Transfers and the block bar
OmniPeer's transfer list: sections and filters, columns and statuses, the block bar, the details panel with pieces and peers, pausing and deleting.
Sections and filters
The Transfers section of the sidebar splits the list by status: All, Downloading, Seeding, Completed, Paused. The toolbar filter (All networks, BitTorrent, eD2k) combines with the chosen section, and the search field filters by name.
The list
The columns are Name, Speed, Sources (active sources out of those found, such as “3 of 12”), Status, Size, Network and Added; click a header to sort the list. Next to the name is the network label; below it, a progress bar and a line with the bytes downloaded, size and percentage, or for seeding files the share ratio (for example “shared 1.4×”).
The possible statuses are Downloading, Seeding, Paused, Completed, Queued, Checking… and Error. A finished download keeps seeding: its parts are sent to other peers as long as the transfer is in the list.
The block bar
The block bar is in the Pieces tab of the details panel. It splits the file into its pieces and colors them by state:
- Downloaded and verified: solid, in the network’s color (eD2k or BitTorrent);
- Downloading: lighter, with the part of the piece already received;
- Missing: empty;
- No sources (eD2k only): none of the known sources has that piece.
Actions
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Pause or resume | Space, ⌘ P, the Transfers menu or the context menu |
| Pause all | ⌥ ⌘ P or the toolbar button |
| Resume all | ⌥ ⌘ R |
| Copy the link | context menu › Copy link (eD2k) or Copy link (BitTorrent) |
| Show in Finder | context menu › Show in Finder |
| Delete | ⌫ or context menu › Delete…, with confirmation |
Delete removes the transfer from the list; files already downloaded stay in the folder.
The details panel
⌘ I, the Details button or Transfers › Show Details open a panel under the list for the selected transfer, with buttons to pause, delete and close. It has three tabs:
- Pieces: Piece progress (how many pieces out of how many, and the percentage), the large block bar, the Piece size and the count of downloaded, incoming and missing pieces, with a color legend. Below is the Piece grid: one square per piece; hover over it to read the piece number and its state.
- Details: Transfer Statistics (total size, bytes downloaded, download and upload speed, time left) and Integrity & Network. For BitTorrent: infohash (BTIH), connected seeds and total peers. For eD2k: MD4 hash, AICH hash if there is one, sources found and active, queue position. Hashes can be copied with the button next to them; the download folder opens in the Finder.
- Peers: the table of connected peers, with Client Software, IP Address:Port, Status, Speed ↓, Speed ↑ and Peer Progress. The number of peers is in the tab’s name.
When a download finishes
If the option is on in Settings, macOS shows a notification, even with OmniPeer in front. While downloads are active, OmniPeer keeps the Mac from sleeping (on at first).
Closing the window doesn’t quit OmniPeer: transfers keep going and the app stays in the menu bar. To quit, use OmniPeer › Quit or Quit OmniPeer in the menu bar panel.