A few other important features were implemented by the developers

Dec 4, 2012 12:59 GMT  ·  By

Aria2, a utility for downloading files that supports multiple protocols such as HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent, and Metalink, is now at version 1.16.0.

Aria2 1.16.0 features a command-line interface, segmented downloading, client certificate authentication in HTTPS, custom HTTP Header support, and more.

Highlights of Aria2 1.16.0:

• The application can download a file from multiple sources/protocols and tries to utilize your maximum download bandwidth, speeding up the software and its processes; • Aria2 now supports an RPC interface to control the process; • The Metalink Download Description Format is now supported; • A fully featured BitTorrent client has been implemented, with all the trimmings such as DHT, PEX, Encryption, Magnet URI, Web-Seeding, Selective Downloads and Local Peer Discovery.

Check out the official announcement for a complete list of changes and updates.

Download Aria2 1.16.0 right now from Softpedia.