Download Folx Pro for Mac

In the edit

You already know the feeling: a dozen browser tabs fighting for bandwidth while a torrent sits stalled. Folx Pro 5.34 steps in as the one place for both direct downloads and torrents, no second app needed.

Splits downloads into 20 threads for speed

• Download manager that splits files into up to 20 threads for speed
• Torrent client with improved selective file downloading and magnet-link handling
• Built-in YouTube video downloader with quality choice when available
• Schedule downloads for later, useful for off-peak hours
• Works on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 10.13 or later

A straightforward utility for everyday downloading

Folx Pro sits in the background and handles the sort of downloads that pile up during a busy season — raw photo sets, client video files, software updates, torrented reference material. The interface is clean enough that you can queue a batch and forget about it. Version 5.34 fixed the crash during torrent search and improved proxy behaviour, so it stays reliable when you are working through a proxy or grabbing large torrents with many files.

Pausing a download keeps your place

I get asked a few things about Folx Pro pretty often, so let me answer them here before you go any further.

Can I pause a download and come back to it later? Yes. Folx Pro keeps your place in a download even if you shut down the Mac. When you resume, it picks up where it left off rather than starting from zero. This is helpful when you are downloading large video files or software images and need to free up bandwidth during working hours.

Does it handle magnet links properly now? Version 5.34 fixed a crash that happened when adding some magnet links, so that particular headache is gone. In my experience, magnet links work as you would expect — click one in your browser, and Folx Pro catches it and starts resolving the peers.

Will it interfere with my VPN or proxy setup? The latest version improved functionality with enabled proxy, which means fewer connection drops when routing traffic through a proxy server. If you use a VPN for privacy while torrenting, Folx Pro respects your system-level network settings and routes traffic accordingly. Just make sure your VPN is on before you start the download.

Can I download only certain files from a torrent? Yes. The improved selective file downloading in version 5.34 lets you pick and choose which files inside a torrent you actually want. This saves disk space and time when a torrent contains a mix of things you need and things you do not.

Downloading a video from YouTube from start to finish

Let me walk you through a typical task so you can see how Folx Pro handles it. Say you need a reference video from YouTube for a project and you want it stored locally for offline editing.

1. Copy the YouTube video URL from your browser.
2. Open Folx Pro and create a new download task. Paste the URL into the field.
3. Folx Pro recognises the link as a YouTube video and offers you quality options. Choose the resolution you need — 1080p if available, or lower if you only need a rough cut.
4. Rename the output file before it downloads. This is useful when the original title is a mess of characters or just not descriptive enough.
5. Set a schedule if you want. You can tell Folx Pro to start the download at 2am when your internet is quiet, then forget about it.
6. Click download. The app splits the work into threads and grabs the video. When it finishes, the file appears in your chosen destination folder.

That is the whole process. No extra browser extensions, no fiddling with site scripts, no waiting for a page to load. Just paste, pick quality, and let it run.

Built-in torrent client sets it apart from iGetter

Folx Pro is not the only download manager for macOS, but it stands out in a few ways. Compared to iGetter, Folx Pro includes a built-in torrent client, so you do not need to run a separate app like Transmission alongside it. iGetter handles direct downloads well and has good scheduling, but it does not touch torrents at all.

uTorrent for Mac covers the torrent side, but it lacks a direct download manager and a YouTube downloader. If you use uTorrent, you still need a separate tool for grabbing videos or splitting large direct downloads. Folx Pro bundles both functions into one window, which keeps your menu bar and dock cleaner.

JDownloader is powerful for batch downloads from file hosts, but its interface feels heavier and more technical. Folx Pro is simpler to set up for everyday use — you paste a link and go, whereas JDownloader often requires link grabbing and account configuration before it works smoothly. For someone who just wants to download a torrent and a YouTube video without learning a new workflow, Folx Pro is the easier choice.

Opens automatically when you click magnet links

Folx Pro works well with the tools you already have on your Mac. When you click a magnet link in Safari or Chrome, the system opens Folx Pro automatically if you set it as the default handler for magnet URLs. No extra clicking around.

For photographers and video editors, the scheduling feature is useful alongside apps like Adobe Lightroom or Final Cut Pro. You can set large downloads to run overnight, so your bandwidth is free during the day when you are uploading client galleries or syncing to cloud storage. The download threads do not compete with your editing software for system resources.

If you use Alfred or LaunchBar for quick app launching, you can keep Folx Pro in your dock or menu bar and trigger downloads without opening the full window — just paste a link into the app icon and it starts a new task. The same works with Keyboard Maestro if you want to build macros around common download patterns.

Because Folx Pro supports magnet links and torrent search, it pairs well with Little Snitch or Radio Silence for anyone who likes to control which apps connect to the internet. You can set rules for Folx Pro to only connect through your VPN interface, keeping your torrent traffic separate from your browsing.

For anyone who uses Hazel to organise downloaded files automatically, Folx Pro drops files into a folder you specify, and Hazel can then sort them into subfolders by file type, date or project name. That saves you from manually moving files after each download finishes.

New this release

• Improved torrent downloading.
• Improved handling and storage of downloaded torrent tasks.
• Improved functionality with enabled proxy.
• Improved selective file downloading within torrents.
• Fixed a crash when adding some magnet links.
• Fixed a crash during torrent search.
• Changed minimum macOS requirement to 10.13 or later.

Mac it needs

• macOS 10.13 or later
• Apple Silicon or Intel processor