# Integrated Aria2 Download Manager

> Integrating aria2 into the browser made easy

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ia2dm](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ia2dm)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ia2dm`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cudiph
- **Category:** download-management
- **Daily users:** 10
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-11
- **First published:** 2024-05-15
- **Size:** 66 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ia2dm/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Cudiph/IA2DM/issues](https://github.com/Cudiph/IA2DM/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ia2dm/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ia2dm/privacy/)

## Description

DISCLAIMER: This extension is not a standalone download manager by itself but you need aria2 as the server or use aria2Tray to configure it with a GUI and leave it running in the background. Motrix or any other aria2 powered download manager is likely can work too.

Download aria2Tray at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/310311f8888148891db73a8e42337ca491e6eb6f3a98c216b611d4798f44387d/https%3A//github.com/Cudiph/aria2tray/releases/latest" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Cudiph/aria2tray/releases/latest</a>

Features:
- Intercept download - Forward download from the browser to the aria2 instance.
- Automatic fetching - When it downloads metadata files such as `.torrent` or
`.metalink` it'll automatically download the files specified inside.
- Download history - Every time download finished, the history will be saved and
not lost when you close the browser.
- Pie progress indicator - Show pie progress on the browser toolbar (need to pin
the extension first)
- Customizable - Progress color can be customized to any color (very game
changing)
- Hotkey - keyboard shortcut is available
- Fallback server - Add another server configuration as a fallback if the main
one fail. Program will try to connect from top to bottom order in the options.

aria2Tray integration features:
- Ability to open and delete file/folder
- Get information of file

Source code available at <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/f5b300217f7dabba8446f2ecb8efd591f968ed69ca74b229d714cadb28d8b424/https%3A//github.com/Cudiph/IA2DM" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Cudiph/IA2DM</a>

## Rankings

- #32,932 — Overall
- #58 — integration

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `cookies`
- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`
- `downloads`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `*://localhost/*`
- `*://127.0.0.1/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ia2dm)
