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Settings ​

Open the settings from More -> Settings. The search icon on top lets you find any option by name, so you don't have to remember which section it is in.

Every settings screen has a Reset option at the bottom that resets only the preferences of that screen to their defaults.

SectionWhat's in it
GeneralLanguage, theme, accents, home screen, navigation bar, YouTube data fetching, search, swipe gestures, share menu.
FoldersWhere files are saved, cache, filename templates, subfolders, temporary files.
DownloadsHow downloads run: duplicates, network, speed, concurrency, retries, scheduling.
ProcessingWhat the app does to the media: audio, video, subtitles, thumbnails, SponsorBlock, metadata, formats.
Updatingyt-dlp, the app, packages, format ordering.
AdvancedYouTube player clients and PO tokens, format sorting, extra commands for data fetching, and other low level options.

At the bottom of the main settings screen you also find:

  • Backup / Restore / Automatic backup: see Backups
  • About: package name, Discord, Telegram, translations, privacy policy, license and source code. The package name (com.deniscerri.ytdl) is what other apps use to connect to YTDLnis.