Download a pack with a torrent

To download a pack with a torrent, open the pack's magnet link in a torrent app like qBittorrent and pick a folder to save it in. The app downloads the maps from other players who are seeding the pack. When it's done, open the .osz files to import them into osu!.

A magnet link is a short link that names a torrent's files by their fingerprint. Your torrent app uses it to find people who have those files and download from them. packs only shows the link: the files come from other players' computers.

When you open a magnet link, your torrent app contacts the trackers in the link and other peers, and they see your IP address. That's how torrents work. packs only lists its own set of trackers in magnet links.

1. Get a torrent app. Install qBittorrent. It's free and open source.
2. Open the magnet link. On the pack's page, press "Open" next to a magnet link, and your torrent app picks it up. Or copy the link and add it in the app (in qBittorrent, "File", then "Add Torrent Link").
3. Pick a download folder. Choose where the pack goes and start the download.
4. Wait for it to finish. A torrent only downloads while someone is seeding it. If it stalls at 0% or stops moving, download the maps from the mirror on the same pack page instead.
5. Import the maps. A pack made on packs is a folder of numbered .osz files plus pack.txt. Double-click each .osz, or drag them onto osu!, to import them. If a torrent has anything else in it (an .exe, a script, a shortcut), don't open it: delete it and use the mirror download instead.
6. Seed it back. Leave the torrent running for a while so the next player can download it too. How to seed a torrent covers the details.

Only download and share what you're allowed to where you live.