Magnet Window Manager
Hello everyone, you can now download Magnet for Mac, before you do that, how are you all doing today? I hope you are all having a great week so far. My day has been just fine today. It was a bit chaotic yesterday but things will get better, they have to. Only way is up at this point, anyone feel the same? Anyway, enough about my personal issues lol, please read on…
How Magnet Links Are Different From.Torrent Files. When you download a.torrent file, you're essentially downloading a small file that contains information on the larger files you want to download. How to set default apps on Mac. Edit: Realized you need to change the behavior of a link, not file type. Found this: Right click and select Get Info (or do a Cmd-I) on a selected torrent/magnet file, then set the Open with: option to your torrent app and click Change All to associate the file type (.torrent or.magnet) with this specific app.
Today we will highlight a great app that was chosen as one of the best apps for productivity on MacOS by Apple themselves. Magnet is a very unique and much needed up for those of you who multitask and use multiple programs at once. Let me explain a bit further on why exactly you should try to install Magnet right away. I doubt any of you will regret it, it is that useful, trust me.
What Is Magnet For Mac?
Create the download task. There are a couple of ways to do this: Open up the main menu and choose File New Task; Click the + button to the top of the main window; Click on the download link in the web page (you must allow Folx to catch magnet download links through the preferences for the program) 2. Choose the Download Options.
Every time you want to copy content from one app to the other, compare files side by side or multitask in any other way, you need all the windows arranged accordingly. Magnet makes this process clean and simple. In just one drag to the edge, you snap any window into left, right, top or bottom half of your screen. And by dragging windows to the corners, you snap them into quarters. Taking advantage of such arrangements eliminates app switching and greatly enhances workspace efficiency.
Even nice, edge-to-edge full screen is just the matter of a single drag to the top of the screen. And if dragging doesn’t float your boat, Magnet supports keyboard shortcuts for every command it has to offer. We’ve got a little icon sitting in the Menu bar where you can find predefined shortcuts, or create ones that fit your needs.
Magnet App Features:
・Left/Right/Top/Bottom halves of the screen supported
・Fullscreen & all four quarters of the screen supported
・Activated by dragging, customizable keyboard shortcuts or via Menu bar
・Runs both on Retina and regular displays
・Up to six external displays supported
Install Magnet on Macbook & iMac
Magnet Screenshots
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Most of you must have come across magnet links at least once in your life. They are most commonly used for downloading torrents from the web which is a popular way to share files. They are also known as magnet URLs.
The reason they are so popular is because you can copy and paste these links in plain text almost anywhere, like mails, text messages, and web. This makes it easier to share files in P2P environment. Also, there is no need to store bittorrent files on the server.
Why Magnet Links
Magnet links are more secure and remove the need to hash individual files in order to protect them against cyber threats. The .torrent file contains tracker URL, names of files to be downloaded, and hash code.
Magnet link will essentially remove the middleman and connect you directly with the source using the hash code. Your torrent client will use this hash code to find peers who are uploading the required files. There is no need to download the torrent file or even the tracker. This saves bandwidth of the hosting site as well as the users. A win-win situation.
Once you click on a magnetic link, Chrome should be able to parse the hash data and open it in your default torrent client. The problem arises when Chrome refuses to identify the magnet link and returns an error. Now you can’t download files shared by friends and peers.
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Read MoreContent Settings
Since you are dealing with content here, let’s see if the content settings of your Chrome browser are set correctly. Click on the Menu icon in any Chrome tab and select Settings.
Scroll to the very bottom of the page to find the Advanced button. Click on it to reveal more options.
The first heading should be Privacy and security. Underneath it, you will find Content Settings.
You are looking for Handlers option where you will ‘allow sites to ask to become default handlers for protocols (recommended)’.
Click on it and make sure that the option is toggled on. If it is, you will see it in blue and if it is not then it will be greyed out.
This setting essentially tells Google to make a call and handle the necessary protocols, magnet links in our case, and associate it with the correct program automatically, BitTorrent in my case. You might be using another torrent client like Vuze which is cool.
If the setting was off, you need to toggle it on and visit a torrent hosting site which offers the magnet link option. Click on one of the magnet links to see if Chrome opens it with BitTorrent automatically. It may take a few seconds so don’t panic just yet.
If Chrome is not working as intended or the setting was toggled on by default but Chrome is still not playing nicely with magnet links, you will have to dig deeper into Windows' registry settings.
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Read MoreEdit Registry
Sometimes, you may get an error saying ‘this file does not have an app associated with it’. Why is it happening if you have a torrent client already installed?
This is happening because Chrome or Windows is unable to detect the right application for the job. It fails to associate the magnet link with the torrent client. Duh.
Click Win+R to open the run command prompt. Here you can enter a number of commands to help you manage your PC. We will enter 'regedit' in the box.
This will open the Registry Editor in a new window. Now you must navigate to the following file location.
ComputerHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTMagnetshellopencommand
Check the screenshot below to better understand the folder structure. You may have to scroll a lot here.
In the right pane, you will see the Data column which will show the complete directory path of the BiTtorrent client. Your job here is to make sure that the BitTorrent client resides in the same directory that you see here. In my case, it must be here:
C:UsersaAppDataRoamingBitTorrentBitTorrent.exe
Notice the .exe at the end? That means it is linking to an executable file which should launch when need be. Ignore the random string of text after that. Now open C drive in a new window and begin the drilling process. Press Win+E to open My Computer directly.
In case your torrent client is located in a different folder, you will have to edit the registry entry under Name column. Select Default under Name and select Modify to be able to change the directory hierarchy that should link to your torrent client’s executable file (.exe format).
Note that the random key string at the end should remain untouched. It is there for a reason. You just have to change the folder structure and save.Go back to the torrent site of your preference in Chrome and try opening a magnet link again. It should work now.
Law of Attraction
While most torrent sites offer both the options, downloadable torrent file and a magnet link, Piratebay recently announced that they will discontinue hosting torrent files altogether. This, in my opinion, signifies a change that will gradually be adopted by the rest of the internet and for good reason.
This is why it is even more important to fix the magnet link error in Chrome. Make sure everything is working as it should be.
Next up: Are you using uTorrent on your desktop? Want to control it using your Android smartphone remotely? Click on the link below to learn how you can control uTorrent from anywhere in the world.
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