Open Settings with ⌘,, or choose Ladle › Settings. There are six tabs: General, Downloads, Speed, Browsers, Schedule and Updates.
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
| Open Ladle at login |
On |
Opens Ladle when you log in, so it’s ready for the Tonight queue. |
| Show Ladle in the menu bar |
On |
Shows Ladle’s speed and menu in the menu bar. See Menu bar, Dock and notifications. |
| Watch the clipboard for links |
On |
Offers to download file links you copy. The clipboard is only read on your Mac. |
| Appearance |
Auto |
Auto follows macOS, or choose Light or Dark. |
| Notify me when downloads finish |
On |
Sends a notification with Open and Show in Finder. |
| Play a sound too |
Off |
Adds a sound to that notification. |
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
| Save downloads to |
~/Downloads/Ladle |
The folder Ladle saves into. |
| Sort into category folders |
On |
Puts each file in a folder for its type: Video, Music, Documents, Archives, Apps or Images. See Categories and folders. |
| If a file with the same name exists |
Keep both |
Keep both adds a number to the new file’s name, Replace swaps the old file for the new one, Ask lets you decide each time. See Duplicate file names. |
| When a download finishes |
Just notify me |
Or Open the file, or Show in Finder. |
| Verify checksums |
On |
Checks files against a published SHA-256 or MD5. See Checksums. |
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
| Downloads at the same time |
3 |
How many downloads run at once, from 1 to 8. The rest wait in the main queue. |
| Connections per download |
8 (recommended) |
How many pieces each download is split into, from 1 to 32. See Connections and speed limits. |
| Limit total speed |
Off, 10 MB/s |
One speed cap across all downloads. |
| Retry failed downloads |
3 times |
Never, 1, 3, 5 or 10 times. |
| Proxy |
Same as macOS |
Uses the proxy from your macOS network settings. |
- Safari says that Ladle’s Safari extension can’t run for now, and links to the reason.
- Chrome, Arc, Edge and Brave and Firefox each have Get extension, which opens the browser setup guide at Chrome or Firefox.
- Everything else is a reminder that any other browser works by copying a link.
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
| Catch these file types |
dmg, pkg, zip, iso, mp4, mov, mkv, mp3, flac, pdf |
The file types the extension hands to Ladle. Click Edit… to change the list. |
| Ask before downloading |
On |
Shows the catch panel before each download. Hold ⌥ Option while clicking to skip Ladle. |
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
| Tonight queue |
1:00 AM to 7:00 AM |
When the Tonight queue starts and stops. Your Mac needs to be awake at the start time. |
| Run on |
Every day |
The nights the queue runs. |
| When the queue finishes |
Put the Mac to sleep |
Or Do nothing. |
| Pause when running on battery |
On |
Holds the Tonight queue while your Mac runs on battery, and carries on once you plug in. Downloads you start yourself always run. |
| Pause on Low Data networks |
On |
Holds the Tonight queue on networks with macOS Low Data Mode on, and carries on once you’re on a regular network. |
| Setting |
Default |
What it does |
| Check for updates automatically |
On |
Looks for a new version once a day. |
| Download and install updates automatically |
On |
Downloads updates in the background and installs them when you restart or quit Ladle. |
The tab also shows the version you have, with Check Now to look for an update right away, and when Ladle last checked.
More in Updating Ladle.