# giantpinkrobots/varia

Download manager that supports regular downloads, torrents and videos

Repository: https://github.com/giantpinkrobots/varia
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/varia
Homepage: https://giantpinkrobots.github.io/varia/
Language: Python
License: MPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: aria2, downloadmanager, gtk4, libadwaita, yt-dlp, gnome, python, torrent, video, youtube
Last push: 2026-08-23T12:24:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 72
- inputs: {"age_days": 1015, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 29, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1840, forks 98 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.962594+00:00)

## What it is
Varia is a GTK4/libadwaita download manager for Linux, Windows, and macOS that handles regular file downloads, torrents, and video/audio streams. It acts as a graphical frontend for aria2 and yt-dlp, with browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome to route downloads to it.

## Use cases
- download files faster than the browser with resume support
- download torrents with a gui client
- download youtube videos and playlists
- grab video or audio from tiktok and twitter
- schedule downloads for specific times of day
- use a remote gui for aria2 on another machine
- capture browser downloads via a firefox or chrome extension

## When to choose
- you want one app for files, torrents, and web videos
- you're on linux and want a native GNOME/libadwaita download manager
- you need scheduled downloads and cookie-based authenticated downloads
- you want a friendly gui on top of aria2 or yt-dlp

## When to avoid
- you need a headless or cli-only download tool
- you require a code-signed installer without security warnings on windows or macos
- you need protocol support beyond http and bittorrent, such as ftp or ed2k
- you want a cross-platform qt or electron ui rather than gtk

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, http-client, cli
- domain: developer-tools, media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, browser-extension, python
- tags: download-manager, aria2, yt-dlp, torrent, gtk4, libadwaita, gnome, video-downloader, youtube, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- giantpinkrobots/varia (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.962594+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 2026-08-30T03:18:03.792630+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/giantpinkrobots/varia (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.962594+00:00, sha 7756b7ab63dc)
  - homepage: https://giantpinkrobots.github.io/varia/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:29.206348+00:00, sha d34a51840318)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.