# Downloader 🛠️

Nicholas Logozzo
2023-2024
Nicholas Logozzo
2023-2024

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# Lataaja

This page explains all options for configuring the Downloader in Preferences in Parabolic.

# Verbose Logging

If enabled, more verbose logs will be provided by `yt-dlp` for each download.

Default: On

# Käytä YouTuben kohdalla SponsorBlockia

If enabled, Parabolic will apply the SponsorBlock extension to YouTube downloads.

SponsorBlock only works on YouTube videos. However, leaving this setting on will not affect downloads from other sites (i.e. not cause them to fail).

Default: Off

# Nopeusrajoitus

A limit, in Ki/s, that is applied to downloads only if they have the advanced option `Speed Limit` enabled. Must be an integer value between 512 and 10240.

Default: 1024

# Välityspalvelimen URL-osoite

The url of the proxy server to use.

Default: No URL

# Evästeet selaimesta

A browser in which to read cookies from and pass to yt-dlp's download engine.

This may be useful when downloading media that requires a login, for example: private YouTube videos.

This option is on available on non sandboxed platforms.

Default: None

# Evästetiedosto

A .txt file of cookies to pass to yt-dlp when download engine.

This may be useful when downloading media that requires a login, for example: private YouTube videos.

Use one of the following extensions for getting a cookies file from your browser:

Chrome: `https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/get-cookiestxt-locally/cclelndahbckbenkjhflpdbgdldlbecc`

Firefox: `https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookies-txt/`

Use these extensions at your own risk.

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