# Varia (open-source file sync and transfer app)

> Varia is a free, open-source file sync and transfer app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Download manager that supports regular downloads, torrents and videos. It has 1,867 GitHub stars and is released under the MPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at giantpinkrobots/varia.

Download manager for files, torrents and videos Varia is a download manager for Linux and Windows that supports regular files as well as torrents and video/audio streams. It is a frontend for aria2 and yt-dlp.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/giantpinkrobots/varia |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 1,867 |
| License | MPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://giantpinkrobots.github.io/varia/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | File sync & transfer |
| Latest release | v2026.8.5-1 (Aug 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 3, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub io.github.giantpinkrobots.varia
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.giantpinkrobots.varia

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install varia
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/varia

### AUR (Arch Linux)

Package page: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/varia

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