[Feature Request] Please Add an Option to Manage the Number of Active Downloads

[t4n7iR]

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What operating system do you use ?

-> windows 7 sp1 x64

What do I want?

--->An option to how many downloads will run simultaneously?

Description :

Sometimes I need only one download to run at a time, to get it finished as soon as possible. But sometimes I need to do parallel download to get my maximum bandwidth for downloading HLS stream because HLS stream are divided into separate stream fragments and speed keeps zig-zaging when requesting for new fragments. So never get my maximum speed.

Currently 3 files downloads simultaneously by default in youtube-dl-gui, but didn't find an option to control the number. As explained above, sometimes I need to download only 1 file at a same time and sometimes more than 3.

So a queue management feature is needed.

[nodiscc]

https://github.com/MrS0m30n3/youtube-dl-gui/blob/master/docs/faqs.md :

Is there an option to change the maximum parallel downloads?: You can change the number of max parallel downloads by editing the "workers_number" option in your settings.json file. Note that you need to restart youtube-dl-gui for the changes to take place.

[t4n7iR]

Thanks, this is my first time in github. Didn't noticed that. Sorry for my mistake. But an option in youtube-dl-gui would be helpful.

[madmax2]

I also want this feature I would like to have a setting that can let you easily change the number of Active Downloads

The current method of editing the json file is not user friendly and as easy to change the number (back and forth) as a quick setting

It would require these many steps

1. Find the file in explorer, 2, Opening it in a text editor
2. Finding ""workers_number" line
3. Deleting old value and adding new number
4. Saving the file
5. Closing the text editor

That is a lot more steps than simply going to settings in the youtube-dl-gui

[madmax2]

@nodiscc please change label to enhancement or feature request

[joshatt]

Yeah, same request here, it'll make life much easier.