Magneto 🧲

A privacy-focused Chrome extension for collecting magnet links. Built with Vite + Svelte + TypeScript and Manifest V3.

✨ Features

• Auto-Detect: Scans webpages for magnet links. 🔍
• Lightweight: Minimal impact on browsing. 🚀
• Privacy-First: Operates locally, no data tracking. 🔒
• Simple UI: View, copy, and manage links easily. 🖱️
• Safe Collection: Whitelist sites for trusted links. ✅

Why Magneto?

Torrent sites go down all the time. One day, a link is there, and the next, it’s gone until the site comes back. I got tired of losing access to torrents I meant to download but didn’t get around to. So I built Magneto—a simple, lightweight extension to collect and store magnet links, creating a personal cache in case sites go down.

⬇️ Installing

You need chrome 114 or later to install the extension.

1. Download the latest release from Releases.
2. Unzip the file.
3. Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions/.
4. Enable 'Developer mode' in the top right.
5. 'Load unpacked' and select the unzipped folder.

👨‍💻 Developing

Node.js >= 14 or equivalent required

1. Clone:

   git clone github.com/gergogyulai/magneto.git
   cd magneto

2. Install dependencies (choose one):

   bun install
   npm install
   pnpm install

3. Start dev server (choose one):

   npm run dev
   bun run dev
   pnpm run dev

Chrome Dev Mode

1. Enable 'Developer mode' in Chrome (chrome://extensions/).
2. 'Load unpacked' and select magneto/build.

📦 Building

bun run build # creates a build in the build folder
npm run build
pnpm run build

or

bun run zip # creates a zip file in the package folder
npm run zip
pnpm run zip

🛡️ Privacy

• No Data Collection: We collect nothing.
• Local Only: All processing is local.
• No External Servers: No communication outside your browser.

🤝 Contributing

PRs and issues welcome! 🙏

📜 License

MIT License