No. 25 of 57 ·Download Manager Software

aria2

Windows · Mac · Linux · Android · Self-hosted · API

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely4 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedThinly documented

aria2 is ranked #25 of 57 in download manager software on Freedom251. It runs on Android, API, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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aria2 Free Free software under GNU GPL v2 or later · no paid tiers stated aria2.github.io · 4 Oct 2026

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Supported platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android
Remote control: Yes

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The record

Purpose: aria2 is a lightweight command-line utility for downloading files over multiple protocols and from multiple sources.
Protocols: It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent, and Metalink.
Multi-source downloads: It can download a file from multiple sources or protocols to use available bandwidth.
BitTorrent: BitTorrent features include DHT, PEX, encryption, magnet URIs, web seeding, selective downloads, local peer discovery, and UDP trackers.
Metalink: Metalink support includes file verification and integration with HTTP, FTP, SFTP, and BitTorrent.
Related integrations: The project lists apt-metalink, powerpill, python3-aria2jsonrpc, and aria2.js as related projects, and webui-aria2 and uGet as frontends.
Security: The project README says aria2 checks HTTPS server certificates by default and describes using a CA bundle when the system trust store is unavailable.
Integrity checks: aria2 can validate download chunks using Metalink checksums and supports MD5 and SHA-family checksums for Metalink verification.
Platforms: The official site says source and binaries are available for OS X, Windows, and Android; the project describes itself as cross-platform.
License: The program is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or, at the user's option, any later version.
Resource use: The official site reports typical physical memory usage of 4 MiB for normal HTTP/FTP downloads and 9 MiB for BitTorrent downloads when disk cache is off.
Security releases: The project says it may issue patch releases between regular releases to address security issues.
Warranty: The project README states that the program comes with no warranty and is used at the user's own risk.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Download Manager Software in 2026#25 of 57

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Sources

aria2.github.io· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/aria2/aria2· checked 4 Oct 2026