Prerequisites#

• Internet connection
• WinRAR or 7z

Download#

You have two options for download (don’t download both of them):

• recommended: aria2 GitHub Releases
  • download the latest .zip file under Assets.
  • your filename will be like: aria2-*-win-64bit-build1.zip
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• other: aria2 SourceForge
  • download the .zip file for Windows.
  • your filename will be like: aria2-*-win-64bit.zip
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Install#

• Open your downloaded file with 7z or WinRAR.
• You will see a folder inside it.
• Extract that folder to C:\.

Add To Path#

• Go to the Windows search menu.
• Type Edit the system environment variables (Turkish: Sistem ortam değişkenlerini düzenleyin).
• Navigate to the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables:
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• Find Path and double-click:
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• Click Browse:
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• Select the folder where aria2c.exe is located (e.g., C:\aria2\):
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• Save, save, save, save.

Don’t download both of them. You will have only one folder containing aria2c.exe. {: .prompt-danger }

Usage#

• Now open a terminal, type aria2c --version and press Enter.
• You will see an output.
• If you don’t see the output, it means you did something wrong.
• We installed aria2 on Windows. If you don’t trust links, you can check from here.