# Downloads 🌐

Nicholas Logozzo
2023-2025
Nicholas Logozzo
2023-2025

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

# Downloads

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

# Maximumaantal actieve 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.

Standaard: 5

# Bestaande bestanden overschrijven

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

Standaard: Aan

# Limit Filename Characters

Restricts characters in filenames to only those supported by Windows.

This option is only available on Linux.

Standaard: Uit

# Included Media Id in Title After Validation

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

Standaard: Aan

# Automatisch gegenereerde ondertiteling

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

Standaard: Aan

# Preferred Video Codec

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

If Parabolic cannot find any formats with the selected preferred codec, no video formats will be available for download.

Default: Any

# Preferred Audio Codec

The audio codec Parabolic should prefer when parsing media formats to download.

If Parabolic cannot find any formats with the selected preferred codec, no audio formats will be available for download.

Default: Any

# Preferred Subtitle Format

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

Default: Any