Downloader / Use magnet links on Windows
Download files with magnet links on Windows 
Torrents, without the torrent client. Paste a magnet link and get the files. BitTorrent is built in: the torrent’s details are fetched first, the files are laid out for you, and sharing stops as soon as the download finishes.
- You paste
- A magnet link
- You get
- The file, or a folder for a torrent with several files
- Works on
- Windows 10 & 11, 64-bit
- Account
- None, and no ads
- Price
- Free · v0.1.0
Try it here
Press Download.
The app’s own window, with this page’s link already in the box. It follows the app’s rules; nothing is actually downloaded.
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Web links, magnet links and YouTube videos, saved to your computer.
Step by step
How to download a magnet link without a torrent client
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Copy the magnet link. It starts with magnet:?xt=urn:btih:
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Paste it into Podalls Downloader. The first time, Windows Firewall asks whether to allow it.
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Watch the speed and peers. One file is saved as a file; several get a folder of their own.
What you get
And why it matters.
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One box for everything
Magnet links go in the same box as direct file links and supported video links. No separate torrent app.
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Files laid out for you
A single file lands in Downloads; a torrent with many files gets a folder named after it.
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Live speed and peers
Every row shows how much has arrived, how fast, the time left and how many people it is coming from.
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No seeding afterwards
The torrent leaves the app’s BitTorrent session as soon as it finishes, so nothing keeps uploading.
Honest limits
No surprises.
What this version does not do, said plainly.
- Magnet links only: .torrent files cannot be opened yet.
- Every file in the torrent is downloaded. Choosing some of them is not in the app yet.
- While a torrent downloads, other people in it can see your IP address, as with any BitTorrent app.
- Speed depends on how many people share the torrent. With nobody sharing it, it waits at “Finding peers”.
- Only download content when you have the necessary rights and the source permits downloading. Public access does not by itself grant permission to download or reuse content.
Questions
Use magnet links on Windows, answered.
4 answers
Something not working? Every message the app shows, explained.
Does it keep uploading after the download?
No. As soon as a torrent finishes it is removed from the app’s BitTorrent session. While it downloads, it exchanges pieces with other people, which is how BitTorrent works.
Why does Windows Firewall ask about it?
So other people in the torrent can connect to you. It asks once, the first time you use a magnet link. Allowing it on private networks is usually enough at home.
It stays at “Finding peers”. What now?
Nobody is sharing that torrent right now, or your network blocks BitTorrent (common at work and school). Try again later, or on another network.
What happens if I cancel?
The download stops and its files are removed, so nothing half-finished is left in Downloads.
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Other things it does.
Get Podalls Downloader for Windows.
Before you download
- You paste
- A magnet link
- You get
- The file, or a folder for a torrent with several files
- Works on
- Windows 10 & 11, 64-bit
- Price
- Free, with no account and no ads