Settings
All of OmniPeer's settings: theme and language, download folder, sleep and notifications, ports, automatic opening, speed limits and P2P networks.
Open Settings with OmniPeer › Settings… (⌘ ,) or from the menu bar panel. There are four tabs.
General
| Setting | Initial value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Theme | System | System, Light or Dark |
| Language | System | English or Italian; takes effect when the app reopens, with Reopen Now |
| Download Folder | Downloads | Choose… opens the Finder |
| Prevent the Mac from sleeping during active downloads | on | the Mac doesn’t sleep while a download is running |
| Show a system notification when a file completes | on | the notification is generated on your Mac |
Connection & Ports
| Setting | Initial value |
|---|---|
| eD2k TCP Port | 4662 |
| Kad UDP Port | 4672 |
| BitTorrent Port | 6881 |
| Use UPnP, NAT-PMP or PCP to open ports on the router automatically | on |
See Ports and router.
Bandwidth
Maximum Download Speed and Maximum Upload Speed, in KB/s; 0 means no limit (the initial value). The download limit applies only to BitTorrent: the eD2k network has none. The upload limit applies to both. Limits take effect right away.
P2P Networks
| Setting | Initial value |
|---|---|
| Enable Kademlia Network (Kad DHT) | on |
| Enable BitTorrent DHT (trackerless network) | on |
| Enable Peer Exchange (PEX) | on |
| Prefer encrypted connections (ISP anti-throttling) | on |
Encrypted connections use the BitTorrent protocol’s encryption (MSE/PE): they make it harder for your provider to recognize and slow down the traffic, but they don’t hide your IP address from other peers.
Restarting the engine
Download folder, ports, automatic opening and networks apply from when the omnipeerd engine starts. When you change one, a bar appears at the bottom of the window, “Some changes take effect when the P2P engine restarts”, with the Restart Engine button. Transfers resume on their own after the restart. Speed limits, theme and notifications don’t need a restart.
Where the data is
- Preferences: in the
com.dimpemekug.omnipeermacOS preferences domain. - Transfers, servers and Kad state: in the
~/Library/Application Support/OmniPeerfolder. - Downloaded files: in the download folder you chose.
To delete everything, remove the transfers from the list, quit OmniPeer and delete the folder and the preferences. Downloaded files stay where they are.