# Torrents and magnet links · OmniGet Docs

- URL: https://getomniget.com/docs/torrents
- Updated: 2026-10-02
- OmniGet 1.0.0

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# Torrents and magnet links

OmniGet downloads torrents with a built-in BitTorrent engine, so you do not need another app. Open a `.torrent` file or paste a magnet link, tick the files you want, and the torrent joins the same queue as every other download.

Download only files you have the right to share and keep.

## Where it is

-   **Home**, in the **Paste a link or search** box (magnet links).
-   **Home › More ways to download** (the button at the left of the box) **› Open a torrent file…**
-   Drag a `.torrent` file onto the OmniGet window.
-   Settings: **Settings › Advanced › Network & torrent** (click **Show advanced options**).

## How to use it

1.  Paste a magnet link (`magnet:?xt=…`) in the box, or open a `.torrent` file with **Open a torrent file…**, or drop it on the window.
2.  OmniGet shows **Reading torrent contents…** while it reads the file list. For a magnet link this can take a while, because the list has to come from other peers first.
3.  Every file comes ticked, with its size. The counter shows how many are ticked, as **N of M files**.
4.  Untick the files you do not want. Use **Select all** or **None** to change every file at once.
5.  Click **Download N files**. The torrent goes to the [Queue](https://getomniget.com/docs/queue).

## Options

In **Settings › Advanced › Network & torrent**:

| Option | What it does | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Torrent listen port** | The TCP port for incoming BitTorrent connections. Any port from 1024 to 65525. | 6881 |
| **Add extra public trackers** | Adds public trackers to find more peers for magnets with few or dead trackers. | On |
| **Open router port (UPnP)** | Asks your router to accept incoming peer connections, for faster torrents. | On |

## Common problems

### Select at least one file to download

You unticked every file. Tick at least one, or click **Select all**.

### The file list never appears

A magnet link has no file list of its own; OmniGet has to get it from peers. If nobody is sharing the torrent, the list cannot load. Keep **Add extra public trackers** on, or try a `.torrent` file instead.

### The torrent is slow

Few peers are sharing it, or incoming connections are blocked. Keep **Open router port (UPnP)** on, and allow OmniGet through your firewall on the **Torrent listen port**. If your router does not support UPnP, forward that port by hand.

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