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Reference

Menus and shortcuts

OrbTorrent is a menu bar app, so its menus show in your Mac’s menu bar while its window is open.

Command Shortcut
About OrbTorrent
Check for Updates…
Settings… ⌘,
Quit OrbTorrent ⌘Q
Command Shortcut
Open Torrent File… ⌘O
Add Magnet Link… ⌘U
Add from Clipboard ⇧⌘V
Import From › Transmission… or qBittorrent…
Install Extension…

Add from Clipboard adds a magnet link, or a link to a .torrent file, that you’ve copied. Install Extension… shows while extensions are on.

Command Shortcut
Pause All ⌥⌘.
Resume All ⌥⌘R
Show in Finder ⌘R
Remove… ⌘⌫
Show Inspector or Hide Inspector ⌘I

Show in Finder and Remove… act on the downloads selected in the library.

Command
OrbTorrent Help These docs. ⌘?
Troubleshooting Fixes for the usual problems.
What’s New in OrbTorrent The release notes for the version you have.
OrbTorrent Website orbtorrent.com.
Report a Problem… A report to send from your own mail app. Report a problem explains.
Do this To
⌘V Add a magnet link, or a link to a .torrent file, that you’ve copied.
Drag a .torrent file onto the window Add it.
Double-click a download Open it.
⌘A Select every download in the list.
⌫ or ⌘⌫ Remove the selected downloads, after asking.
Right-click a download Its menu: Open, Show in Finder, Pause, Download Sequentially, Copy Magnet Link, More and Remove.
Key Does
↩ Download, or Download Anyway when a check found a problem.
esc Cancel.
Do this To
Click a download See its files.
Right-click a download Open, Show in Finder, Pause, Copy Magnet Link, Show in OrbTorrent or Delete.
More (…), then ⌘, Open Settings.
More (…), then ⌘Q Quit OrbTorrent.