aria2
brew install aria2
v1.37.0_2
GPL-2.0-or-later
Fast, lightweight command-line download manager with resume and multi-connection support.
Why you might care
aria2 excels at downloading large files with automatic resuming, segmented multi-connection downloads for speed, and torrent/metalink support. Use it for large file transfers, batch downloading, or as a drop-in replacement for curl/wget when you need better performance and reliability. It's also scriptable via RPC for headless/automated workflows.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://aria2.github.io/
- Brew formula source: Formula/a/aria2.rb
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