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Aria2 Explorer

by Alex Hua · aria2e.com · Tools
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Speed up your downloads with Aria2, manage your download tasks easily.

Users
80K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.6 / 5
−0.02 in 30 days
Ratings
282
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#2,564
#2,251 among extensions
Version
2.8.3
updated 7 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
20K55K90KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 80,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
70176282Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 282 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Aria2 Explorer

Aria2-Explorer captures browser's download task and exports it to Aria2 via JSON-RPC interfaces to complete download task. Aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & open-source command-line download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink. Usage Procedures: 1. For Windows, please install Aria2 Manager: https://github.com/alexhua/Aria2-Manager Other platform, please download Aria2 utility: https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases/latest. 2. For Windows, please run Aria2 Manager . Other platform, please run Aria2 in the Terminal with typing aria2c --enable-rpc. 3. Install this Chrome extension. 4. Enable auto-capture on the extension options page and configure others as you need. (For Motrix user, please use http://localhost:16800/jsonrpc as the RPC URL) After these steps, you could enjoy the multi-threads and BT download experience inside the Chrome. Warning: Please turn off auto-capture function, when you are using other extension to download network resources. Otherwise, there will be conflict and exception arisen. Features: [ ZERO collection of user data and privacy ] 1. Auto capture browser download tasks - Capture notification - Support magnet links - Toggle auto-capture by shortcut (Default: Alt + A) - Set all Aria2 options manually before download - Filter task by the domain, file extensions or file sizes Filter priority: domain > file-ext > file-size, white-list > black-list 2. Auto-select Aria2 RPC server by matching the preset download URL pattern 3. Built-in Aria2 front-end: AriaNG enhanced, multiple present styles: popup, new tab, new window 4. Synchronize and store all settings on the cloud 5. Support for zh-CN/zh-TW/en/fr/it/ja/ko/ru/uk languages 6. Monitor Aria2 download status via icon badge 7. Batch export web (Image · Audio · Video · Magnet) links from context menu 8. Receive download requests from other extensions 9. Support shortcuts in the options page (Save: Alt + S Reset: Alt + R Download: Alt + J Upload: Alt + U) 10. Download via browser if Aria2 is not connected Update log: https://github.com/alexhua/Aria2-Explorer/releases Contribution is welcome. GitHub: https://github.com/alexhua/Aria2-Explorer

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+10K+14.3%+1−0.02
30 days0+0.0%+1−0.02
6 months0+0.0%+6−0.02
1 year+10K+14.3%+11−0.01

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Aria2 Explorer appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
options#86−27

Version history

64 versions recorded
2.8.37 Oct 2026
2.8.26 Jul 2026
2.8.11 Jun 2026
2.8.027 Mar 2026
2.7.72 Jan 2026
2.7.618 Nov 2025
2.7.516 Sep 2025
2.7.39 Sep 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
22 Jun 2020
Size
1.5 MB
Languages
en, es, fr, it, cs, ru, uk, zh-CN
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
aria2e.com
Support
github.com
Extension ID
mpkodccbngfoacfalldjimigbofkhgjn

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
cookiestabsnotificationscontextMenusdownloadsstoragescriptingsidePanelpower
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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