Aria2 Downloader : IDM Alternative

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Have you found yourself, at times, trying to download a file, but the download is so slow? Trying to use Internet Download Manager on a public computer? There’s a free CLI (Command Line Interface) downloader tool called aria2:

How to use aria2 downloader:

1. Download aria2 here
2. Open up powershell or cmd in the extracted directory
3. Type the command as in the picture below:

Explanation:

.\aria2c : if you’re using cmd simply omit the “.\”

Type the link, enclosed by quotes, then type the additional parameters : -s 16 and -x 16

-s : Download a file using N connections

-x : The maximum number of connections to one server for each download

You can download aria2 from https://aria2.github.io/

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