi-Site Software Search
- CracksURL / Download Guide
- LRepacks - Use Translator
- Soft98 - Use Translator
- Mobilism - Requires Sign-Up
- Nsane Forums - Requires Sign-Up
- AlternativeTo or European Alternatives - Crowdsourced Recommendations
- DownloadHa - Use Translator
Search Sites
- Note - These aggregate from multiple sources, so it's best to avoid them for software / games.
- Download CSE / CSE 2 - Multi-Site Search
- Linktury
Download Sites
- Internet Archive - Video / Audio / Books / Magazines / Newspapers / ROMs
- r/DataHoarder or Archive Team / Subreddit - Data Hoarding Communities
- SoftArchive, 2, 3 - Audio / Books / Comics / Newspapers / Magazines
- SCNLOG - Video / Audio / ROMs / Books