# agalwood/Motrix

A full-featured download manager.

Repository: https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/motrix
Homepage: https://motrix.app
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: motrix, aria2, macos, windows, linux, magnet, electron, bt, mac, download, torrent
Last push: 2026-08-26T07:19:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 60, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2815, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: prerelease_only, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 54612, forks 4999 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:18.310507+00:00)

## What it is
Motrix is a full-featured, open-source desktop download manager supporting HTTP, FTP, BitTorrent, magnet links, and Metalink, built on Electron with an aria2-based download core. Version 2 (Motrix Turbo) adds a headless server mode with a web UI for NAS devices, plus a plugin system and browser extension integration over an open JSON-RPC protocol.

## Use cases
- download files over http and ftp with pause and resume
- download torrents and magnet links with tracker management
- run a headless download manager on a NAS or home server with a web UI
- send download links from the browser to a desktop download manager
- manage download tasks with speed limits and prioritization
- self-host a docker download manager without a desktop environment

## When to choose
- you want a clean, modern GUI download manager across macOS, Windows, and Linux
- you need one app for both HTTP downloads and BitTorrent/magnet links
- you want a local-first downloader with no account required
- you need a headless downloader with web UI for NAS or Docker

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight CLI-only downloader (use aria2 directly)
- you rely on v1 data migration - v2 beta migration is not yet validated
- you need a fully stable v2 experience, which is still in beta

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, gui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, files, cross-platform, self-hosted
- platform: windows
- tags: download-manager, bittorrent, magnet-links, aria2, ftp, metalink, nas, web-ui, browser-extension, macos, linux, electron, docker, nodejs

## Member repositories
- agalwood/Motrix (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.310507+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:19:13.807886+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:18.310507+00:00, sha a2b650fa14fd)
  - homepage: https://motrix.app (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:42.366304+00:00, sha 9a3496645971)
  - site_page: https://motrix.app/features (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:42.374782+00:00, sha b34fcbcb0910)
  - site_page: https://motrix.app/about (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:42.379284+00:00, sha 08a438e2410a)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/motrix (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:42.380948+00:00, sha b975b09215ff)
  - site_page: https://motrix.app/changelog (fetched 2026-08-28T18:05:42.377109+00:00, sha ff3aa7e4e9aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.