diff --git a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/addDownload/single/AddSingleDownloadComponent.kt b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/addDownload/single/AddSingleDownloadComponent.kt
index 61f3b05..8d5c4c0 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/addDownload/single/AddSingleDownloadComponent.kt
+++ b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/addDownload/single/AddSingleDownloadComponent.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import com.abdownloadmanager.desktop.utils.*
 import androidx.compose.runtime.*
 import com.abdownloadmanager.desktop.pages.settings.ThreadCountLimitation
 import com.abdownloadmanager.desktop.pages.settings.configurable.FileChecksumConfigurable
-import com.abdownloadmanager.desktop.pages.settings.configurable.widgets.RenderFileChecksumConfig
+import com.abdownloadmanager.desktop.storage.AppSettingsStorage
 import com.abdownloadmanager.shared.utils.mvi.ContainsEffects
 import com.abdownloadmanager.shared.utils.mvi.supportEffects
 import com.abdownloadmanager.resources.Res
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class AddSingleDownloadComponent(
     KoinComponent,
     ContainsEffects<AddSingleDownloadPageEffects> by supportEffects() {
 
-    private val appSettings: AppRepository by inject()
+    private val appSettings: AppSettingsStorage by inject()
+    private val appRepository: AppRepository by inject()
     private val client: DownloaderClient by inject()
     val downloadSystem: DownloadSystem by inject()
     val iconProvider: FileIconProvider by inject()
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ class AddSingleDownloadComponent(
     }
 
     private fun useDefaultFolder() {
-        setFolder(appSettings.saveLocation.value)
+        setFolder(appRepository.saveLocation.value)
     }
 
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class AddSingleDownloadComponent(
 
 
     private val downloadChecker = DownloadUiChecker(
-        initialFolder = appSettings.saveLocation.value,
+        initialFolder = appRepository.saveLocation.value,
         downloadSystem = downloadSystem,
         scope = scope,
         downloaderClient = client,
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ class AddSingleDownloadComponent(
             .onEachLatest { onDuplicateStrategy.update { null } }
             .launchIn(scope)
         combine(
-            name, credentials.map { it.link }
+            name,
+            credentials.map { it.link },
         ) { name, link ->
             val category = categoryManager.getCategoryOf(
                 CategoryItem(
@@ -158,11 +160,16 @@ class AddSingleDownloadComponent(
                     url = link,
                 )
             )
+            val globalUseCategoryByDefault = appSettings.useCategoryByDefault.value
+            val suggestedUseCategory: Boolean
             if (category == null) {
-                setUseCategory(false)
+                suggestedUseCategory = false
             } else {
                 setSelectedCategory(category)
-                setUseCategory(true)
+                suggestedUseCategory = true
+            }
+            if (globalUseCategoryByDefault) {
+                setUseCategory(suggestedUseCategory)
             }
         }.launchIn(scope)
     }
@@ -265,7 +272,7 @@ class AddSingleDownloadComponent(
             describe = {
                 if (it == 0L) Res.string.unlimited.asStringSource()
                 else convertPositiveSpeedToHumanReadable(
-                    it, appSettings.speedUnit.value
+                    it, appRepository.speedUnit.value
                 ).asStringSource()
             }
         ),
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/settings/SettingsComponent.kt b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/settings/SettingsComponent.kt
index f6a5f52..680324c 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/settings/SettingsComponent.kt
+++ b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/pages/settings/SettingsComponent.kt
@@ -154,6 +154,21 @@ fun ignoreSSLCertificates(appSettingsStorage: AppSettingsStorage): BooleanConfig
     )
 }
 
+fun useCategoryByDefault(appSettingsStorage: AppSettingsStorage): BooleanConfigurable {
+    return BooleanConfigurable(
+        title = Res.string.settings_use_category_by_default.asStringSource(),
+        description = Res.string.settings_use_category_by_default_description.asStringSource(),
+        backedBy = appSettingsStorage.useCategoryByDefault,
+        describe = {
+            if (it) {
+                Res.string.enabled.asStringSource()
+            } else {
+                Res.string.disabled.asStringSource()
+            }
+        },
+    )
+}
+
 fun speedUnit(appRepository: AppRepository, scope: CoroutineScope): EnumConfigurable<ConvertSizeConfig> {
     return EnumConfigurable(
         title = Res.string.settings_download_speed_unit.asStringSource(),
@@ -487,6 +502,7 @@ class SettingsComponent(
                     useAverageSpeedConfig(appRepository),
                     speedLimitConfig(appRepository),
                     threadCountConfig(appRepository),
+                    useCategoryByDefault(appSettings),
                     dynamicPartDownloadConfig(appRepository),
                     autoShowDownloadProgressWindow(appSettings),
                     showDownloadFinishWindow(appSettings),
diff --git a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/storage/AppSettingsStorage.kt b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/storage/AppSettingsStorage.kt
index 43a20c2..b08df68 100644
--- a/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/storage/AppSettingsStorage.kt
+++ b/desktop/app/src/main/kotlin/com/abdownloadmanager/desktop/storage/AppSettingsStorage.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ data class AppSettingsModel(
     val trackDeletedFilesOnDisk: Boolean = false,
     val useBitsForSpeed: Boolean = false,
     val ignoreSSLCertificates: Boolean = false,
+    val useCategoryByDefault: Boolean = true,
 ) {
     companion object {
         val default: AppSettingsModel get() = AppSettingsModel()
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ data class AppSettingsModel(
             val trackDeletedFilesOnDisk = booleanKeyOf("trackDeletedFilesOnDisk")
             val useBitsForSpeed = booleanKeyOf("useBitsForSpeed")
             val ignoreSSLCertificates = booleanKeyOf("ignoreSSLCertificates")
+            val useCategoryByDefault = booleanKeyOf("useCategoryByDefault")
         }
 
 
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ data class AppSettingsModel(
                 trackDeletedFilesOnDisk = source.get(Keys.trackDeletedFilesOnDisk) ?: default.trackDeletedFilesOnDisk,
                 useBitsForSpeed = source.get(Keys.useBitsForSpeed) ?: default.useBitsForSpeed,
                 ignoreSSLCertificates = source.get(Keys.ignoreSSLCertificates) ?: default.ignoreSSLCertificates,
+                useCategoryByDefault = source.get(Keys.useCategoryByDefault) ?: default.useCategoryByDefault,
             )
         }
 
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ data class AppSettingsModel(
                 put(Keys.trackDeletedFilesOnDisk, focus.trackDeletedFilesOnDisk)
                 put(Keys.useBitsForSpeed, focus.useBitsForSpeed)
                 put(Keys.ignoreSSLCertificates, focus.ignoreSSLCertificates)
+                put(Keys.useCategoryByDefault, focus.useCategoryByDefault)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -166,4 +170,5 @@ class AppSettingsStorage(
     val trackDeletedFilesOnDisk = from(AppSettingsModel.trackDeletedFilesOnDisk)
     val useBitsForSpeed = from(AppSettingsModel.useBitsForSpeed)
     val ignoreSSLCertificates = from(AppSettingsModel.ignoreSSLCertificates)
+    val useCategoryByDefault = from(AppSettingsModel.useCategoryByDefault)
 }
diff --git a/shared/resources/src/main/resources/com/abdownloadmanager/resources/locales/en_US.properties b/shared/resources/src/main/resources/com/abdownloadmanager/resources/locales/en_US.properties
index 3206f65..3e50ada 100644
--- a/shared/resources/src/main/resources/com/abdownloadmanager/resources/locales/en_US.properties
+++ b/shared/resources/src/main/resources/com/abdownloadmanager/resources/locales/en_US.properties
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ settings_global_speed_limiter=Global Speed Limiter
 settings_global_speed_limiter_description=Global download speed limit (0 means unlimited)
 settings_show_average_speed=Show Average Speed
 settings_show_average_speed_description=Download speed in average or precision
+settings_use_category_by_default=Use category by default
+settings_use_category_by_default_description=Use category by default when adding a download.
 settings_default_download_folder=Default Download Folder
 settings_default_download_folder_description=When you add new download this location is used by default
 settings_default_download_folder_describe="{{folder}}" will be used