Redacted (RED)
Ranked 4 of 5 torrent trackers by recommenders
Active music torrent tracker with many torrents and quieter forums. Critics say ratio rules push people to upload junk.
Active music torrent tracker with many torrents and quieter forums. Critics say ratio rules push people to upload junk.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Active, quieter user community
“Orpheus and RED are going extremely strong right now, with very active userbases”
Comment from 16 Jul 2026 in “The lost joy of music piracy” “much quieter forums, which was a big draw for people i've gathered”
Comment from 17 Jul 2026 in “The lost joy of music piracy”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Ratio rules push junk uploads
“it's the FLAC-doesn't-trump-MP3 garbage rule that make people litter the sites with crap just to gain ratio.”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “Notes on Private Trackers” “Red's antiquated system that forces people to”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “Notes on Private Trackers”
Other torrent trackers people recommend
The four most recommended other torrent trackers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pirate Bay | 33 | 17 | 66% | 8 | — | — |
| Rutracker | 15 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Bitmagnet | 9 | 1 | 90% | 3 | 1 mo3 owners | — |
| Redacted (RED)This page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| 1337x | 5 | 4 | 56% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's the FLAC-doesn't-trump-MP3 garbage rule that make people litter the sites with crap just to gain ratio.”
“Red's antiquated system that forces people to”
“much quieter forums, which was a big draw for people i've gathered”
“it's just not the same, gets worse abd worse with each generation”
“Orpheus and RED are going extremely strong right now, with very active userbases”
“cool project. I’ll try to join.”
“Redacted is my main source of music these days.”
“I believe they both now have more total torrents than what.cd”
“Orpheus and Redacted existed but it's kind of hard to beat the convenience of streaming”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.