Tech riderRev. 20 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
- 2Supported platformsLinux, Windows, macOS
- 3Browser integrationYes
- 4Video downloadingYes
- 5Download schedulingYes
- 6Remote controlYes
- 7Portable versionYes
7 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: giantpinkrobots.github.io
Overview
Varia is ranked #40 of 58 in download manager software on Specifiction. It runs on Browser extension, Linux, macOS, Windows.
Compared on download manager software
- Supported platforms
- Linux, Windows, macOSgiantpinkrobots.github.io
- Browser integration
- Yesgiantpinkrobots.github.io
- Video downloading
- Yesgiantpinkrobots.github.io
- Download scheduling
- Yesgiantpinkrobots.github.io
- Remote control
- Yesgiantpinkrobots.github.io
- Portable version
- Yesgiantpinkrobots.github.io
Facts
- Product
- Varia is a download manager for regular files, torrents, and video and audio streams.github.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Under the hood
- Varia is a frontend for aria2 and yt-dlp.github.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Download features
- It can continue incomplete downloads after reboots and may download files and torrents faster than a browser.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- Video and audio
- It downloads video, audio, and whole playlists from thousands of websites, including YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- Scheduling and controls
- Varia supports custom download schedules for each day of the week, basic authentication, cookie imports, download speed settings, and torrent seeding ratios.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- Remote use
- Varia can act as a remote GUI for aria2 running on another machine on the network.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- Linux distribution
- Flathub Flatpak is the maker-supported primary installation method; Snap is also available, while the AUR and AppImage are listed as unofficial.github.com · 11 Oct 2026
- macOS status
- The macOS version is experimental and available for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.github.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Platform caveat
- The Windows download may trigger a safety warning because it is not signed, and the macOS app requires permission in Privacy and Security because it was not signed with an Apple developer account.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Varia is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.github.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Underlying tools
- Varia is a frontend for aria2 and yt-dlp.github.com · 11 Oct 2026
- Download recovery
- It can continue incomplete downloads after reboots.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication and cookies
- It supports basic authentication, cookie-file import, and transferring browser cookies through the extension for each download.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
- Windows limitation
- The portable Windows version does not have automatic updates, and Varia may trigger a safety warning because it is not signed with a digital signature.giantpinkrobots.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/giantpinkrobots/varia· checked 11 Oct 2026
- giantpinkrobots.github.io/varia/· checked 11 Oct 2026