zmzhang8/Photon
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A lightweight multi-threaded downloader based on aria2. observed · 2026-10-05
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3080
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1588
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2984 stars · 275 forks observed · 2026-10-05
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Photon is a lightweight multi-threaded desktop download manager built on the aria2 download core, packaged as an Electron application. It supports HTTP/HTTPS downloads, magnet links, BitTorrent, and Metalink, and works with aria2 RPC-compatible browser extensions.
Use cases
- download large files with multi-threaded acceleration
- download torrents and magnet links with a gui
- manage http and https downloads on mac and windows
- use a desktop frontend for aria2
- send downloads to aria2 from browser extensions via rpc
When to avoid
- you need a native linux release, which was not yet available
- you want an actively developed project with recent releases
- you prefer a command-line downloader without a gui
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
http-client developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform files windows cross-platform downloader aria2 multi-threaded-download bittorrent magnet-links metalink electron-app download-manager macos electron
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zmzhang8/Photon · fetched 2026-10-05 · 2c5556723668
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zmzhang8/Photon | main | 10 |
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