aria2 is a multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility. The supported protocols are HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent (DHT, PEX, MSE/PE), and Metalink.
aria2 is a multiprotocol & multisource, cross platform download utility. the supported protocols are http(s), ftp, bittorrent (dht, pex, mse/pe), and metalink.
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.
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.
Resume interrupted downloads Ad free Command line interface Multiple protocols support
Productivity Developer Tools Social Utilities Web Browsers File Sharing File Management
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