WebUI suggestion: Change upload rate limits from Bytes/s to KiB/s #8181

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opened 2026-02-21 19:24:37 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-21 19:24:37 -05:00

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Originally created by @nick-s-b on GitHub (Dec 17, 2018).

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qBittorrent version and Operating System

qbittorrent 4.1.4-1
Arch Linux

If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version

libtorrent-rasterbar 1:1.1.10-1
qt5-base 5.11.2-3

What is the problem

Web UI shows rate limits in Bytes/s while the Qt UI shows it as KiB/s. KiB/s seems a lot more useful so I suggest that WebUI changes input fields to the same limits.

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Originally created by @nick-s-b on GitHub (Dec 17, 2018). **Please provide the following information** ### qBittorrent version and Operating System qbittorrent 4.1.4-1 Arch Linux ### If on linux, libtorrent and Qt version libtorrent-rasterbar 1:1.1.10-1 qt5-base 5.11.2-3 ### What is the problem Web UI shows rate limits in Bytes/s while the Qt UI shows it as KiB/s. KiB/s seems a lot more useful so I suggest that WebUI changes input fields to the same limits. Web UI: ![screenshot from 2018-12-17 04-38-10](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7957590/50078908-2a7cac00-01b6-11e9-8694-0bc375211dec.png) Qt: ![screenshot from 2018-12-17 04-38-44](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/7957590/50078924-35cfd780-01b6-11e9-8a34-4231d13e862d.png)

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@jerrymakesjelly commented on GitHub (May 10, 2019):

Agree, I hope it can be changed to KiB/s in the future version.

Nowadays the Internet speed is usually in KiB/s or MiB/s, I think no one will limit his/her speed to byte/s.
And it is a little bit inconvenient to convert byte/s to MiB/s, which often needs a calculator to do that. But converting KiB/s to MiB/s is easier.

So I think using the speed unit KiB/s is more reasonable.

@jerrymakesjelly commented on GitHub (May 10, 2019): Agree, I hope it can be changed to KiB/s in the future version. Nowadays the Internet speed is usually in KiB/s or MiB/s, I think no one will limit his/her speed to byte/s. And it is a little bit inconvenient to convert byte/s to MiB/s, which often needs a calculator to do that. But converting KiB/s to MiB/s is easier. So I think using the speed unit KiB/s is more reasonable.