aria2

Name: aria2
Rating: 4.6 (11 reviews)

238 likes

Multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (GPL-2.0)

Application typeApplication types

Origin

Japan

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
Xfce
Linux Mobile

aria2 alternatives

238likes

131alternatives

0articles

Properties

Lightweight

Features

Command line interface
Support for Multiple protocols
Ad-free
Resume interrupted downloads
No registration required
Video Download
Support for Remote Control

Comments and Reviews

Top Positive Comment

Ryan Fader

★★★★★

Oct 13, 2022

fast and available in cli. very convenient when multitasking downloads.

safeAnonym

★★★★★

Mar 24, 2026

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fjb32767

★★★★★

Jul 26, 2023

I use aria2 when I need to download a lot of files in parallel, or when I need to download one or a few big files from a server that supports downloading in pieces over multiple connections. Much faster than downloading sequentially with wget :)

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Guest

CommentJun 23, 2022

Can this be downloaded to the Firestick via downloader and be used in the same way as ADM?

ab1

CommentApr 18, 2022

BitTorrent protocol is overrated for games, programs and anything with updates.

Iva Kyb

★★★★★

Dec 13, 2021

Very simple CLI. Easy to install for linux and mac.

HseyinevkiTOPUZ

★★★★★

Feb 13, 2020

Best software for downloading big files. wget is more popular and it comes easy to use but when you try aria2, you will see that aria2 is the best.

7 of 9 comments

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Install from the command line

winget install -e --id aria2.aria2
brew install aria2

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is aria2?

aria2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

aria2 can download a file from multiple sources/protocols and tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth. It supports downloading a file from HTTP(S)/FTP and BitTorrent at the same time, while the data downloaded from HTTP(S)/FTP is uploaded to the BitTorrent swarm. Using Metalinks chunk checksums, aria2 automatically validates chunks of data while downloading a file like BitTorrent.

The supported protocols are HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent (DHT, PEX, MSE/PE). Supported file format: Metalink.

There are other alternative applications. But aria2 has 2 distinctive features: (1) aria2 can download a file from several URIs(HTTP(S)/FTP/BitTorrent) and (2) If you give aria2 a list of URIs, aria2 downloads them concurrently. You dont have to wait for the current download queue to finish one file at a time anymore. aria2 tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth and downloads files quickly.