fix(downloads): harden queue admission and live speed controls

src-tauri/src/ipc.rs

@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ pub struct Queue {
     pub id: String,
     pub name: String,
     pub is_main: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    #[ts(optional)]
+    pub max_concurrent: Option<usize>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+#[ts(export, export_to = "../../src/bindings/")]
+pub struct QueueConcurrencyConfig {
+    pub id: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub max_concurrent: Option<usize>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, TS)]

src-tauri/src/lib.rs

@@ -4498,7 +4498,12 @@ async fn resume_download(
     app_handle: tauri::AppHandle,
     state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
     id: String,
+    queue_id: String,
 ) -> Result<bool, String> {
+    let queue_id = queue_id.trim().to_string();
+    if queue_id.is_empty() {
+        return Err("Queue id cannot be empty".to_string());
+    }
     let control_guard = state.queue_manager.acquire_aria2_control(&id).await;
     let Some(gid) = state.queue_manager.aria2_gid_for_download(&id) else {
         log::info!(
@@ -4521,6 +4526,11 @@ async fn resume_download(
     match status.as_str() {
         "paused" => {
             let control_epoch = state.queue_manager.next_aria2_control_epoch(&id).await;
+            let lifecycle_generation = state
+                .queue_manager
+                .registered_lifecycle_generation(&id)
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_default();
             state.queue_manager.allow_aria2_retries(&id).await;
             state.queue_manager.reset_aria2_retry_strikes(&id).await;
             use tauri::Emitter;
@@ -4542,7 +4552,13 @@ async fn resume_download(
                 let permit_candidate = if had_permit {
                     None
                 } else {
-                    queue_manager.acquire_aria2_permit_candidate().await
+                    queue_manager
+                        .acquire_aria2_permit_candidate_for_queue(
+                            &id_clone,
+                            &queue_id,
+                            lifecycle_generation,
+                        )
+                        .await
                 };
                 if permit_candidate.is_none() && !had_permit {
                     return;
@@ -4557,12 +4573,22 @@ async fn resume_download(
                         != Some(gid_clone.as_str())
                     || !queue_manager.is_registered(&id_clone).await
                 {
+                    if permit_candidate.is_some() {
+                        queue_manager
+                            .release_aria2_permit_candidate(&id_clone, lifecycle_generation)
+                            .await;
+                    }
                     return;
                 }
                 if !queue_manager
                     .rebind_aria2_gid_epoch(&id_clone, &gid_clone, control_epoch)
                     .await
                 {
+                    if permit_candidate.is_some() {
+                        queue_manager
+                            .release_aria2_permit_candidate(&id_clone, lifecycle_generation)
+                            .await;
+                    }
                     log::warn!(
                         "aria2 resume [{}]: gid {} disappeared before lifecycle rebind",
                         id_clone,
@@ -4572,7 +4598,12 @@ async fn resume_download(
                 }
                 if let Some(permit) = permit_candidate {
                     let _ = queue_manager
-                        .park_aria2_permit_if_missing(&id_clone, permit)
+                        .park_aria2_permit_if_missing_for_queue(
+                            &id_clone,
+                            &queue_id,
+                            lifecycle_generation,
+                            permit,
+                        )
                         .await;
                 }
                 let _ = app_handle_clone.emit(
@@ -4702,47 +4733,82 @@ async fn resume_download(
         }
         "active" | "waiting" => {
             let resume_epoch = state.queue_manager.current_aria2_control_epoch(&id).await;
+            let lifecycle_generation = state
+                .queue_manager
+                .registered_lifecycle_generation(&id)
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_default();
             drop(control_guard);
             state.queue_manager.allow_aria2_retries(&id).await;
-            let had_permit = state.queue_manager.has_active_permit(&id).await;
-            let permit_candidate = if had_permit {
-                None
-            } else {
-                state.queue_manager.acquire_aria2_permit_candidate().await
-            };
-            if permit_candidate.is_none() && !had_permit {
-                return Ok(true);
-            }
-            let _control_guard = state.queue_manager.acquire_aria2_control(&id).await;
-            let still_current = state.queue_manager.is_registered(&id).await
-                && !state.queue_manager.is_aria2_retry_cancelled(&id).await
-                && state
-                    .queue_manager
-                    .is_aria2_control_epoch_current(&id, resume_epoch)
-                    .await
-                && state.queue_manager.aria2_gid_for_download(&id).as_deref() == Some(gid.as_str());
-            if still_current {
+            let queue_manager = state.queue_manager.clone();
+            let id_clone = id.clone();
+            let gid_clone = gid.clone();
+            let queue_id_clone = queue_id.clone();
+            let app_handle_clone = app_handle.clone();
+            let status_for_log = status.to_string();
+            tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
+                let had_permit = queue_manager.has_active_permit(&id_clone).await;
+                let permit_candidate = if had_permit {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    queue_manager
+                        .acquire_aria2_permit_candidate_for_queue(
+                            &id_clone,
+                            &queue_id_clone,
+                            lifecycle_generation,
+                        )
+                        .await
+                };
+                let had_permit_candidate = permit_candidate.is_some();
+                if permit_candidate.is_none() && !had_permit {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                let _control_guard = queue_manager.acquire_aria2_control(&id_clone).await;
+                let still_current = queue_manager.is_registered(&id_clone).await
+                    && !queue_manager.is_aria2_retry_cancelled(&id_clone).await
+                    && queue_manager
+                        .is_aria2_control_epoch_current(&id_clone, resume_epoch)
+                        .await
+                    && queue_manager.aria2_gid_for_download(&id_clone).as_deref()
+                        == Some(gid_clone.as_str());
+                if !still_current {
+                    if had_permit_candidate {
+                        queue_manager
+                            .release_aria2_permit_candidate(&id_clone, lifecycle_generation)
+                            .await;
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 if let Some(permit) = permit_candidate {
-                    let _ = state
-                        .queue_manager
-                        .park_aria2_permit_if_missing(&id, permit)
+                    let parked = queue_manager
+                        .park_aria2_permit_if_missing_for_queue(
+                            &id_clone,
+                            &queue_id_clone,
+                            lifecycle_generation,
+                            permit,
+                        )
                         .await;
+                    if !parked && !queue_manager.has_active_permit(&id_clone).await {
+                        return;
+                    }
                 }
                 log::info!(
                     "aria2 resume [{}]: gid {} already {}; no duplicate job created",
-                    id,
-                    gid,
-                    status
+                    id_clone,
+                    gid_clone,
+                    status_for_log
                 );
                 use tauri::Emitter;
-                let _ = app_handle.emit(
+                let _ = app_handle_clone.emit(
                     "download-state",
                     crate::ipc::DownloadStateEvent::new(
-                        id,
+                        &id_clone,
                         crate::ipc::DownloadStatus::Downloading,
                     ),
                 );
-            }
+            });
             Ok(true)
         }
         "complete" | "error" | "removed" => {
@@ -5687,6 +5753,22 @@ async fn set_concurrent_limit(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+async fn set_queue_concurrency_limits(
+    state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
+    limits: Vec<crate::ipc::QueueConcurrencyConfig>,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    state
+        .queue_manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(
+            limits
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|limit| (limit.id, limit.max_concurrent))
+                .collect(),
+        )
+        .await
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn set_download_speed_limit(
     state: tauri::State<'_, AppState>,
@@ -9327,7 +9409,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             authorize_keychain_access,
             acknowledge_pairing_token_change,
             check_file_exists, toggle_tray_icon, set_extension_pairing_token,
-            get_extension_server_port, set_extension_frontend_ready, ack_extension_download, set_concurrent_limit, set_download_speed_limit, set_global_speed_limit, remove_download,
+            get_extension_server_port, set_extension_frontend_ready, ack_extension_download, set_concurrent_limit, set_queue_concurrency_limits, set_download_speed_limit, set_global_speed_limit, remove_download,
             detach_download_for_reconfigure,
             enqueue_download, enqueue_many, cancel_enqueue_generation, move_in_queue, move_many_in_queue, remove_from_queue, get_pending_order,
             commands::reveal_in_file_manager, commands::open_downloaded_file,

src-tauri/src/queue.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use ts_rs::TS;
 
 /// Default capacity when no setting is read yet.
 pub const DEFAULT_MAX_CONCURRENT: usize = 3;
+pub const MAX_QUEUE_CONCURRENT: usize = 12;
 pub const MEDIA_RUN_CANCELLED: &str = "__firelink_media_run_cancelled__";
 pub const DOWNLOAD_CONNECTIONS_MIN: i32 = 1;
 pub const DOWNLOAD_CONNECTIONS_MAX: i32 = 16;
@@ -122,6 +123,13 @@ pub struct QueuedTask {
     pub lifecycle_generation: u64,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+struct QueuePermitOwnership {
+    queue_id: String,
+    lifecycle_generation: u64,
+    active: bool,
+}
+
 /// Args mirroring start_download / start_media_download. Kept untyped-loose
 /// (String/Option) to match the existing command signatures exactly.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
@@ -197,6 +205,19 @@ pub struct QueueManager<R: tauri::Runtime = tauri::Wry> {
     active_permits: Mutex<HashMap<String, OwnedSemaphorePermit>>,
     active_permit_generations: Mutex<HashMap<String, u64>>,
     active_kinds: Mutex<HashMap<String, TaskKind>>,
+    /// Queue overrides are stored only for queues with an explicit limit.
+    /// Missing entries inherit the global target capacity.
+    queue_limits: Mutex<HashMap<String, usize>>,
+    /// One entry represents either a queued dispatch reservation or an active
+    /// transfer. Keeping both phases in one map makes queue-slot ownership
+    /// exactly-once across the async addUri handoff.
+    queue_permit_ownership: Mutex<HashMap<String, QueuePermitOwnership>>,
+    /// Serializes queue-slot selection with global permit acquisition and
+    /// ownership transitions.
+    admission_gate: Mutex<()>,
+    /// Last queue selected by the dispatcher. Selection starts after this
+    /// queue when multiple queues have eligible work.
+    dispatch_cursor: Mutex<Option<String>>,
     target_capacity: AtomicUsize,
     slots_to_retire: AtomicUsize,
     notify: Notify,
@@ -275,6 +296,10 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
             active_permits: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
             active_permit_generations: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
             active_kinds: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            queue_limits: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            queue_permit_ownership: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
+            admission_gate: Mutex::new(()),
+            dispatch_cursor: Mutex::new(None),
             target_capacity: AtomicUsize::new(capacity),
             slots_to_retire: AtomicUsize::new(0),
             notify: Notify::new(),
@@ -315,6 +340,7 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         // Epoch checks remain the authoritative guard; removing this marker
         // prevents terminal downloads from accumulating cancellation entries.
         self.aria2_retry_cancelled.lock().await.remove(id);
+        self.notify.notify_waiters();
     }
 
     pub async fn is_registered(&self, id: &str) -> bool {
@@ -463,6 +489,38 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         self.push_with_generation(task, 0).await
     }
 
+    /// Replace the explicit per-queue concurrency overrides. A missing queue
+    /// entry inherits the global limit; every effective queue limit is capped
+    /// by the global target at admission time.
+    pub async fn replace_queue_limits(
+        &self,
+        limits: Vec<(String, Option<usize>)>,
+    ) -> Result<(), String> {
+        let mut next = HashMap::with_capacity(limits.len());
+        for (queue_id, limit) in limits {
+            let queue_id = queue_id.trim();
+            if queue_id.is_empty() {
+                return Err("Queue id cannot be empty".to_string());
+            }
+            if next.contains_key(queue_id) {
+                return Err(format!("Duplicate queue id '{queue_id}'"));
+            }
+            if let Some(limit) = limit {
+                if !(1..=MAX_QUEUE_CONCURRENT).contains(&limit) {
+                    return Err(format!(
+                        "Queue concurrency must be between 1 and {MAX_QUEUE_CONCURRENT}"
+                    ));
+                }
+                next.insert(queue_id.to_string(), limit);
+            }
+        }
+
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        *self.queue_limits.lock().await = next;
+        self.notify.notify_waiters();
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub async fn next_aria2_control_epoch(&self, id: &str) -> u64 {
         let mut epochs = self.aria2_control_epochs.lock().await;
         let epoch = epochs.get(id).copied().unwrap_or_default().wrapping_add(1);
@@ -627,6 +685,17 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         self.semaphore.clone().acquire_owned().await.ok()
     }
 
+    fn try_acquire_permit_after_retirement(&self) -> Option<OwnedSemaphorePermit> {
+        loop {
+            let permit = self.semaphore.clone().try_acquire_owned().ok()?;
+            if self.retire_slot_if_needed() {
+                permit.forget();
+                continue;
+            }
+            return Some(permit);
+        }
+    }
+
     async fn acquire_permit_after_retirement(&self) -> Option<OwnedSemaphorePermit> {
         loop {
             let permit = self.acquire_permit().await?;
@@ -645,6 +714,37 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         self.acquire_permit_after_retirement().await
     }
 
+    /// Acquire and reserve both the global slot and a queue slot for a resume
+    /// that may still be outside the per-download control lock. The reservation
+    /// is generation-stamped so a concurrent pause cannot be overwritten by a
+    /// late resume worker.
+    pub async fn acquire_aria2_permit_candidate_for_queue(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        queue_id: &str,
+        lifecycle_generation: u64,
+    ) -> Option<OwnedSemaphorePermit> {
+        loop {
+            if !self.is_registered_generation(id, lifecycle_generation).await {
+                return None;
+            }
+            let notified = self.notify.notified();
+            if let Some(permit) = self
+                .try_reserve_queue_slot(id, queue_id, lifecycle_generation)
+                .await
+            {
+                if self.is_registered_generation(id, lifecycle_generation).await {
+                    return Some(permit);
+                }
+                self.release_queue_reservation_for_generation(id, lifecycle_generation)
+                    .await;
+                drop(permit);
+                return None;
+            }
+            notified.await;
+        }
+    }
+
     fn retire_slot_if_needed(&self) -> bool {
         let mut debt = self.slots_to_retire.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         while debt > 0 {
@@ -661,12 +761,180 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         false
     }
 
+    async fn try_reserve_queue_slot(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        queue_id: &str,
+        lifecycle_generation: u64,
+    ) -> Option<OwnedSemaphorePermit> {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        let mut ownership = self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await;
+        if ownership.contains_key(id)
+            || self.active_permits.lock().await.contains_key(id)
+        {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let global_target = self.target_capacity.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let queue_limit = self
+            .queue_limits
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .get(queue_id)
+            .copied()
+            .unwrap_or(global_target)
+            .min(global_target);
+        let queue_active = ownership
+            .values()
+            .filter(|active| active.queue_id == queue_id)
+            .count();
+        if queue_active >= queue_limit {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let permit = self.try_acquire_permit_after_retirement()?;
+        ownership.insert(
+            id.to_string(),
+            QueuePermitOwnership {
+                queue_id: queue_id.to_string(),
+                lifecycle_generation,
+                active: false,
+            },
+        );
+        Some(permit)
+    }
+
+    async fn release_queue_reservation_for_generation(&self, id: &str, generation: u64) {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        let removed = self
+            .queue_permit_ownership
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .get(id)
+            .is_some_and(|ownership| {
+                ownership.lifecycle_generation == generation && !ownership.active
+            });
+        if removed {
+            self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await.remove(id);
+            self.notify.notify_waiters();
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn activate_admitted_permit(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        lifecycle_generation: u64,
+        permit: OwnedSemaphorePermit,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        let mut ownership = self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await;
+        let owned = ownership
+            .get(id)
+            .is_some_and(|entry| entry.lifecycle_generation == lifecycle_generation && !entry.active);
+        let active_already_owned = self.active_permits.lock().await.contains_key(id);
+        if !owned || active_already_owned {
+            if owned {
+                ownership.remove(id);
+                self.notify.notify_waiters();
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        if let Some(entry) = ownership.get_mut(id) {
+            entry.active = true;
+        }
+        drop(ownership);
+        self.active_permits.lock().await.insert(id.to_string(), permit);
+        self.active_permit_generations
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .insert(id.to_string(), lifecycle_generation);
+        true
+    }
+
+    async fn try_admit_next_task(&self) -> Option<(OwnedSemaphorePermit, QueuedTask)> {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        let mut pending = self.pending.lock().await;
+        if pending.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let ownership = self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await;
+        let mut queue_ids = Vec::new();
+        let mut seen = HashSet::new();
+        for task in pending.iter() {
+            if !ownership.contains_key(&task.id) && seen.insert(task.queue_id.clone()) {
+                queue_ids.push(task.queue_id.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        if queue_ids.is_empty() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let cursor = self.dispatch_cursor.lock().await.clone();
+        let start = cursor
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|queue_id| queue_ids.iter().position(|candidate| candidate == queue_id))
+            .map_or(0, |position| (position + 1) % queue_ids.len());
+        let global_target = self.target_capacity.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let queue_limits = self.queue_limits.lock().await;
+        let selected_queue = (0..queue_ids.len()).find_map(|offset| {
+            let queue_id = &queue_ids[(start + offset) % queue_ids.len()];
+            let queue_limit = queue_limits
+                .get(queue_id)
+                .copied()
+                .unwrap_or(global_target)
+                .min(global_target);
+            let active = ownership
+                .values()
+                .filter(|active| active.queue_id == *queue_id)
+                .count();
+            (active < queue_limit).then_some(queue_id.clone())
+        })?;
+        let task_index = pending
+            .iter()
+            .position(|task| task.queue_id == selected_queue && !ownership.contains_key(&task.id))?;
+        drop(queue_limits);
+        drop(ownership);
+
+        let permit = self.try_acquire_permit_after_retirement()?;
+        let task = pending.remove(task_index)?;
+        self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await.insert(
+            task.id.clone(),
+            QueuePermitOwnership {
+                queue_id: selected_queue.clone(),
+                lifecycle_generation: task.lifecycle_generation,
+                active: false,
+            },
+        );
+        *self.dispatch_cursor.lock().await = Some(selected_queue);
+        Some((permit, task))
+    }
+
     /// Park an already-acquired permit under `id`.
     pub async fn park_permit(&self, id: &str, permit: OwnedSemaphorePermit) {
+        self.park_permit_for_queue(id, "main", 0, permit).await;
+    }
+
+    async fn park_permit_for_queue(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        queue_id: &str,
+        lifecycle_generation: u64,
+        permit: OwnedSemaphorePermit,
+    ) {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
         self.active_permits
             .lock()
             .await
             .insert(id.to_string(), permit);
+        self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await.insert(
+            id.to_string(),
+            QueuePermitOwnership {
+                queue_id: queue_id.to_string(),
+                lifecycle_generation,
+                active: true,
+            },
+        );
     }
 
     /// Park a candidate only when no newer lifecycle has already claimed the
@@ -676,12 +944,72 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         id: &str,
         permit: OwnedSemaphorePermit,
     ) -> bool {
+        self.park_aria2_permit_if_missing_for_queue(id, "main", 0, permit)
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// Activate a queue-aware resume reservation. The caller owns the permit
+    /// while it revalidates the lifecycle under the per-download control lock.
+    pub async fn park_aria2_permit_if_missing_for_queue(
+        &self,
+        id: &str,
+        queue_id: &str,
+        lifecycle_generation: u64,
+        permit: OwnedSemaphorePermit,
+    ) -> bool {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        let registered_generation = self
+            .registered_lifecycle_generations
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .get(id)
+            .copied();
+        let mut ownership = self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await;
+        let has_matching_reservation = ownership.get(id).is_some_and(|entry| {
+            entry.queue_id == queue_id
+                && entry.lifecycle_generation == lifecycle_generation
+                && !entry.active
+                && (registered_generation == Some(lifecycle_generation)
+                    || (registered_generation.is_none() && lifecycle_generation == 0))
+        });
+        if ownership.contains_key(id) && !has_matching_reservation {
+            let remove_reservation = ownership
+                .get(id)
+                .is_some_and(|entry| entry.lifecycle_generation == lifecycle_generation && !entry.active);
+            if remove_reservation {
+                ownership.remove(id);
+                self.notify.notify_waiters();
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        if ownership.get(id).is_none()
+            && registered_generation.is_some_and(|current| current != lifecycle_generation)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
         let mut permits = self.active_permits.lock().await;
         if permits.contains_key(id) {
             return false;
         }
         permits.insert(id.to_string(), permit);
         drop(permits);
+        if let Some(entry) = ownership.get_mut(id) {
+            entry.active = true;
+        } else {
+            ownership.insert(
+                id.to_string(),
+                QueuePermitOwnership {
+                    queue_id: queue_id.to_string(),
+                    lifecycle_generation,
+                    active: true,
+                },
+            );
+        }
+        drop(ownership);
+        self.active_permit_generations
+            .lock()
+            .await
+            .insert(id.to_string(), lifecycle_generation);
         self.active_kinds
             .lock()
             .await
@@ -689,11 +1017,9 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
         true
     }
 
-    async fn tag_permit_generation(&self, id: &str, generation: u64) {
-        self.active_permit_generations
-            .lock()
-            .await
-            .insert(id.to_string(), generation);
+    pub async fn release_aria2_permit_candidate(&self, id: &str, lifecycle_generation: u64) {
+        self.release_queue_reservation_for_generation(id, lifecycle_generation)
+            .await;
     }
 
     pub async fn active_kind(&self, id: &str) -> Option<TaskKind> {
@@ -704,52 +1030,84 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
     /// when this call acquired and parked the permit, false when one was
     /// already parked.
     pub async fn ensure_aria2_permit(&self, id: &str) -> bool {
-        if self.active_permits.lock().await.contains_key(id) {
-            return false;
-        }
+        self.ensure_aria2_permit_for_queue(id, "main").await
+    }
 
-        let permit = match self.acquire_permit_after_retirement().await {
-            Some(p) => p,
-            None => return false,
-        };
-        let mut permits = self.active_permits.lock().await;
-        if permits.contains_key(id) {
-            drop(permits);
-            drop(permit);
-            return false;
+    /// Ensure a paused or externally recovered aria2 transfer owns one global
+    /// permit and one slot in its queue. This waits without holding a
+    /// per-download control lock and wakes on either kind of capacity change.
+    pub async fn ensure_aria2_permit_for_queue(&self, id: &str, queue_id: &str) -> bool {
+        loop {
+            if self.has_active_permit(id).await
+                || self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await.contains_key(id)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+            let notified = self.notify.notified();
+            let generation = self
+                .registered_lifecycle_generation(id)
+                .await
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+            if let Some(permit) = self
+                .try_reserve_queue_slot(id, queue_id, generation)
+                .await
+            {
+                if self.park_aria2_permit_if_missing_for_queue(
+                    id,
+                    queue_id,
+                    generation,
+                    permit,
+                )
+                .await
+                {
+                    self.active_kinds
+                        .lock()
+                        .await
+                        .insert(id.to_string(), TaskKind::Aria2);
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+            notified.await;
         }
-        permits.insert(id.to_string(), permit);
-        drop(permits);
-        self.active_kinds
-            .lock()
-            .await
-            .insert(id.to_string(), TaskKind::Aria2);
-        true
     }
 
     pub async fn release_permit(&self, id: &str) {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
+        let queue_removed = self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await.remove(id).is_some();
         let removed = self.active_permits.lock().await.remove(id).is_some();
         self.active_permit_generations.lock().await.remove(id);
         self.active_kinds.lock().await.remove(id);
-        if removed {
-            self.notify.notify_one();
+        if removed || queue_removed {
+            self.notify.notify_waiters();
         }
     }
 
     async fn release_permit_for_generation(&self, id: &str, generation: u64) {
+        let _admission_gate = self.admission_gate.lock().await;
         let removed = {
             let mut permits = self.active_permits.lock().await;
             let mut generations = self.active_permit_generations.lock().await;
-            if generations.get(id).copied() == Some(generation) {
+            let queue_owned = self
+                .queue_permit_ownership
+                .lock()
+                .await
+                .get(id)
+                .is_some_and(|ownership| ownership.lifecycle_generation == generation);
+            if queue_owned || generations.get(id).copied() == Some(generation) {
                 generations.remove(id);
-                permits.remove(id).is_some()
+                let active_removed = permits.remove(id).is_some();
+                if queue_owned {
+                    self.queue_permit_ownership.lock().await.remove(id);
+                }
+                active_removed || queue_owned
             } else {
                 false
             }
         };
         if removed {
             self.active_kinds.lock().await.remove(id);
-            self.notify.notify_one();
+            self.notify.notify_waiters();
         }
     }
 
@@ -821,10 +1179,11 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
             if delta > 0 {
                 self.semaphore.add_permits(delta);
             }
-            self.notify.notify_one();
+            self.notify.notify_waiters();
         } else {
             let delta = prev_target - new_target;
             self.slots_to_retire.fetch_add(delta, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            self.notify.notify_waiters();
         }
     }
 
@@ -834,29 +1193,20 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
     }
 
     /// The long-running dispatcher. One instance is spawned in setup().
-    /// Idle-parks on Notify; CAS-honors retirement debt; re-pops under lock.
+    /// It scans for a queue with capacity before reserving the global slot, so
+    /// a saturated front queue cannot block later eligible queues.
     pub async fn run_dispatcher(self: Arc<Self>) {
         loop {
-            // (1) Idle-park: avoid busy-spin when pending is empty.
-            if self.pending.lock().await.is_empty() {
-                self.notify.notified().await;
-                continue;
+            let notified = self.notify.notified();
+            if let Some((permit, task)) = self.try_admit_next_task().await {
+                Arc::clone(&self).dispatch_one(permit, task).await;
+            } else {
+                // This covers both an empty pending list and the case where
+                // all queue/global capacity is occupied. The notification
+                // future is created before inspection to close the lost-wake
+                // window without polling or sleeping.
+                notified.await;
             }
-            // (2) Acquire a slot.
-            let permit = match self.acquire_permit_after_retirement().await {
-                Some(p) => p,
-                None => break, // Semaphore closed, exit dispatcher
-            };
-            // (4) Re-pop under lock — guards against racing removals between
-            //     waking from Notify and acquiring the permit.
-            let task = match self.pending.lock().await.pop_front() {
-                Some(t) => t,
-                None => {
-                    drop(permit);
-                    continue;
-                }
-            };
-            Arc::clone(&self).dispatch_one(permit, task).await;
         }
     }
 
@@ -872,16 +1222,23 @@ impl<R: tauri::Runtime> QueueManager<R> {
             .is_registered_generation(&id, lifecycle_generation)
             .await
         {
+            self.release_queue_reservation_for_generation(&id, lifecycle_generation)
+                .await;
             drop(control_guard);
             drop(permit);
             return;
         }
 
-        // Park the permit BEFORE spawning. Uniform parking:
+        // Activate the reservation BEFORE spawning. Uniform parking:
         // aria2's RPC returns instantly, so the permit must outlive the
         // dispatch_one call. Media runners release on exit.
-        self.park_permit(&id, permit).await;
-        self.tag_permit_generation(&id, lifecycle_generation).await;
+        if !self
+            .activate_admitted_permit(&id, lifecycle_generation, permit)
+            .await
+        {
+            drop(control_guard);
+            return;
+        }
         self.active_kinds
             .lock()
             .await

src-tauri/tests/queue_manager.rs

@@ -783,6 +783,245 @@ async fn aria2_resume_waits_for_shrunk_capacity() {
         .expect("resume task should not panic"));
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn dispatcher_skips_a_full_front_queue_for_later_eligible_work() {
+    let (manager, spawner) = make_manager(2);
+    let manager = Arc::new(manager);
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![
+            ("queue-a".to_string(), Some(1)),
+            ("queue-b".to_string(), Some(1)),
+        ])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue("a1", "queue-a")).await.unwrap();
+    manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue("a2", "queue-a")).await.unwrap();
+    manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue("b1", "queue-b")).await.unwrap();
+    let dispatcher = {
+        let manager = Arc::clone(&manager);
+        tokio::spawn(async move { manager.run_dispatcher().await })
+    };
+
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), async {
+        loop {
+            if spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst) == 2 {
+                break;
+            }
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("later eligible queue should dispatch");
+    assert!(manager.aria2_gid_for_download("a1").is_some());
+    assert!(manager.aria2_gid_for_download("b1").is_some());
+    assert!(manager.aria2_gid_for_download("a2").is_none());
+
+    dispatcher.abort();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn dispatcher_rotates_eligible_queues_without_starving_later_work() {
+    let (manager, spawner) = make_manager(1);
+    let manager = Arc::new(manager);
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![
+            ("queue-a".to_string(), Some(1)),
+            ("queue-b".to_string(), Some(1)),
+        ])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue("a1", "queue-a")).await.unwrap();
+    manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue("a2", "queue-a")).await.unwrap();
+    manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue("b1", "queue-b")).await.unwrap();
+    let dispatcher = {
+        let manager = Arc::clone(&manager);
+        tokio::spawn(async move { manager.run_dispatcher().await })
+    };
+
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), async {
+        while spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst) < 1 {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("first queue task should dispatch");
+    manager.release_permit("a1").await;
+
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), async {
+        while manager.aria2_gid_for_download("b1").is_none() {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("later queue should be selected before another task from queue-a");
+    assert!(manager.aria2_gid_for_download("a2").is_none());
+
+    dispatcher.abort();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn queue_limit_increase_wakes_waiting_work_and_decrease_keeps_active_tasks() {
+    let (manager, spawner) = make_manager(3);
+    let manager = Arc::new(manager);
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![("queue-a".to_string(), Some(2))])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    for id in ["a1", "a2", "a3"] {
+        manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue(id, "queue-a")).await.unwrap();
+    }
+    let dispatcher = {
+        let manager = Arc::clone(&manager);
+        tokio::spawn(async move { manager.run_dispatcher().await })
+    };
+
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), async {
+        while spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst) < 2 {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("queue override should allow two active transfers");
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![("queue-a".to_string(), Some(1))])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+
+    manager.release_permit("a1").await;
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    assert_eq!(
+        spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst),
+        2,
+        "reducing a queue limit must not admit work while one active transfer remains"
+    );
+
+    manager.release_permit("a2").await;
+    timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), async {
+        while spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst) < 3 {
+            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("queue work should resume after active count falls below the reduced limit");
+
+    dispatcher.abort();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn queue_overrides_never_exceed_the_global_ceiling() {
+    let (manager, spawner) = make_manager(2);
+    let manager = Arc::new(manager);
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![
+            ("queue-a".to_string(), Some(12)),
+            ("queue-b".to_string(), Some(12)),
+        ])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    for (id, queue_id) in [
+        ("a1", "queue-a"),
+        ("a2", "queue-a"),
+        ("b1", "queue-b"),
+        ("b2", "queue-b"),
+    ] {
+        manager.push(aria2_task_in_queue(id, queue_id)).await.unwrap();
+    }
+    let dispatcher = {
+        let manager = Arc::clone(&manager);
+        tokio::spawn(async move { manager.run_dispatcher().await })
+    };
+
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+    assert_eq!(spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 2);
+    assert_eq!(manager.available_permits(), 0);
+
+    dispatcher.abort();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn queue_limit_configuration_rejects_malformed_input() {
+    let (manager, _spawner) = make_manager(2);
+    assert!(manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![(String::new(), Some(1))])
+        .await
+        .is_err());
+    assert!(manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![("queue-a".to_string(), Some(0))])
+        .await
+        .is_err());
+    assert!(manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![
+            ("queue-a".to_string(), Some(1)),
+            ("queue-a".to_string(), None),
+        ])
+        .await
+        .is_err());
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![("queue-a".to_string(), None)])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn stale_queue_resume_reservation_is_removed_when_activation_fails() {
+    let (manager, _spawner) = make_manager(1);
+    let previous = manager
+        .reserve_enqueue_generation("candidate", 1)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(previous.is_none());
+    let candidate = manager
+        .acquire_aria2_permit_candidate_for_queue("candidate", "queue-a", 1)
+        .await
+        .expect("candidate should reserve the queue slot");
+
+    manager.release_registered_id("candidate").await;
+    assert!(!manager
+        .park_aria2_permit_if_missing_for_queue("candidate", "queue-a", 1, candidate)
+        .await);
+    assert_eq!(manager.available_permits(), 1);
+
+    assert!(manager.ensure_aria2_permit_for_queue("replacement", "queue-a").await);
+    manager.release_permit("replacement").await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn duplicate_pending_id_cannot_replace_an_existing_queue_ownership() {
+    let (manager, spawner) = make_manager(2);
+    let manager = Arc::new(manager);
+    manager
+        .replace_queue_limits(vec![
+            ("queue-a".to_string(), Some(1)),
+            ("queue-b".to_string(), Some(1)),
+        ])
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(manager
+        .ensure_aria2_permit_for_queue("duplicate", "queue-b")
+        .await);
+    manager
+        .reserve_enqueue_generation("duplicate", 1)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    manager
+        .commit_reserved_enqueue(aria2_task_in_queue("duplicate", "queue-a"), 1)
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let dispatcher = {
+        let manager = Arc::clone(&manager);
+        tokio::spawn(async move { manager.run_dispatcher().await })
+    };
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+    assert_eq!(spawner.add_uri_calls.load(Ordering::SeqCst), 0);
+    assert_eq!(manager.available_permits(), 1);
+    manager.release_permit("duplicate").await;
+    dispatcher.abort();
+}
+
 fn aria2_task(id: &str) -> QueuedTask {
     QueuedTask {
         id: id.to_string(),
@@ -793,6 +1032,12 @@ fn aria2_task(id: &str) -> QueuedTask {
     }
 }
 
+fn aria2_task_in_queue(id: &str, queue_id: &str) -> QueuedTask {
+    let mut task = aria2_task(id);
+    task.queue_id = queue_id.to_string();
+    task
+}
+
 fn media_task(id: &str) -> QueuedTask {
     QueuedTask {
         id: id.to_string(),

src/bindings/Queue.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // This file was generated by [ts-rs](https://github.com/Aleph-Alpha/ts-rs). Do not edit this file manually.
 
-export type Queue = { id: string, name: string, isMain: boolean, };
+export type Queue = { id: string, name: string, isMain: boolean, maxConcurrent?: number, };

src/bindings/QueueConcurrencyConfig.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// This file was generated by [ts-rs](https://github.com/Aleph-Alpha/ts-rs). Do not edit this file manually.
+
+export type QueueConcurrencyConfig = { id: string, maxConcurrent: number | null, };

src/components/PropertiesModal.tsx

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ export const PropertiesModal = () => {
   
   const [speedLimitEnabled, setSpeedLimitEnabled] = useState(false);
   const [speedLimitValue, setSpeedLimitValue] = useState('1024'); // KiB/s
+  const [liveSpeedLimitValue, setLiveSpeedLimitValue] = useState('');
+  const [isLiveSpeedLimitPending, setIsLiveSpeedLimitPending] = useState(false);
 
   const [loginMode, setLoginMode] = useState<LoginMode>('matching');
   const [username, setUsername] = useState('');
@@ -143,6 +145,11 @@ export const PropertiesModal = () => {
     }
   }, [selectedPropertiesDownloadId, setSelectedPropertiesDownloadId]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const activeLimit = item?.speedLimit?.trim();
+    setLiveSpeedLimitValue(activeLimit && activeLimit !== '0' ? activeLimit : '');
+  }, [item?.speedLimit, selectedPropertiesDownloadId]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!selectedPropertiesDownloadId || connectionsDirty) return;
     const activeItem = useDownloadStore.getState().downloads.find(d => d.id === selectedPropertiesDownloadId);
@@ -245,8 +252,27 @@ export const PropertiesModal = () => {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleLiveSpeedLimit = async (limit: string | null) => {
+    if (isLiveSpeedLimitPending || item.isMedia || !['downloading', 'retrying'].includes(item.status)) return;
+
+    setErrorMessage('');
+    setIsLiveSpeedLimitPending(true);
+    try {
+      await useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit(item.id, limit);
+      if (limit === null) setLiveSpeedLimitValue('');
+    } catch (error) {
+      setErrorMessage(t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimitFailed, {
+        detail: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+      }));
+    } finally {
+      setIsLiveSpeedLimitPending(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const identityLocked = getIdentityLocked(item.status);
   const transferLocked = getTransferLocked(item.status);
+  const liveSpeedLimitAvailable = !item.isMedia && ['downloading', 'retrying'].includes(item.status);
+  const liveSpeedLimitUnavailable = item.isMedia && ['downloading', 'processing', 'retrying'].includes(item.status);
   const configuredConnections = resolveDownloadConnections(item.connections, perServerConnections);
   const observedConnectionTotal = Math.max(
     1,
@@ -458,6 +484,53 @@ export const PropertiesModal = () => {
                   </div>
                 )}
               </div>
+              {(liveSpeedLimitAvailable || liveSpeedLimitUnavailable) && (
+                <div className="col-start-2 rounded-md border border-border-modal/60 bg-border-color/20 p-3 space-y-2">
+                  {liveSpeedLimitAvailable ? (
+                    <>
+                      <label htmlFor="live-speed-limit" className="block text-xs font-medium text-text-primary">
+                        {t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimit)}
+                      </label>
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <input
+                          id="live-speed-limit"
+                          type="text"
+                          inputMode="decimal"
+                          value={liveSpeedLimitValue}
+                          onChange={event => setLiveSpeedLimitValue(event.currentTarget.value)}
+                          placeholder={t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder)}
+                          disabled={isLiveSpeedLimitPending}
+                          aria-describedby="live-speed-limit-hint"
+                          className="w-28 bg-bg-input border border-border-modal rounded-lg px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs text-text-primary focus:outline-none focus:border-accent disabled:opacity-50"
+                        />
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          onClick={() => void handleLiveSpeedLimit(liveSpeedLimitValue)}
+                          disabled={isLiveSpeedLimitPending}
+                          className="app-button app-button-primary px-3 text-xs disabled:opacity-50"
+                        >
+                          {t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimitApply)}
+                        </button>
+                        <button
+                          type="button"
+                          onClick={() => void handleLiveSpeedLimit(null)}
+                          disabled={isLiveSpeedLimitPending || !liveSpeedLimitValue}
+                          className="app-button px-3 text-xs disabled:opacity-50"
+                        >
+                          {t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimitClear)}
+                        </button>
+                      </div>
+                      <p id="live-speed-limit-hint" className="text-[11px] text-text-muted">
+                        {t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimitHint)}
+                      </p>
+                    </>
+                  ) : (
+                    <p className="text-[11px] text-text-muted">
+                      {t($ => $.properties.liveSpeedLimitUnavailable)}
+                    </p>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )}
             </div>
           </section>
 

src/components/Sidebar.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ interface SidebarProps {
 
 export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = (props) => {
   const { selectedFilter, onSelectFilter } = props;
-  const { downloads, queues, addQueue, renameQueue, removeQueue, startQueue, pauseQueue } = useDownloadStore();
+  const { downloads, queues, addQueue, renameQueue, removeQueue, startQueue, pauseQueue, setQueueConcurrency } = useDownloadStore();
   const { activeView, setActiveView, toggleSidebar } = useSettingsStore();
   const { addToast } = useToast();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -475,6 +475,45 @@ export const Sidebar: React.FC<SidebarProps> = (props) => {
             <Pause size={14} className="me-2 text-text-secondary" />
             {t($ => $.actions.pauseQueue)}
           </button>
+          {(() => {
+            const queue = queues.find(candidate => candidate.id === contextMenu.id);
+            if (!queue) return null;
+            return (
+              <div
+                role="group"
+                aria-labelledby="queue-concurrency-label"
+                className="px-3 py-2 text-[12px] text-text-secondary"
+                onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()}
+              >
+                <label id="queue-concurrency-label" htmlFor="queue-concurrency-select" className="block mb-1">
+                  {t($ => $.sidebar.queueConcurrency)}
+                </label>
+                <select
+                  id="queue-concurrency-select"
+                  aria-label={t($ => $.sidebar.queueConcurrency)}
+                  value={queue.maxConcurrent?.toString() ?? ''}
+                  className="w-full rounded border border-border-color bg-bg-context-menu px-1.5 py-1 text-[12px] text-text-primary outline-none focus:border-accent"
+                  onChange={event => {
+                    const value = event.currentTarget.value === ''
+                      ? null
+                      : Number(event.currentTarget.value);
+                    void setQueueConcurrency(queue.id, value).catch(error => {
+                      addToast({
+                        message: t($ => $.sidebar.queueConcurrencyFailed, { detail: String(error) }),
+                        variant: 'error',
+                        isActionable: true
+                      });
+                    });
+                  }}
+                >
+                  <option value="">{t($ => $.sidebar.queueConcurrencyGlobal)}</option>
+                  {Array.from({ length: 12 }, (_, index) => index + 1).map(value => (
+                    <option key={value} value={value}>{value}</option>
+                  ))}
+                </select>
+              </div>
+            );
+          })()}
           <div className="h-px bg-border-color my-1 mx-2" />
           <button
             className="w-full text-start px-3 py-1.5 flex items-center hover:bg-item-hover"

src/i18n/catalogs/en.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ const common = {
     connectionCountUnknown: '—/{{total}}',
     connectionsUnavailable: '—',
     speedCap: 'Speed cap',
+    liveSpeedLimit: 'Live speed cap',
+    liveSpeedLimitHint: 'Applies to active normal downloads only. Media downloads cannot be changed while running.',
+    liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder: 'e.g. 1024K',
+    liveSpeedLimitApply: 'Apply',
+    liveSpeedLimitClear: 'Clear',
+    liveSpeedLimitFailed: 'Could not update live speed cap: {{detail}}',
+    liveSpeedLimitUnavailable: 'Live speed control is unavailable for media downloads while running.',
     category: 'Category',
     lastTry: 'Last try',
     dateAdded: 'Date added',
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ const common = {
     queueNameExists: 'A queue with this name already exists',
     startQueueFailed: 'Could not start queue: {{detail}}',
     pauseQueueFailed: 'Could not pause queue: {{detail}}',
+    queueConcurrency: 'Concurrent downloads',
+    queueConcurrencyGlobal: 'Use global limit',
+    queueConcurrencyFailed: 'Could not update queue concurrency: {{detail}}',
   },
   downloadTable: {
     unknownQueue: 'Unknown Queue',

src/i18n/catalogs/fa.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ const fa = {
     connectionCountUnknown: '—/{{total}} فعال',
     connectionsUnavailable: '—',
     speedCap: 'سقف سرعت',
+    liveSpeedLimit: 'سقف سرعت زنده',
+    liveSpeedLimitHint: 'فقط برای دانلودهای عادیِ فعال اعمال می‌شود. سرعت دانلودهای رسانه‌ای هنگام اجرا قابل تغییر نیست.',
+    liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder: 'مثلاً 1024K',
+    liveSpeedLimitApply: 'اعمال',
+    liveSpeedLimitClear: 'پاک کردن',
+    liveSpeedLimitFailed: 'به‌روزرسانی سقف سرعت زنده ممکن نیست: {{detail}}',
+    liveSpeedLimitUnavailable: 'تغییر زنده سرعت دانلودهای رسانه‌ای هنگام اجرا در دسترس نیست.',
     category: 'دسته',
     lastTry: 'آخرین تلاش',
     dateAdded: 'تاریخ افزودن',
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ const fa = {
     queueNameExists: 'یک صف با این نام از قبل وجود دارد',
     startQueueFailed: 'شروع صف ناموفق بود: {{detail}}',
     pauseQueueFailed: 'توقف صف ناموفق بود: {{detail}}',
+    queueConcurrency: 'دانلودهای هم‌زمان',
+    queueConcurrencyGlobal: 'استفاده از محدودیت کلی',
+    queueConcurrencyFailed: 'به‌روزرسانی هم‌زمانی صف ناموفق بود: {{detail}}',
   },
   downloadTable: {
     unknownQueue: 'صف نامشخص',

src/i18n/catalogs/he.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ const he = {
     connectionCountUnknown: '—/{{total}} פעילות',
     connectionsUnavailable: '—',
     speedCap: 'הגבלת מהירות',
+    liveSpeedLimit: 'הגבלת מהירות בזמן אמת',
+    liveSpeedLimitHint: 'חל על הורדות רגילות פעילות בלבד. אי אפשר לשנות הורדות מדיה בזמן שהן פועלות.',
+    liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder: 'לדוגמה 1024K',
+    liveSpeedLimitApply: 'החל',
+    liveSpeedLimitClear: 'נקה',
+    liveSpeedLimitFailed: 'לא ניתן לעדכן את הגבלת המהירות בזמן אמת: {{detail}}',
+    liveSpeedLimitUnavailable: 'שליטה במהירות בזמן אמת אינה זמינה להורדות מדיה בזמן שהן פועלות.',
     category: 'קטגוריה',
     lastTry: 'ניסיון אחרון',
     dateAdded: 'תאריך הוספה',
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ const he = {
     queueNameExists: 'כבר קיים תור בשם זה',
     startQueueFailed: 'לא ניתן להפעיל את התור: {{detail}}',
     pauseQueueFailed: 'לא ניתן להשהות את התור: {{detail}}',
+    queueConcurrency: 'הורדות בו-זמניות',
+    queueConcurrencyGlobal: 'שימוש במגבלה הכללית',
+    queueConcurrencyFailed: 'לא ניתן לעדכן את מקביליות התור: {{detail}}',
   },
   downloadTable: {
     unknownQueue: 'תור לא ידוע',

src/i18n/catalogs/ru.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ const ru = {
     connectionCountUnknown: '—/{{total}} активных',
     connectionsUnavailable: '—',
     speedCap: 'Ограничение скорости',
+    liveSpeedLimit: 'Текущее ограничение скорости',
+    liveSpeedLimitHint: 'Применяется только к активным обычным загрузкам. Скорость медиазагрузок нельзя изменить во время работы.',
+    liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder: 'например, 1024K',
+    liveSpeedLimitApply: 'Применить',
+    liveSpeedLimitClear: 'Очистить',
+    liveSpeedLimitFailed: 'Не удалось обновить текущее ограничение скорости: {{detail}}',
+    liveSpeedLimitUnavailable: 'Изменение скорости медиазагрузок во время работы недоступно.',
     category: 'Категория',
     lastTry: 'Последняя попытка',
     dateAdded: 'Дата добавления',
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ const ru = {
     queueNameExists: 'Очередь с таким названием уже существует',
     startQueueFailed: 'Не удалось запустить очередь: {{detail}}',
     pauseQueueFailed: 'Не удалось приостановить очередь: {{detail}}',
+    queueConcurrency: 'Одновременные загрузки',
+    queueConcurrencyGlobal: 'Использовать общий лимит',
+    queueConcurrencyFailed: 'Не удалось обновить параллельность очереди: {{detail}}',
   },
   downloadTable: {
     unknownQueue: 'Неизвестная очередь',

src/i18n/catalogs/uk.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ const uk = {
     connectionCountUnknown: '—/{{total}} активних',
     connectionsUnavailable: '—',
     speedCap: 'Обмеження швидкості',
+    liveSpeedLimit: 'Поточне обмеження швидкості',
+    liveSpeedLimitHint: 'Застосовується лише до активних звичайних завантажень. Швидкість медіазавантажень не можна змінити під час роботи.',
+    liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder: 'наприклад, 1024K',
+    liveSpeedLimitApply: 'Застосувати',
+    liveSpeedLimitClear: 'Очистити',
+    liveSpeedLimitFailed: 'Не вдалося оновити поточне обмеження швидкості: {{detail}}',
+    liveSpeedLimitUnavailable: 'Зміна швидкості медіазавантажень під час роботи недоступна.',
     category: 'Категорія',
     lastTry: 'Остання спроба',
     dateAdded: 'Дата додавання',
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ const uk = {
     queueNameExists: 'Черга з такою назвою вже існує',
     startQueueFailed: 'Не вдалося запустити чергу: {{detail}}',
     pauseQueueFailed: 'Не вдалося призупинити чергу: {{detail}}',
+    queueConcurrency: 'Одночасні завантаження',
+    queueConcurrencyGlobal: 'Використовувати загальний ліміт',
+    queueConcurrencyFailed: 'Не вдалося оновити паралельність черги: {{detail}}',
   },
   downloadTable: {
     unknownQueue: 'Невідома черга',

src/i18n/catalogs/zh-CN.ts

@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ const zhCN = {
     connectionCountUnknown: '—/{{total}} 个连接',
     connectionsUnavailable: '—',
     speedCap: '速度上限',
+    liveSpeedLimit: '实时速度上限',
+    liveSpeedLimitHint: '仅适用于正在进行的普通下载。媒体下载运行时无法更改速度。',
+    liveSpeedLimitPlaceholder: '例如 1024K',
+    liveSpeedLimitApply: '应用',
+    liveSpeedLimitClear: '清除',
+    liveSpeedLimitFailed: '无法更新实时速度上限：{{detail}}',
+    liveSpeedLimitUnavailable: '媒体下载运行时无法使用实时速度控制。',
     category: '类别',
     lastTry: '上次尝试',
     dateAdded: '添加日期',
@@ -326,6 +333,9 @@ const zhCN = {
     queueNameExists: '同名队列已存在',
     startQueueFailed: '无法启动队列：{{detail}}',
     pauseQueueFailed: '无法暂停队列：{{detail}}',
+    queueConcurrency: '并行下载数',
+    queueConcurrencyGlobal: '使用全局限制',
+    queueConcurrencyFailed: '无法更新队列并发数：{{detail}}',
   },
   downloadTable: {
     unknownQueue: '未知队列',

src/ipc.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import type { PairingTokenHydration } from './bindings/PairingTokenHydration';
 import type { EnqueueItem } from './bindings/EnqueueItem';
 import type { EnqueueAccepted } from './bindings/EnqueueAccepted';
 import type { PlatformInfo } from './bindings/PlatformInfo';
+import type { QueueConcurrencyConfig } from './bindings/QueueConcurrencyConfig';
 
 type CommandMap = {
   fetch_metadata: {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ type CommandMap = {
   reveal_in_file_manager: { args: { path: string }; result: void };
   open_downloaded_file: { args: { path: string }; result: void };
   pause_download: { args: { id: string }; result: void };
-  resume_download: { args: { id: string }; result: boolean };
+  resume_download: { args: { id: string; queueId: string }; result: boolean };
   remove_download: { args: { id: string; deleteAssets: boolean; preserveResumable?: boolean }; result: void };
   detach_download_for_reconfigure: { args: { id: string }; result: void };
   begin_dock_badge_session: { args: undefined; result: number };
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type CommandMap = {
   perform_system_action: { args: { action: PostQueueAction }; result: void };
   ack_schedule_trigger: { args: { action: 'start' | 'stop'; key: string }; result: void };
   set_concurrent_limit: { args: { limit: number }; result: void };
+  set_queue_concurrency_limits: { args: { limits: QueueConcurrencyConfig[] }; result: void };
   set_download_speed_limit: { args: { id: string; limit: string | null }; result: void };
   set_global_speed_limit: { args: { limit: string | null }; result: void };
   request_automation_permission: { args: undefined; result: void };

src/store/useDownloadStore.test.ts

@@ -267,6 +267,166 @@ describe('useDownloadStore', () => {
     expect(useDownloadStore.getState().renameQueue('queue-a', '')).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('persists a queue concurrency override only after backend synchronization', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      queues: [
+        { id: 'main', name: 'Main Queue', isMain: true },
+        { id: 'queue-a', name: 'Downloads', isMain: false }
+      ]
+    });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+
+    await useDownloadStore.getState().setQueueConcurrency('queue-a', 2);
+
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().queues).toEqual([
+      { id: 'main', name: 'Main Queue', isMain: true },
+      { id: 'queue-a', name: 'Downloads', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 2 }
+    ]);
+    expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'set_queue_concurrency_limits',
+      {
+        limits: [
+          { id: 'main', maxConcurrent: null },
+          { id: 'queue-a', maxConcurrent: 2 }
+        ]
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('retains the previous queue concurrency after backend synchronization fails', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      queues: [
+        { id: 'main', name: 'Main Queue', isMain: true },
+        { id: 'queue-a', name: 'Downloads', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 2 }
+      ]
+    });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockRejectedValue(new Error('backend unavailable'));
+
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().setQueueConcurrency('queue-a', 3))
+      .rejects.toThrow('backend unavailable');
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().queues[1].maxConcurrent).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it('rebases queue concurrency updates when queue state changes during IPC', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      queues: [
+        { id: 'main', name: 'Main Queue', isMain: true },
+        { id: 'queue-a', name: 'Downloads', isMain: false }
+      ]
+    });
+    let releaseFirstSync!: () => void;
+    const firstSyncReleased = new Promise<void>(resolve => { releaseFirstSync = resolve; });
+    let syncCalls = 0;
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async command => {
+      if (command === 'set_queue_concurrency_limits') {
+        syncCalls += 1;
+        if (syncCalls === 1) await firstSyncReleased;
+      }
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    const update = useDownloadStore.getState().setQueueConcurrency('queue-a', 3);
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(syncCalls).toBe(1));
+    useDownloadStore.setState(state => ({
+      queues: state.queues.filter(queue => queue.id !== 'queue-a')
+    }));
+    releaseFirstSync();
+
+    await expect(update).rejects.toThrow('Queue no longer exists.');
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().queues).toEqual([
+      { id: 'main', name: 'Main Queue', isMain: true }
+    ]);
+    expect(syncCalls).toBe(2);
+    const configCalls = vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls
+      .filter(([command]) => command === 'set_queue_concurrency_limits');
+    expect(configCalls[1]).toEqual([
+      'set_queue_concurrency_limits',
+      { limits: [{ id: 'main', maxConcurrent: null }] }
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('updates an active normal download after applying a live speed limit', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [{
+        id: 'live-speed',
+        status: 'downloading',
+        isMedia: false,
+        speedLimit: '512K'
+      }] as any[]
+    });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockResolvedValue(undefined as never);
+
+    await useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('live-speed', '2M');
+
+    expect(ipc.invokeCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith('set_download_speed_limit', {
+      id: 'live-speed',
+      limit: '2M'
+    });
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0].speedLimit).toBe('2M');
+
+    await useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('live-speed', null);
+    const speedLimitCalls = vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls
+      .filter(([command]) => command === 'set_download_speed_limit');
+    expect(speedLimitCalls[speedLimitCalls.length - 1]).toEqual(['set_download_speed_limit', {
+      id: 'live-speed',
+      limit: null
+    }]);
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0].speedLimit).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects live speed changes for media and inactive downloads', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [
+        { id: 'media-speed', status: 'downloading', isMedia: true, speedLimit: '1M' },
+        { id: 'paused-speed', status: 'paused', isMedia: false, speedLimit: '1M' }
+      ] as any[]
+    });
+
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('media-speed', '2M'))
+      .rejects.toThrow('media downloads');
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('paused-speed', '2M'))
+      .rejects.toThrow('active download');
+    expect(ipc.invokeCommand).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('set_download_speed_limit', expect.anything());
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the prior live speed limit when the backend rejects the update', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [{
+        id: 'live-speed-failure',
+        status: 'downloading',
+        isMedia: false,
+        speedLimit: '512K'
+      }] as any[]
+    });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async command => {
+      if (command === 'set_download_speed_limit') throw new Error('aria2 unavailable');
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('live-speed-failure', '2M'))
+      .rejects.toThrow('aria2 unavailable');
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0].speedLimit).toBe('512K');
+  });
+
+  it('coalesces duplicate live speed updates for one download', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [{ id: 'live-speed-duplicate', status: 'downloading', isMedia: false }] as any[]
+    });
+    let releaseBackend!: () => void;
+    const backendFinished = new Promise<void>(resolve => { releaseBackend = resolve; });
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async () => backendFinished);
+
+    const first = useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('live-speed-duplicate', '2M');
+    const second = useDownloadStore.getState().setDownloadSpeedLimit('live-speed-duplicate', '3M');
+    expect(second).toBe(first);
+    releaseBackend();
+    await first;
+
+    expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls.filter(([command]) => command === 'set_download_speed_limit'))
+      .toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0].speedLimit).toBe('2M');
+  });
+
   it('normalizes malformed persisted queues around one canonical main queue', () => {
     expect(normalizePersistedQueues([
       { id: 'custom-a', name: ' Downloads ', isMain: false },
@@ -286,6 +446,47 @@ describe('useDownloadStore', () => {
     ]).queueIdRemap.get('legacy-main')).toBe('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001');
   });
 
+  it('keeps only valid persisted queue concurrency overrides', () => {
+    expect(normalizePersistedQueues([
+      { id: 'main', name: 'Main', isMain: true, maxConcurrent: 4 },
+      { id: 'valid', name: 'Valid', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 12 },
+      { id: 'zero', name: 'Zero', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 0 },
+      { id: 'large', name: 'Large', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 13 },
+      { id: 'null', name: 'Null', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: null }
+    ])).toEqual([
+      { id: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001', name: 'Main', isMain: true, maxConcurrent: 4 },
+      { id: 'valid', name: 'Valid', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 12 },
+      { id: 'zero', name: 'Zero', isMain: false },
+      { id: 'large', name: 'Large', isMain: false },
+      { id: 'null', name: 'Null', isMain: false }
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('synchronizes normalized queue limits before startup resume can run', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async (cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === 'db_get_all_queues') {
+        return [
+          JSON.stringify({ id: 'main', name: 'Main', isMain: true, maxConcurrent: 4 }),
+          JSON.stringify({ id: 'queue-a', name: 'Queue A', isMain: false, maxConcurrent: 0 })
+        ];
+      }
+      if (cmd === 'db_get_all_downloads') return [];
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await useDownloadStore.getState().initDB();
+
+    expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand)).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'set_queue_concurrency_limits',
+      {
+        limits: [
+          { id: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001', maxConcurrent: 4 },
+          { id: 'queue-a', maxConcurrent: null }
+        ]
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
   it('remaps persisted downloads when queue records are malformed or missing', async () => {
     vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async (cmd: string) => {
       if (cmd === 'db_get_all_queues') {
@@ -731,6 +932,10 @@ describe('useDownloadStore', () => {
     const calls = vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls;
     expect(calls.some(c => c[0] === 'resume_download')).toBe(true);
     expect(calls.some(c => c[0] === 'enqueue_download')).toBe(true);
+    expect(calls.find(c => c[0] === 'resume_download')?.[1]).toEqual({
+      id: 'resume-generation',
+      queueId: 'MAIN'
+    });
     expect(enqueueGeneration).toBe('1');
     expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0].lastTry).toEqual(expect.any(String));
     expect(useDownloadStore.getState().backendRegisteredIds.has('resume-generation')).toBe(true); // Re-registered by dispatchItem

src/store/useDownloadStore.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const downloadLifecycleGenerations = new Map<string, bigint>();
 const queueReorderPromises = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
 const queueStartPromises = new Map<string, Promise<string[]>>();
 const queueControlGenerations = new Map<string, number>();
+let queueConfigurationQueue: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve();
 type DownloadLifecycleOperation = {
   kind: string;
   promise: Promise<unknown>;
@@ -585,18 +586,39 @@ export const normalizePersistedDownloadProgress = (download: DownloadItem): Down
 export type { DownloadStatus };
 export const MAIN_QUEUE_ID = '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001';
 const DEFAULT_MAIN_QUEUE_NAME = 'Main Queue';
+const MAX_QUEUE_CONCURRENT = 12;
 
 const queueNameKey = (name: string): string => name.trim().toLowerCase();
 
-export const normalizePersistedQueueState = (queues: Queue[]) => {
+const normalizeQueueConcurrency = (value: unknown): number | undefined => {
+  if (typeof value !== 'number' || !Number.isInteger(value)) return undefined;
+  return value >= 1 && value <= MAX_QUEUE_CONCURRENT ? value : undefined;
+};
+
+type PersistedQueue = Omit<Queue, 'maxConcurrent'> & {
+  maxConcurrent?: number | null;
+};
+
+const queueWithNormalizedConcurrency = (queue: PersistedQueue): Queue => {
+  const maxConcurrent = normalizeQueueConcurrency(queue.maxConcurrent);
+  return maxConcurrent === undefined
+    ? { id: queue.id, name: queue.name, isMain: queue.isMain }
+    : { id: queue.id, name: queue.name, isMain: queue.isMain, maxConcurrent };
+};
+
+export const normalizePersistedQueueState = (queues: PersistedQueue[]) => {
   const validQueues = queues.filter(queue =>
     queue && typeof queue.id === 'string' && typeof queue.name === 'string'
-  );
+  ).map(queueWithNormalizedConcurrency);
   const persistedMain = validQueues.find(queue => queue.id === MAIN_QUEUE_ID)
     || validQueues.find(queue => queue.isMain);
   const persistedMainId = persistedMain?.id.trim();
   const mainName = persistedMain?.name.trim() || DEFAULT_MAIN_QUEUE_NAME;
-  const normalized: Queue[] = [{ id: MAIN_QUEUE_ID, name: mainName, isMain: true }];
+  const normalizedMain: Queue = { id: MAIN_QUEUE_ID, name: mainName, isMain: true };
+  if (persistedMain?.maxConcurrent !== undefined) {
+    normalizedMain.maxConcurrent = persistedMain.maxConcurrent;
+  }
+  const normalized: Queue[] = [normalizedMain];
   const seenIds = new Set([MAIN_QUEUE_ID]);
   const seenNames = new Set([queueNameKey(mainName)]);
   const queueIdRemap = new Map<string, string>();
@@ -620,15 +642,37 @@ export const normalizePersistedQueueState = (queues: Queue[]) => {
     }
     seenIds.add(id);
     seenNames.add(queueNameKey(name));
-    normalized.push({ id, name, isMain: false });
+    const normalizedQueue = { id, name, isMain: false } as Queue;
+    if (queue.maxConcurrent !== undefined) {
+      const maxConcurrent = normalizeQueueConcurrency(queue.maxConcurrent);
+      if (maxConcurrent !== undefined) normalizedQueue.maxConcurrent = maxConcurrent;
+    }
+    normalized.push(normalizedQueue);
   }
 
   return { queues: normalized, queueIdRemap };
 };
 
-export const normalizePersistedQueues = (queues: Queue[]): Queue[] =>
+export const normalizePersistedQueues = (queues: PersistedQueue[]): Queue[] =>
   normalizePersistedQueueState(queues).queues;
 
+const synchronizeQueueConcurrencyLimits = async (queues: Queue[]): Promise<void> => {
+  await invoke('set_queue_concurrency_limits', {
+    limits: queues.map(queue => ({
+      id: queue.id,
+      maxConcurrent: queue.maxConcurrent ?? null
+    }))
+  });
+};
+
+const sameQueueConcurrencyConfig = (left: Queue[], right: Queue[]): boolean =>
+  left.length === right.length && left.every((queue, index) => {
+    const other = right[index];
+    return other !== undefined
+      && queue.id === other.id
+      && (queue.maxConcurrent ?? null) === (other.maxConcurrent ?? null);
+  });
+
 export type { DownloadItem, Queue };
 export type ExtensionDownloadRequest = ExtensionDownload;
 export type AddDownloadAction =
@@ -706,6 +750,8 @@ interface DownloadState {
   startAll: () => Promise<number>;
   pauseAll: () => Promise<number>;
   assignToQueue: (ids: string[], queueId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  setDownloadSpeedLimit: (id: string, limit: string | null) => Promise<void>;
+  setQueueConcurrency: (id: string, maxConcurrent: number | null) => Promise<void>;
   addQueue: (name: string) => boolean;
   renameQueue: (id: string, name: string) => boolean;
   removeQueue: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
@@ -794,7 +840,10 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
         lastTry: new Date().toISOString()
       });
 
-      const resumedExisting = await invoke('resume_download', { id });
+      const resumedExisting = await invoke('resume_download', {
+        id,
+        queueId: targetItem.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID
+      });
 
       let dispatchSucceeded = resumedExisting;
       if (!dispatchSucceeded) {
@@ -1551,6 +1600,79 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
       }));
     });
   },
+  setDownloadSpeedLimit: (id, limit) => runDownloadLifecycleOperation(
+    id,
+    'speed-limit',
+    async () => {
+      await waitForPendingStartupResume();
+      const item = get().downloads.find(download => download.id === id);
+      if (!item) throw new Error('Download no longer exists.');
+      if (item.isMedia) {
+        throw new Error('Live speed control is unavailable for media downloads.');
+      }
+      if (!['downloading', 'retrying'].includes(item.status)) {
+        throw new Error('Live speed control requires an active download.');
+      }
+
+      const trimmed = limit?.trim() || '';
+      const normalizedLimit = trimmed
+        ? normalizeSpeedLimitForBackend(trimmed)
+        : null;
+      if (trimmed && normalizedLimit === null) {
+        throw new Error('Enter a valid speed limit.');
+      }
+
+      await invoke('set_download_speed_limit', {
+        id,
+        limit: normalizedLimit
+      });
+      if (get().downloads.some(download => download.id === id)) {
+        get().updateDownload(id, { speedLimit: normalizedLimit ?? undefined });
+      }
+    },
+    true,
+    preemptDispatch
+  ),
+  setQueueConcurrency: (id, maxConcurrent) => {
+    const operation = queueConfigurationQueue.then(async () => {
+      if (
+        maxConcurrent !== null
+        && (!Number.isInteger(maxConcurrent) || maxConcurrent < 1 || maxConcurrent > MAX_QUEUE_CONCURRENT)
+      ) {
+        throw new Error('Queue concurrency must be between 1 and 12.');
+      }
+      const currentQueues = get().queues;
+      if (!currentQueues.some(queue => queue.id === id)) {
+        throw new Error('Queue no longer exists.');
+      }
+      const nextQueues = currentQueues.map(queue =>
+        queue.id === id
+          ? maxConcurrent === null
+            ? { id: queue.id, name: queue.name, isMain: queue.isMain }
+            : { ...queue, maxConcurrent }
+          : queue
+      );
+      await synchronizeQueueConcurrencyLimits(nextQueues);
+      const latestQueues = get().queues;
+      if (!latestQueues.some(queue => queue.id === id)) {
+        await synchronizeQueueConcurrencyLimits(latestQueues);
+        throw new Error('Queue no longer exists.');
+      }
+      const rebasedQueues = latestQueues.map(queue =>
+        queue.id === id
+          ? maxConcurrent === null
+            ? { id: queue.id, name: queue.name, isMain: queue.isMain }
+            : { ...queue, maxConcurrent }
+          : queue
+      );
+      if (!sameQueueConcurrencyConfig(nextQueues, rebasedQueues)) {
+        await synchronizeQueueConcurrencyLimits(rebasedQueues);
+      }
+      set({ queues: rebasedQueues });
+    });
+    queueConfigurationQueue = operation.then(() => undefined, () => undefined);
+    return operation;
+  },
   addQueue: (name) => {
     const normalizedName = name.trim();
     if (!normalizedName) return false;
@@ -1772,7 +1894,7 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     try {
       const persistedQueues = (await invoke('db_get_all_queues')).flatMap(value => {
         try {
-          return [JSON.parse(value) as Queue];
+          return [JSON.parse(value) as PersistedQueue];
         } catch {
           console.warn('Skipping malformed persisted queue record during startup');
           return [];
@@ -1796,6 +1918,11 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
           ? normalizeQueuePositions(downloads)
           : state.downloads
       }));
+
+      // The backend dispatcher is live before the frontend finishes startup.
+      // Synchronize the normalized queue policy before any saved download is
+      // allowed to claim a permit.
+      await synchronizeQueueConcurrencyLimits(queues);
       
       // Reset interrupted active downloads to queued.
       set((state) => ({