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Install motrix with Homebrew Cask

Open-source download manager. Version 2.2.1 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%
brew install --cask motrix

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

Open-source download manager

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Motrix is an open-source, cross-platform download manager for HTTP(S), FTP, BitTorrent, magnet links, and torrent files.

Project history

Motrix began as an open-source Electron and Vue download-manager interface built around aria2. Its early releases emphasized a simple UI, multi-protocol transfers, segmented downloads, BitTorrent controls, and platform packaging.

Motrix 2 is documented as a ground-up rebuild. The current architecture shares a core between the Electron desktop application and a Node.js headless server and adds SQLite persistence, plug-ins, browser integration, and a Motrix-maintained aria2 fork.

Adoption history

Motrix has been packaged for macOS, Windows, and Linux in several formats and is available to macOS package-manager users through Homebrew Cask. Its version 1 documentation also described Chocolatey, Scoop, AppImage, Snap, AUR, and Flatpak installation routes.

Motrix 2 broadens the project beyond a desktop GUI with an official headless server image, web interface, command-line client, browser integration, and a plug-in model.

How it is used

Users add direct links, magnet URIs, or torrent files; manage queued and concurrent transfers; control bandwidth and seeding; configure proxies and trackers; and optionally operate Motrix through its CLI or headless server edition.

Why package nerds care

Motrix provides a graphical, cross-platform front end around an aria2-based engine, making resumable HTTP/FTP transfers and BitTorrent workflows accessible without operating aria2 directly.

Its combination of desktop packages, CLI integration, a containerized server edition, explicit persistent-state paths, and configurable RPC behavior makes it relevant to both desktop package users and self-hosters.

Timeline

  • 2019: The v1.4 series added selective BitTorrent downloading, speed limits, and RPC-secret preferences
  • Motrix 1: The application used an Electron/Vue front end around aria2
  • Motrix 2: A ground-up rebuild introduced a shared desktop/server core and new persistence and integration features

Related projects

  • aria2
  • Electron
  • SQLite
  • Motrix CLI

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for motrix. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
~/.config/Motrix/settings.json
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Motrix/settings.json
Windows
%APPDATA%\Motrix\settings.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Linux
~/.config/Motrix/settings.json
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Motrix/settings.json
Windows
%APPDATA%\Motrix\settings.json

executables

Installed executables

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No executable data was present.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.2.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/agalwood/Motrix

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/agalwood/Motrixnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:motrix
Version2.2.1
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/motrix
Homepagehttps://motrix.app/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/agalwood/Motrix
Upstream docshttps://motrix.app/
Source archivehttps://github.com/agalwood/Motrix/releases/download/v2.2.1/Motrix-2.2.1-arm64.dmg
SHA-256870b9ba65a7bb5a84c7383ea5d0cf7ef599d246481dfac7e21e9e1d92ff4d13a
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenmotrix
Names
  • Motrix
Depends On
Macos
>=: 13
Conflicts With
Cask
motrix@beta
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Zap
1
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • motrix@betaPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: download, manager, motrix, open, open-source.

Same workflow

  • macpassLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: manager, open, open-source, source.
  • puremacLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: manager, open, open-source, source.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment