Guides
How to do specific things with TorMonitor, one question per guide. Each starts with the short answer.
Privacy and control
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Can I see who is downloading my torrent?
See every peer connected to your torrent on Mac: IP address, client, country, city and speed, on a list or on a world map and 3D globe in TorMonitor.
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How to block a country from downloading or connecting to your torrents Pro
Block peers from chosen countries in TorMonitor for Mac. Stop all traffic, stop uploading to a country, or stop downloading from it, in three steps.
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Is torrenting safe and legal? A plain-language guide
What makes BitTorrent legal or illegal, what others in a swarm can see about you, and how to torrent more safely on a Mac with legal sources, encryption, country blocking and a VPN.
Automation
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How to schedule torrent downloads on Mac (download only at night) Pro
Make TorMonitor download only during the hours you choose, at the speed you choose, and pause the rest of the day. Separate schedules for downloading and seeding.
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How to auto-download new torrents from RSS feeds with follow rules
Set up follow rules in TorMonitor to add new episodes or releases automatically from your RSS and Torznab feeds, with keyword or regex matching, exclusions, minimum seeds and size limits.
Finding torrents
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How to keep your torrent sites in one app, without opening a browser
Save your torrent sites inside TorMonitor, browse them in the app and add any magnet or .torrent link from the page with one click, or add all of them at once.
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How to monitor torrent providers with RSS and Torznab (Jackett, Prowlarr)
Add RSS feeds and Torznab APIs from Jackett or Prowlarr to TorMonitor, see which providers are online, fast and fresh, and follow the best ones in one combined feed and search.
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How to reach blocked torrent sites with a proxy or DNS over HTTPS Pro
If your network or internet provider blocks torrent sites by DNS, route TorMonitor's site browser through DNS over HTTPS or an HTTP / SOCKS5 proxy without changing the rest of your Mac.
Sharing and seeding
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How to stop seeding at a share ratio or after a set time Pro
Set seeding goals in TorMonitor for Mac. Stop seeding when the share ratio reaches a number or after a number of hours, for all torrents or just one, with an optional upload limit.
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How to create a torrent on Mac and seed it
Turn any file or folder into a .torrent with TorMonitor, pick working trackers with live status, and start seeding it straight away so others can download it.
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How to pick trackers for a new torrent (with live tracker status)
Choose working trackers for a new torrent in TorMonitor for Mac. See which public trackers respond and how fast, pick the fastest with one click, drop dead ones and add your own announce URLs.
Getting started
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How to install TorMonitor on your Mac
Download and install TorMonitor on macOS 12 or later, choose between the Universal, Apple silicon and Intel builds, verify the SHA-256 checksum and get past the Gatekeeper warning.
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Why is my torrent slow? 7 fixes for faster downloads on Mac
Practical fixes for slow torrents in TorMonitor for Mac - seeders, open port, UPnP and NAT-PMP, trackers, connection limits, bandwidth settings and fast peers only.
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How to choose files and download them in order (sequential download)
Download only the files you want from a torrent, set file priorities, turn on sequential download, or put files in your own download order in TorMonitor for Mac.