I’m currently on the Imac using Deluge as my preferred client - it just seems so much faster than (say) Transmission, which has recently been struggling to connect to other pirates on the high seas.

The only problem is: Deluge appears to have issues with magnet links. Although the client will open when you click a magnet, the link doesn’t automatically get added to the downloads. So you have to manually enter each magnet link.

Is there anyway around this? I’d appreciate detailed instructions if possible (or a link to a video and/or article explaining what to do).

thanks

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For macOS, there’s a separate application you need to get magnet links to work. I think this is it but am unable to check currently: https://github.com/Lord-Kamina/Deluge-Magnet-Handler

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Thanks, that appears to be the right app or plugin, but Mac won’t let me install it (too old for my current OS and/or can’t verify if its safe). Thanks, though.

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I’ve always used qBittorrent no matter the OS. They have Windows, macOS and Linux versions. Though I haven’t had a Mac as a main computer in a couple years, so take my knowledge of how well it works currently with a grain of salt.

https://www.qbittorrent.org/

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All you have to do is click the add button on the pop-up after opening a magnet link. The popup window in Dekuge may sometimes be blank at first, but you can click add before it populates and it still works.

IDK if there’s a way to get it to skip that part and just start downloading after opening the link, but if there is and someone else knows I’d like to know, too.

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Thanks for the quick reply, but that doesn’t work for me (there is no popup on my end).

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I recon your browser is trying to open the link in a different app

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It doesn’t appear to be a browser issue - same thing happens irrespective of browser

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Before I had it all automated, I used to use a browser extension which would send them to the web ui without having to actually open deluge at all. I think it was called deluge siphon.

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Browser extension that connects to the deluge webui. But my deluge is running on unraid on my Nas. Would probably work for the desktop deluge, if you can setup the webui.

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Check the app settings and make sure it has permission to open links

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the app settings don’t appear to say anything about magnet links

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