# Downloads 🌐

Nicholas Logozzo
2023-2024
Nicholas Logozzo
2023-2024

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Kinten Le
kinten108101@protonmail.com 2024

# Downloads

This page explains all options for configuring Downloads in Preferences in Parabolic.

# Maximum Number of Active Downloads

The number of active downloads allowed to run at a time. Must be an integer value between 1 and 10.

If the max number of active downloads is reached, Parabolic will place new downloads in a queue until more downloads are able to be run.

Default: 5

# Ghi đè tệp đã tồn tại

If enabled, Parabolic will overwrite existing files.

For example, if a file named `movie.mp4` exists in the download folder, and a new download is created named `movie`, `movie.mp4` will be overwritten with the new download's content.

Parabolic will detect downloads that should be resumed and avoid this setting when recovering or retrying failed downloads

Default: On

# Limit Filename Characters

Restricts characters in filenames to only those supported by Windows.

This option is only available on Linux.

Default: Off

# Included Media Id in Title After Validation

Whether or not to included the media's id in the title (file name) when validated.

Default: On

# Included Auto-Generated Subtitles

Whether or not to included subtitles that are auto-translated to fit the requested subtitle languages.

Default: On

# Preferred Video Codec

The video codec Parabolic should prefer when selecting media formats to download.

Default: Any

# Preferred Subtitle Format

The file format Parabolic should ensure all downloaded subtitles are downloaded as.

Default: Any