Organize and automate
Folders and names
These settings decide where every download lands and what the file is called. They also cover skipping files you already have, capping the download speed and turning duplicate files into links to one copy.
Where it is
- Settings › Downloads › Files and folders: the folder, asking every time, skipping existing files.
- Settings › Downloads › Output, under Show advanced options: subfolders per platform, the filename template and the speed limit.
- Settings › Advanced › Storage: Deduplicate downloads.
How to use it
Pick the download folder
- Open Settings › Downloads › Files and folders.
- Next to Default folder, click Choose and pick a folder.
Every download goes there unless you pick another folder on Home, a rule sends it elsewhere, or Always ask where to save is on. With Always ask where to save on, OmniGet shows a save dialog for every download.
Change how files are named
- Open Settings › Downloads › Output and click Show advanced options.
- Edit Filename template. It uses the yt-dlp output template syntax, for example
%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s. - Check the Preview: line under the box, which shows an example name.
- Click Save in the bar that appears.
The default template is %(title).200s [%(id)s].%(ext)s: the title (cut to a safe length), the video ID in brackets, then the extension. The template must contain %(ext)s, or OmniGet refuses to save it. Fields you can use include %(title)s, %(id)s, %(uploader)s, %(upload_date)s, %(resolution)s, %(fps)s and %(duration)s.
Sort downloads by site
Turn on Organize by platform in Output. Each download then goes into a subfolder named after its platform inside the download folder.
Skip files you already have
Skip existing files is on by default: when a file with the same name already exists in the output folder, OmniGet does not download it again. Turn it off to download such files again.
Cap the download speed
In Output, type a number in Download speed limit and pick KB/s or MB/s. Leave it empty for No limit. The same limit can be changed from the menu at the top of the Queue.
Deduplicate files
When the same file sits in two places, deduplicating keeps the content once on disk.
- Open Settings › Advanced › Storage.
- Next to Deduplicate downloads, click Deduplicate….
- Pick the files to check. A folder you download to often is a good start.
- OmniGet hashes each file with SHA-256 and links files with the same content to one stored copy. It then shows Linked … files and, on macOS and Linux, how much space it saved.
The line under Deduplicate downloads shows how many files are stored and the space saved so far.
Options
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Default folder | Where downloads are saved. | Your system’s Downloads folder |
| Always ask where to save | Shows a save dialog for every download. | Off |
| Skip existing files | Does not download a file again when it already exists in the output folder. | On |
| Organize by platform | Saves each download in a subfolder named after its platform. | Off |
| Filename template | The yt-dlp output template for file names. | %(title).200s [%(id)s].%(ext)s |
| Download speed limit | Caps the download rate, in KB/s or MB/s. | Empty (No limit) |
| Deduplicate downloads | Links files with the same content to one stored copy. | Runs only when you click Deduplicate… |
The rest of Output (music format, embedded metadata and thumbnail, .nfo files) is covered in Audio only and Subtitles and metadata.
Common problems
This folder path is long
OmniGet warns when the folder path leaves little room for file names, because downloads with long names may fail. Pick a shorter folder, or shorten the Filename template.
Not saved. Enter a filename template containing %(ext)s for the file extension.
The template has no %(ext)s. Add it at the end, for example %(title)s.%(ext)s, and click Save again.
A download did not happen
With Skip existing files on, a file whose name already exists is skipped. Rename or move the old file, or turn the option off.