PolishSource

Introduction

Tracker websites can be a great source to get free indie content. However, getting access to premium and ad-free torrent websites can be tough as most of them are private. The only way to gain access to these websites is to get an invite from an existing member. The website up for discussion today, on the other hand, allows you to access the website with a donation of 10PLN and i.e. PolishSource.

What is PolishSource?

PolishSource is a polish tracker website that allows you to download indie for free. Unlike other trackers, PolishSource is a ratio free website that allows you to download any number of torrents without any restrictions.

History of PolishSource

As the name suggests PolishSource originates from Poland and was launched in the year 2008. The website has been home to users from different countries as it was an open website in its initial phase. The website has always had a very active community that to date keeps on adding numerous torrents fulfilling the requests of the various community members.

Is PolishSource safe?

For a torrent site to be safe for browsing, it needs to have an SSL certificate, which PolishSource does have. By using tools such as SEOQuake and MOZ, you can easily check the credibility of a website by gauging Domain Score (DS) and Trust Score (TS). Based on my research, PolishSource has a domain score of 2 and a trust score of 31 which is quite poor. It’s not uncommon for torrent sites to have a DS less than 15 and a TS less than 40. However, given that the site was launched in 2014 and still hasn’t managed to surpass a DS of 10 is fairly disappointing.

What should you expect from PolishSource?

PolishSource is a generous website that has not only been providing its members with an amazing experience but also a great way to find their preferred entertainment medium. However, PolishSource doesn’t stop here, there are numerous other benefits that you receive while using this private torrent tracker site. These include:

Multiple languages – It would be a waste of time to land on such a great website and not find anything that you can understand. However, this is not the case, as PolishSource features content in two different languages i.e. Polish and English. The website has a great number of free English indie content that is accessible to users.

Varied Content – PolishSource is among the few country-specific websites that offer a wide variety of free indie content on their website. The website has a comprehensive free indie library. Moreover, all these content categories have torrents with different resolutions or file formats. The active members of the website play a major role in keeping the website updated in terms of content.

Active Forums – PolishSource has a very active community that keeps its forums live. You can easily start a topic in the forum and watch people engage in a discussion. You can talk about any issues that you have been facing while operating the website, most of the time the members will respond to your queries and if there is no solution, the devs might jump in too.

You can also join discussions and provide a solution to any problem that is being faced by other members of the community. There are fun topics like Chillout where you can participate to chat with other members on the website.

Ranks and benefits – Ranks are a great way to keep the community motivated and to reward the members for their contributions. PolishSource has different ranks that are given to the community members. When a new member joins the community, he/she is given the ‘Newbie’ rank, which is a test period that the members have to complete by uploading 10GB of data and avoiding even a single hit and run.

Once the newbie completes this test, he/she is promoted to the user class rank. The highest rank on the website is that of the SysOp. A SysOp is a person who has control over the entire website and makes any changes that he deems fit.

VIP and Donations – Every torrent tracking has a donation functionality that lets the community members get special benefits and in some cases, it helps them get the much-desired VIP status. PolishSource too has a donation feature and as a matter of fact, you can even purchase your way into the website by donating.

For a mere 10PLN, you can purchase an invite to the PolishSource and gain access to the website’s content. Moreover, you can unlock other amazing features on the website with more donations. The website has different donation packages that start from 15PLN which gives the donor access to more than 100GB upload for 15 days, one time cleaning off the H&R list, and also the benefit of an eternal account.

PolishSource in numbers

PolishSource is an active torrent community that attracts nearly 150,000 users a month. Based on NexusPHP, PolishSource offers great speed, good free indie content, and free leech. It caters specifically to the Polish audience and thus the free indie content on the site is quite limited with regards to language.

As per the Alexa rankings, PolishSource is ranked at #105,890 which makes it amongst the top 120,000 websites on the internet. An average visit on the site lasts for more than 10 minutes and each user engages with 7.50 pages before bouncing off the website. Regardless of decent page interaction, PolishSource has an extra-ordinary bounce rate of just 14.46%.

How to access PolishSource?

You can access PolishSource by searching for the term ‘PolishSource’ in your search engine. Alternatively, if you want to access the platform directly, you can use the following link: PolishSource.

Design

PolishSource has a similar design format like that of other torrent websites i.e. fewer images, more text. However, the blue color background and black and white text all over the website give it a cool appeal. The website comprises links, buttons, search bars, and checkboxes for navigation.

Most of the data on the website is presented in the tabular form and comes with highlighted headings.

Inner Pages – The inner pages of the PolishSource are no different than a usual torrent tracking website. Most of the inner pages of the website have tables with text placed inside them along with links that take you to a different webpage. Pages like browse torrents have checkboxes, links, and search bars that can make the content search easier.

Content – PolishSource has a massive free indie content catalog.

Desktop/Mobile experience

PolishSource works amazingly well on both desktop and mobile. Anyone with more than 10 Mbps of data speed can browse the website and download free indie content from it. Due to the fixed layout of the website mobile navigation may be a bit difficult; mobile users might have to zoom in to click on the right link to download the right content.

Suggestions I have for PolishSource

PolishSource is a great website even though the content is available in English and Polish language. I’d love for the developers to add Spanish and Arabic support to attract users from around the world. In addition to that, any easy ranking system could also work as a great motivator for the community members.

Conclusion

There are very few websites like PolishSource that allow users to download and upload free indie content to their heart’s desire.