diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 456013e..472b9fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Yeah. Me too! That's why this tool exists.
 - Animesimple
 - Animerush
 - Watchmovie
+- Nyaa.si
 - twist.moe - requires Node.js
 - Kissanime - requires Node.js
 - Kisscartoon - requires Node.js
diff --git a/anime_downloader/config.py b/anime_downloader/config.py
index 132aee1..9270b61 100644
--- a/anime_downloader/config.py
+++ b/anime_downloader/config.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
         'file_format': '{anime_title}/{anime_title}_{ep_no}',
         'provider': 'twist.moe',
         'external_downloader': '',
+        'aria2c_for_torrents': False,
     },
     'watch': {
         'quality': '1080p',
diff --git a/anime_downloader/sites/init.py b/anime_downloader/sites/init.py
index b143b41..f426257 100644
--- a/anime_downloader/sites/init.py
+++ b/anime_downloader/sites/init.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ ALL_ANIME_SITES = [
     ('ryuanime', 'ryuanime', 'RyuAnime'),
     ('erairaws', 'erai-raws', 'EraiRaws'),
     ('watchmovie','watchmovie','WatchMovie'),
-    ('animekisa','animekisa','AnimeKisa')
+    ('animekisa','animekisa','AnimeKisa'),
+    ('nyaa','nyaa','Nyaa')
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/anime_downloader/sites/nyaa.py b/anime_downloader/sites/nyaa.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aaa574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anime_downloader/sites/nyaa.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import re
+
+from anime_downloader.sites.anime import Anime, AnimeEpisode, SearchResult
+from anime_downloader.sites import helpers
+
+class Nyaa(Anime, sitename = 'nyaa'):
+    sitename = 'nyaa'
+    url = f'https://{sitename}.si'
+    @classmethod
+    def search(cls,query):
+        rex = r'(magnet:)+[^"]*'
+        search_results = helpers.soupify(helpers.get(f"https://nyaa.si/?f=2&c=1_2&q={query}&s=seeders&o=desc"))
+        
+        search_results = [
+            SearchResult(
+                title = i.select("a:not(.comments)")[1].get("title") + ' | '+ i.find_all('td',class_ = 'text-center')[1].text,
+                url = i.find_all('a',{'href':re.compile(rex)})[0].get('href'))
+            for i in search_results.select("tr.default,tr.success")
+            ]
+
+        return search_results
+        
+    def _scrape_episodes(self):
+        return [self.url] #the magnet has all episodes making this redundant
+
+class NyaaEpisode(AnimeEpisode, sitename='nyaa'):
+    def _get_sources(self):
+        return [('no_extractor', self.url,)]
diff --git a/anime_downloader/util.py b/anime_downloader/util.py
index 423a871..bb7ed60 100644
--- a/anime_downloader/util.py
+++ b/anime_downloader/util.py
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ def format_filename(filename, episode):
 
 
 def format_command(cmd, episode, file_format, path):
+    from anime_downloader.config import Config
+    if not Config._CONFIG['dl']['aria2c_for_torrents'] and episode.url.startswith('magnet:?xt=urn:btih:'):
+        return ['open',episode.url]
+
     cmd_dict = {
         '{aria2}': 'aria2c {stream_url} -x 12 -s 12 -j 12 -k 10M -o '
                    '{file_format}.mp4 --continue=true --dir={download_dir}'
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ def format_command(cmd, episode, file_format, path):
 
 
     rep_dict = {
-        'stream_url': episode.source().stream_url,
+        'stream_url': episode.source().stream_url if not episode.url.startswith('magnet:?xt=urn:btih:') else episode.url,
         'file_format': file_format,
         'download_dir': os.path.abspath(path),
         'referer': episode.source().referer,
@@ -231,6 +235,20 @@ def eval_in_node(js: str):
     output = subprocess.check_output(['node', '-e', js])
     return output.decode('utf-8')
 
+def open_magnet(magnet):
+    if sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
+        subprocess.Popen(['xdg-open', magnet],
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    elif sys.platform.startswith('win32'):
+        os.startfile(magnet)
+    elif sys.platform.startswith('cygwin'):
+        os.startfile(magnet)
+    elif sys.platform.startswith('darwin'):
+        subprocess.Popen(['open', magnet],
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+    else:
+        subprocess.Popen(['xdg-open', magnet],
+                         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
 
 def external_download(cmd, episode, file_format, path=''):
@@ -242,13 +260,16 @@ def external_download(cmd, episode, file_format, path=''):
 
     logger.debug('formatted cmd: ' + ' '.join(cmd))
 
-    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
-    return_code = p.wait()
+    if cmd[0] == 'open': #for torrents
+        open_magnet(cmd[1])
+    else:
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd)
+        return_code = p.wait()
 
-    if return_code != 0:
-        # Sleep for a while to make sure downloader exits correctly
-        time.sleep(2)
-        sys.exit(1)
+        if return_code != 0:
+            # Sleep for a while to make sure downloader exits correctly
+            time.sleep(2)
+            sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def make_dir(path):