aria2 is remarkable open source software. For over a decade it has been one of the most capable download engines available, trusted by countless tools and users worldwide. We are deeply grateful to the original authors and contributors of the aria2 project. They built something that has stood the test of time, and that enduring quality is the best testament to their vision and craftsmanship.
But upstream development has slowed dramatically in recent years. Dependencies grew stale, builds broke on modern platforms, and a backlog of bugs went unaddressed. We picked up the baton: migrated the codebase to a modern build framework, triaged and fixed a substantial number of upstream issues, and introduced ED2K protocol support for the first time. A full audit trail is preserved in docs/maintenance/upstream-issue-review/matrix.csv.
Aria2 Next is an actively maintained aria2-compatible engine for everyone, and it is also the embedded engine used by Motrix Next. Original interfaces, including options, configuration, sessions, JSON-RPC, and libaria2, remain intact so downstream projects get a seamless upgrade. The focus is straightforward: release reliability, current dependency baselines, and ongoing compatibility fixes. Same engine, renewed foundation.
What's new in 3.0.5
Summary
Aria2 Next 3.0.5 fixes downloads from servers that answer a range request with a 206 but no usable Content-Range, and reports where redirects lead. Release assets cover the same seven platforms.
Fixed
A server that answers 206 without a Content-Range, or with one that places the body elsewhere, is now treated as a server that ignores ranges：the download continues on one connection from byte zero. Before, each answer was rejected and retried, so with max-tries=0 a download from such a server (cloud.mail.ru, for example) stayed at 0% forever. The warning now includes the header the server sent (rayburst#734).
aria2.getServers reports the address a redirect leads to as currentUri, as aria2 does, instead of repeating the original URI (rayburst#730).
Yes. Aria2 Next is free and open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license.
What is the latest version of Aria2 Next?
The latest version is 3.0.5, released on Oct 16, 2026.
Is it safe to download Aria2 Next?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 388d00b122e399e36c408089037879f58e80900d281ed8153eb5ca1cfdfb0165.
Which Windows versions does Aria2 Next support?
Aria2 Next runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
How do I uninstall Aria2 Next?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Aria2 Next and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=AnInsomniacy.Aria2Next -e.
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