--- --- [**◄◄ Back to Wiki Index**](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/index) --- --- # GUIDES ### ► General * [Protecting yourself when downloading pirated content - Guide concerning copyright infringement complaints](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/faq/isp_complaints) * [How to install and activate Windows 10 - Includes LTSB/LTSC](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/guides/win10upgrade_activation) * [How to install and activate Office](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/guides/office_activation) * [What are private trackers and how to get started](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/guides/private_trackers) * [Getting started with usenet - /r/usenet wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/index) * [Breakdown of video naming conventions, bitrate and quality. Also covered: converting mkv to mp4](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/guides/video_quality_and_types_of_releases) * [4K HDR Movies: A pirate's Guide](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/hvcozj/4k_hdr_movies_a_pirates_guide/) - Guide by u/lasttycoon * [A python script to bypass the download limit of google drive files (w executable&source code)](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/eikrl3/a_python_script_to_bypass_the_download_limit_of/) - Guide by u/jonathanTIE * [Kodi 18.6 + IAGL + RetroArch = Emulation Heaven](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/g4gb8t/kodi_186_iagl_retroarch_emulation_heaven/) - Guide by u/TechDoctorUK * [Guide on searching for open directories](https://www.reddit.com/r/opendirectories/comments/933pzm/all_resources_i_know_related_to_open_directories/) - from /r/opendirectories - Guide by u/ElectroXexual * [How to get paid fonts for free](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/8tqfg6/how_to_download_paid_fonts_for_free/) - Guide by u/Bebhio * [Unlimited free Sirius XM for your car](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/c9bsz7/unlimited_free_sirius_xm_for_your_car/) - Guide by u/Itswillyferret * [Play pirated games on Linux with Lutris (GOG releases only)](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/dir3do/pirate_games_working_under_linux_here_is_how_to/) - Guide by u/consentio * [Install Repacks on your Linux Desktop using Lutris/Wine](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/tebyga/install_repacks_on_your_linux_desktop_using/) * [The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Personal Streaming Service Powered by Docker and Plex](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/ma1hlm/the_complete_guide_to_building_your_own_personal/) - Guide by u/WhereIsYourMind * [Create Your Own 1337x Proxy](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/tz7nyx/guide_create_your_own_1337x_proxy/) - Try this after you have tried all the available domains/proxies.   ### ► Encoding / Ripping Guides * [Audio ripping guides](https://captainrookie.com/) * [Simple x264 Encoding Guide for Handbrake](https://sometimes-archives-things.github.io/archived-things/ptp_guides/Simple-x264-Encoding-Guide-for-Handbrake-\(Mar-13\).html) * [Basic HANDJOB encoding guide](https://sometimes-archives-things.github.io/archived-things/ptp_guides/The-HANDJOB-Guide.html) * [The HANDJOB Guide to BluRay Encodes for Mac \(Beginner Friendly\)](https://sometimes-archives-things.github.io/archived-things/ptp_guides/The-HANDJOB-Guide-to-BluRay-Encodes-for-Mac-\(Beginner-Friendly\).html) * [A Guide to x264](https://www.dropbox.com/s/hrxjr5xv4q27ipe/x264-guide.pdf) * [AHD's Encoding Guide](https://encoding-guide.neocities.org/) * [**Full encoding and Ripping Archive**](https://sometimes-archives-things.github.io/archived-things/)   ### ► ebooks/textbooks * [Guide to Copy Kindle Content to PDF using Calibre \[**UPDATED**\]](https://reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/9bz51f/guide_to_copy_kindle_content_to_pdf_using_calibre/) - Guide by u/Jonny511 * [Guide to Copy Kindle Content to PDF using Calibre](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/5n7xs5/guide_to_copy_kindle_content_to_pdf_using_calibre/) - Guide by u/Jonny511 * [Guide for Finding Textbooks](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/3i9y7n/guide_for_finding_textbooks/) - Guide by u/Amosqu * [The idiot proof guide to downloading ebooks off IRC](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/2oftbu/guide_the_idiot_proof_guide_to_downloading_ebooks/) - Guide by u/Servalpur * [How to "rent" your textbooks for free from Amazon](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/3ma9qe/guide_how_to_rent_your_textbooks_for_free_from/) - Guide by u/Daveid * [Download eBooks on AvaxHome for free](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/d0rfpe/download_ebooks_on_avaxhome_for_free/) - Guide by u/tinonreddit * [Method to Extract Epub from Pearson eText](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/d3g7rw/method_to_extract_epub_from_pearson_etext/) - Guide by u/ph__throwaway * [Internet Archive ~ Borrowing Picture Books](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/fm1xpw/internet_archive_borrowing_picture_books/) - Guide by u/look_who_it_isnt * [How to download books from Archive.org and how to remove DRM protection of the downloaded book using Calibre](https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/l9exis/how_to_download_books_from_archive_org_and_how_to/) - Guide by u/silentshot546 * [How to sideload ebooks to kindle](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/t9hmzy/how_to_sideload_ebooks_to_kindle/) - Guide by /u/jackstewert123   --- ### ► All guides * ---   **Removed due to DMCA takedown** |link|user|date|date |--|--|--|--| |[How to install Spectrasonics - Omnisphere 2 [Windows Guide]](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/8khu8q/how_to_install_spectrasonics_omnisphere_2_windows/) | u/Kiicki | May 18, 2018 | Dec 5, 2018 | [The ultimate guide to Nintendo 3DS Piracy](https://www.reddit.com/r/Piracy/comments/6h2vdd/the_ultimate_guide_to_nintendo_3ds_piracy/)|u/crayz5|Jun 13, 2017|Jul 15, 2017