What is this?
AriaNg is a modern web frontend for aria2, the command-line download utility, making it easier to control via a browser-based UI.
AriaNg is a modern web frontend for aria2, the command-line download utility, making it easier to control via a browser-based UI.Is this a standalone app or does it need aria2 running separately?It's just a frontend written in pure HTML and JavaScript that talks to aria2's RPC interface; you still need aria2 itself running somewhere to actually download anything.
It's just a frontend written in pure HTML and JavaScript that talks to aria2's RPC interface; you still need aria2 itself running somewhere to actually download anything.How do I get it running?Grab a prebuilt release (standard, all-in-one, or AriaNg Native) and either host it on a web server or just open the single HTML file locally; to build from source run npm install then gulp clean build (or build-bundle for the all-in-one version).
Grab a prebuilt release (standard, all-in-one, or AriaNg Native) and either host it on a web server or just open the single HTML file locally; to build from source run npm install then gulp clean build (or build-bundle for the all-in-one version).Do I need Node.js to use it, or only to build it?Node.js (14+), npm and Gulp are only needed if you build from source; end users can just download a prebuilt release and open/host it.
Node.js (14+), npm and Gulp are only needed if you build from source; end users can just download a prebuilt release and open/host it.Can I just double-click index.html to open the standard version?No — the standard version loads language files asynchronously so opening index.html directly from the local filesystem doesn't work properly; use the all-in-one version, AriaNg Native, or host it in a web server/container instead.
No — the standard version loads language files asynchronously so opening index.html directly from the local filesystem doesn't work properly; use the all-in-one version, AriaNg Native, or host it in a web server/container instead.Does it work on mobile, or just desktop browsers?It uses a responsive layout so it works on both desktop and mobile devices.
It uses a responsive layout so it works on both desktop and mobile devices.What task management features does it offer?You can sort tasks by name, size, progress, speed, etc., search and retry tasks, reorder by dragging, view BT peer client info and health percentage, filter files by type or extension, and see a tree view for multi-directory downloads.
You can sort tasks by name, size, progress, speed, etc., search and retry tasks, reorder by dragging, view BT peer client info and health percentage, filter files by type or extension, and see a tree view for multi-directory downloads.Can I connect to multiple aria2 servers from one AriaNg install?Yes, it supports multiple aria2 RPC hosts, so you can manage several aria2 instances from the same interface.
Yes, it supports multiple aria2 RPC hosts, so you can manage several aria2 instances from the same interface.Does it support other languages besides English?Yes, it has multi-language support with community translations already available for Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, with more welcome via contribution.
Yes, it has multi-language support with community translations already available for Czech, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese, with more welcome via contribution.Is there a dark mode?Yes, AriaNg includes a built-in dark theme.
Yes, AriaNg includes a built-in dark theme.What are similar projects?rayburst, webui-aria2, react-spectrum, Motrix, filepond, formatjs, floorplan-3d, react-email
rayburst, webui-aria2, react-spectrum, Motrix, filepond, formatjs, floorplan-3d, react-emailWhich topics is it in?aria2, internationalization, download-manager, download, drag-and-drop, responsive, dark-mode, webui, downloader, i18n, multilingual, html
aria2, internationalization, download-manager, download, drag-and-drop, responsive, dark-mode, webui, downloader, i18n, multilingual, html