Aria2 Explorer
Speed up your downloads with Aria2, manage your download tasks easily.
What is Aria2 Explorer?
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Summary
Aria2-Explorer captures browser's download action and exports it to Aria2 via JSON-RPC interfaces to complete download task.
Aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source command-line download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink.
Usage Procedures:
- For Windows, please download Aria2 Manager: https://github.com/alexhua/aria2-manager. Other platform, please download Aria2 utility: https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases/latest.
- For Windows, please run Aria2Manager.exe. Other platform, please run Aria2 in the Terminal with typing aria2c --enable-rpc.
- Install this Chrome extension.
- Enable auto-capture on the extension options page and configure others as you need.
(For Motrix user, please use http://localhost:16800/jsonprc as the RPC URL)
After these steps, you could enjoy the multi-threads and BT download experience inside the Chrome.
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User reviews summary
Pros
- Seamless setup
- Great UI
- Fast downloads
- Lots of configuration options
- Cross platform supported
Cons
- Issues with magnet link clicking
- Cannot display upload speed during downloading or seeding
- Interference with other download managers
Most mentioned
- Magnet link clicking issue
- Aria2 status shutdown problem
- Connection issues
- Internal AriaNG page
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Safety
Risk impact
Aria2 Explorer is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Aria2 Explorer if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Aria2 Explorer is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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