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Quality presets
The quality presets change several download defaults in one click: the default quality, whether metadata and a cover are embedded, and whether subtitles are downloaded. Pick the one closest to how you download most of the time, then adjust single settings if you need to.
Where it is
Settings › Downloads › Quality & format, under Show advanced options.
How to use it
- Open Quality & format and click Show advanced options.
- Click a preset card. It is saved at once and the card shows as selected.
A card shows as selected while your settings match it exactly. If you later change one of the settings it covers, no card is selected any more; your settings stay as you left them.
The presets change these settings: Video quality (Settings › Downloads › Quality), Embed metadata and Embed thumbnail as cover (Output), and Download subtitles (Subtitles and metadata). They do not touch the folder, the file name, the music format or anything else.
| Preset | Default quality | Embed metadata | Embed thumbnail as cover | Download subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast | 480p | Off | Off | Off |
| Quality | Best available | On | On | Off |
| Compact | 720p | On | Off | Off |
| Music only | Audio | On | On | Off |
- Fast gives small, quick downloads with nothing extra.
- Quality downloads the best version the site offers, with title, artist and cover written into the file.
- Compact keeps files smaller at 720p, with metadata and no cover.
- Music only makes audio the default for every link, with tags and cover art. The audio format is Music download format; see Audio only.
The default quality is what Home uses when you do not pick one for a link. You can always choose another quality for a single download; see Quality, mode and formats.
Options
| Option | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | 480p, no metadata, no thumbnail, no subtitles. | Not selected |
| Quality | Best video, metadata and thumbnail. | Not selected |
| Compact | 720p, metadata, no thumbnail. | Not selected |
| Music only | Audio, tags and cover art. | Not selected |
With the factory settings (720p, metadata and cover on, subtitles off), no card is selected.
Common problems
No preset is selected
Your settings differ from every preset in at least one of the four settings. Click a card to apply it.
Subtitles stopped downloading
Every preset turns Download subtitles off. Turn it back on in Settings › Downloads › Subtitles and metadata; see Subtitles and metadata.