Settings
Open them with Settings… (⌘,), in the Downbit menu on a Mac and the File menu elsewhere. Search Settings, atop the sidebar, finds a setting by name.
General
| Setting | Does |
|---|---|
| Language | English or 简体中文, or as your system is |
| Save downloads to | The folder downloads go to |
| A folder for each site | Puts each site’s downloads in a folder of their own, as YouTube or Vimeo (Pro) |
| A folder for each playlist | Puts a playlist’s items in a folder named after it (Pro) |
| File name | How files are named, from the title, site, author, quality, date and more; a / makes folders (Pro) |
| Offer copied links | Puts a link you copied in the field when you come back to Downbit |
| Keep the computer awake | Until the downloads finish |
| Show in the menu bar | Keeps Downbit there, downloading with its window closed |
| Check for new videos | How often subscriptions are checked |
| Notify me | When a download finishes while you’re in another app |
| Add to Music or TV | Audio goes to Music, video to TV, on a Mac (Pro) |
| Remove from the list | Takes finished downloads off the list; the files stay |
| Updates | Check for, download and install updates on their own |
Formats
| Setting | Does |
|---|---|
| Download as | Video or audio, unless you choose otherwise |
| Quality | The highest quality a download picks |
| Prefer H.264 and AAC | Formats that play everywhere, over a higher resolution in another codec |
| Format | The format video and audio are saved as; MP4 and M4A without Pro |
| Title, artist and artwork | Written into the file |
| Save the thumbnail | As a picture beside the file |
| Date files when published | Otherwise a file is dated when it downloaded |
| Sponsors in YouTube videos | Keep, mark as chapters, or remove (Pro) |
| Subtitles | Download them, in the languages you give |
| Subtitles inside videos | Otherwise they’re saved beside the video |
| Which quality | Ask, for each link, which format to download |
| Which items of a playlist | Ask which to download, rather than all |
| Conversion | The FFmpeg that converts, and downloading it now |
Network
| Setting | Does |
|---|---|
| Downloads at once | How many run together; the rest wait. Up to 2 without Pro, 8 with it |
| Connections per download | More download large files faster, where sites allow. Up to 4 without Pro, 16 with it |
| Speed limit | For all downloads together, as 2M or 500K |
| Proxy | Otherwise Downbit uses your system’s |
Browser
| Setting | Does |
|---|---|
| Use the browser’s sign-ins | Downloads use the sites you signed in to in Downbit’s browser |
| Sign out everywhere | Forgets every sign-in, with the browser’s history and cache |
| Bookmarklets | Drag Download with Downbit or Open in Downbit to your bookmarks bar |
Command Line
Install the downbit command puts Downbit's command line in your terminal, with a few examples of what it does.
Where they’re kept
Your settings, library and subscriptions are kept in Downbit's own folder:
| System | Folder |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Downbit |
| Windows | %AppData%\Downbit |
| Linux | ~/.config/Downbit |