Ed2k To | Magnet

If you’ve been around the peer-to-peer file-sharing scene for a while, you’ve definitely come across (eDonkey2000 URIs) and Magnet links . While both serve the same purpose—pointing your client to a specific file without hosting it directly—they work a bit differently under the hood.

A Magnet link needs: magnet:?xt=urn:ed2k:ABC123DEF456...&xl=123456789&dn=filename.iso Ed2k To Magnet

So the formula is:

From ED2K to Magnet: A Simple Shift in How You Handle Hash Links If you’ve been around the peer-to-peer file-sharing scene