The Proxy tab is useful for configuring the network protocol manually. The program supports DHT, LSD, PeX, all of which are enabled by default. You can enable encryption for incoming/outgoing connections, which is recommended. The Connection settings can be used to bind PicoTorrent to use a specific network adapter or port. And you can define the total number of active torrents, active downloads and seeds. The program has a global speed-limiter to restrict the download and upload speeds (in KB/s), which is good if you don't want to hog all the bandwidth. ![]() The default save path can be chosen from the "Downloads" tab. You can set the program to start with Windows, minimize or close to the system tray. SettingsĬlick on View > Preferences to manage PicoTorrent's settings. It may not be a huge deal breaker, but is a convenient option to have.Įnough of what it can't do, the options that the context-menu lists are Resume, Force Resume, Force Announce, Force Recheck, Move (to a different folder), Remove (Torrent or torrent and files), Queueing, copy info hash and open in Explorer. If I remember correctly, it was the lack of this feature that made me switch from Deluge to qBittorrent many years ago. ![]() Sadly, PicoTorrent does not have a copy magnet link option in the torrent context menu. ![]() There is no option to set tags or categories either. This is where the program felt too bare bones to me, because you can't limit the download/upload speed or share ratio of a torrent.
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