How to download torrent files on Mac with Folx

Torrent clients are a popular way to quickly and efficiently download files. If you’re interested in downloading torrents, Folx is user-friendly software to consider. This manual will provide a step-by-step guide on how to easily and quickly download torrents using Folx on your Mac. Let’s dive in!

Table of contents

Go to the Folx official website and download the app.
Double-click the .dmg file and follow the on-screen instructions to install Folx on your Mac.

1. Launch the app. Click on the search icon in the Folx toolbar to access the built-in torrent search feature.

2. Start typing the query into the search bar and wait for the results to appear in the form of a list.

Built-in torrent search in Folx and Download button

Note: Torrents are collected from various trackers equipped with a special search system. Their list can be found in Folx → Preferences → Search Tab.

Choose the required file from the search results and click the “Download” button next to it. After clicking the “Download” button, the task configuration window will be opened. Check step 3 for more details.

Tip: If you want the download to start automatically, disable the “Show new task window” option in Folx → Preferences → General Tab.

1. Click the + button at the top of the main window, or select File → New Task in the main menu:

2. In the dialog window that appears, go to the Torrent tab and locate the torrent file on your Mac.

3. Alternatively, navigate to a torrent file in Finder and drag and drop it onto Folx’s window or its icon in the Dock.

On a web page, click a magnet link to make Folx add it to the downloads.

After that, configure the following options:

Assign tags that you want. In cases where no tags are specified, the other tag will be assigned.
Select where the torrent files to be saved.
Specify whether the download should start immediately, manually, or as scheduled.
If the torrent contains multiple files, select which of them you want to download.
Set a description for the files to make it easier to find through Spotlight.
Current settings can be remembered by clicking Set as default and applied the next time you add a task.

Note: The symlinks/hardlinks will be created if the download folder and tag folder do not match.

Once you have made all the necessary settings, click the “OK” button to finish adding the task and start your download.

1. To view information about your active downloads, right-click the corresponding download task and select the “Show Torrent Info” option from the context menu:

Viewing torrent information from the context menu

2. In the window that appears, navigate to the Files Tab, right-click a file, and set the priority: Low, Normal (default), or High:

3. Additionally, you can pause, resume, edit, and perform other operations over the downloads (if needed) directly from the Folx interface.

When the download is complete, torrents can either go into Seeding or Queue for seeding, depending on the number of active upload tasks.
In Folx → Preferences → General Tab, you can set the parameter for “Maximum active uploads”.
You can stop seeding a torrent manually (right-click on the torrent and select the “Stop Task” option) or automatically (using the “Stop seeding at Ratio” option).
When a torrent is no longer needed, it can be deleted (either along with the torrent files or just the task) by right-clicking and selecting the “Delete Task” or “Delete with Files” options.

How to download torrent with Folx

Step 1: Download & install Folx software

Step 2: Creating a torrent task

2.1 With the help of built-in torrent search in Folx

2.2 By adding a previously downloaded torrent file

2.3 Via magnet link

Step 3: Configure torrent task

Step 4: Start downloads

Step 5: Track download progress

Step 6: Download complete