We've given the site a big refresh. Here's what's new:

A new home page - Torrent of the Month up top, the latest uploads as posters you can scroll through (New, Freeleech, Hot this week and Seeders needed), TV Tonight with Today / Yesterday and HD / SD, and your account at a glance.

Every page, every theme - a cleaner look, and the site now uses the full width of your screen. The "-Wide" themes go edge to edge.

Phones and tablets - the site now fits your screen, with a Menu button at the top. (If it still looks tiny on your phone, switch off "Desktop site" in your browser's menu.)

A new shoutbox - tidier, with online dots, and the PM / edit buttons appear when you hover a shout.

Everything in one header bar - your name sits at the right of the menu (click it to log out). Messages, User CP, friends and your stats are in "Your account" on the home page.

Reseed requests now reach more people - from now on, everyone who completes a torrent stays on record, so "Ask for a reseed" can reach them later.

Something looks wrong? Press Ctrl+F5 once to load the new style. Still odd? Post a screenshot in the forum or the shoutbox and tell us which theme you use.

Recommended client: qBittorrent (free, no ads).

Enjoy, and thanks for all the feedback so far!

Christmas is coming, so it's time for a new XS banner competition! Put your creativity to work and make a banner for the top of the site.

The prizes
- The 5 banners with the most votes will be shown at the top of the site.
- Each winner picks 1 month of VIP or 100 GB upload credit - and can gift it to another member if they like.
- One member can win more than once if several of their banners make the top 5.

The rules
- Up to 5 banners per member.
- Theme: festive. Give each banner a title in your post.
- Size: 1600 x 249 pixels works best (sharp on big screens and phones); 956 x 149 is fine too. The banner must have that long, thin shape - taller ones get squashed.

Voting: the whole XS community votes for the best banners.

Closing date: entries must be in before 11:59pm GMT, 12 December 2026.

Enter in the competition thread
Need somewhere to host your banner? Make a public album here on the site: User CP, view your profile, then Album in the User Tools menu.

Good luck, and thanks for taking part!