{"id":36927,"date":"2022-01-22T12:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T12:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=36927"},"modified":"2024-10-14T08:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T08:55:37","slug":"open-copied-magnet-link-kubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/01\/open-copied-magnet-link-kubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Single click to Open Magnet Link from Clipboard via KTorrent \/ qBittorrent in KUbuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most torrent clients today have ability to detect clipboard for magnet links. However, after copied an URL link, user has to manually open the downloading app and then click ‘Open URL’ (or ‘Add Torrent Link’) option to let it paste the link automatically.<\/p>\n

Instead of using web browser pop-up to choose app to open an URL, KDE desktop has a built-in feature ‘Klipper Actions<\/i>‘ that detects clipboard contents and automatically pops-up a menu allows to open link with desired app.<\/p>\n

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Picture 1: Click the pop-up option will automatically launch the app and open the link from clipboard<\/p><\/div>\n

So just copy a magnet link. It opens the previous context menu (see the picture above<\/i>) automatically, allows to click the menu option to launch your desired app and open the URL.<\/b><\/p>\n

Setup the Klipper Actions for Magnet link in KDE:<\/h3>\n

1.) Firstly, find out the ‘Clipboard’ indicator in system tray on panel (or click the ‘triangle<\/i>‘ icon). Then right-click on the icon and choose ‘Configure Clipboard<\/i>‘.<\/p>\n

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Open Klipper settings<\/p><\/div>\n

2.) When the settings dialog opens, go to ‘Actions<\/i>‘ in left pane and click on ‘Add Actions<\/i>‘ button.<\/p>\n

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Add a Klipper action<\/p><\/div>\n

3.) In next dialog, do:<\/p>\n