Aria2 Explorer

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

As of June 2026, Aria2 Explorer has 80,000 users and a 4.59/5 rating from 277 reviews in the Productivity category.

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Ratingno change0%
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277 reviews
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Version
2.8.1
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

4 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 16, 2026.

80.9K80.0K79.1KApr 16, 2026Jun 17, 2026
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Apr 16, 202680.0K4.592742.8.0
Apr 23, 202680.0K4.592762.8.0
Jun 1, 202680.0K4.592762.8.0
Jun 12, 202680.0K4.592762.8.1
Now80.0K4.592772.8.1

Permissions & access

Permissions
cookiestabsnotificationscontextMenusdownloadsstoragescriptingsidePanelpower
Host access
<all_urls>

Screenshots

Aria2 Explorer screenshot 1Aria2 Explorer screenshot 2

About

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://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p5wq68q20wv?cid=cws
    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

Technical

Version
2.8.1
Manifest
V3
Size
1.46MiB
Min Chrome
116.0.0
Languages
11
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
mpkodccbngfoacfalldjimigbofkhgjn
Developer ID
u22d20d83ddfbba39b84678aa3e359632
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jan 26, 2018
Last Updated (Store)
Jun 1, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 17, 2026
Website
aria2e.com

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