macOS
brew install axellocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
brew install axellocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add axelAlpine Linux edge package indexes · axel · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo dnf install axelFedora Rawhide package metadata · axel · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#axelnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ax/axel/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
sudo pacman -S axelArch Linux sync databases · axel · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install axelopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · axel · 来源: download.opensuse.org
choco install axelChocolatey community package catalog · axel · 来源: community.chocolatey.org
概览
Light UNIX download accelerator
历史
Axel is a lightweight command-line download accelerator for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS. Its core trick is old-school and Unix-friendly: split a file across multiple connections, write directly into the destination file, and keep the program small enough for constrained systems.
The current official GitHub repository was created in August 2015 under the axel-download-accelerator organization. The README credits Wilmer van der Gaast as the original developer and notes that the project has had contributors over the years, reflecting a continuation of an older Unix utility rather than a brand-new 2015 tool.
The project has stayed intentionally narrow. The official manual page describes a program that downloads through multiple connections, supports mirror URLs, can search for mirrors, and reads simple system-wide and per-user rc files. The README still points users to the man page rather than a large web documentation site.
Axel's adoption is visible in its packaging footprint. The batch input lists packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, openSUSE/Zypper, Arch/Pacman, Alpine/APK, MacPorts, Nix, and Chocolatey. That spread is characteristic of a mature small CLI: it is not a platform product, but it is useful enough to be available almost everywhere package nerds look first.
Users run `axel` with one or more URLs, choose connection counts with `--num-connections`, limit bandwidth with `--max-speed`, resume interrupted transfers from state, and optionally configure defaults in `/etc/axelrc` or `~/.axelrc`. The man page also documents proxy, protocol, output, progress, and timeout flags.
Axel matters in package-manager culture because it represents the tiny C utility lane next to heavier downloaders such as aria2. It gives maintainers a low-dependency, autotools-built downloader with a stable CLI, a man page, and config files in conventional Unix locations.
Its long packaging tail also makes it a useful compatibility check for distro maintainers: TLS library choices, getopt behavior, rc-file locations, and documentation installation paths all matter more here than shiny features.
安全态势
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
blue 风险 · 中 置信度 · tool
在无人值守的代理使用前,请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
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.
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
/etc/axelrc~/.axelrc可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
axel | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
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https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:axel |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 2.17.14 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/axel |
| 主页 | https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel#readme |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/download/v2.17.14/axel-2.17.14.tar.xz |
| 最后更新 | 2026-05-22T00:21:11+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | gettext, openssl@4 |
| 构建依赖 | pkgconf |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | axel |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引,并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
axel 2.17.14-2
light command line download accelerator
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo apt install axelaxel
nix profile install nixpkgs#axelaxel 2.17.13-1build2
light command line download accelerator
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo apt install axelaxel 2.17.14-r2
A multiple-connection concurrent downloader
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo apk add axelaxel-doc 2.17.14-r2
A multiple-connection concurrent downloader (documentation)
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo apk add axel-docaxel 2.17.14-3.fc42
Light command line download accelerator for Linux and Unix
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo dnf install axelaxel 2.17.14-2
Light command line download accelerator
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo pacman -S axelaxel 2.17.14-1.5
Lightweight Download Accelerator
https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
sudo zypper install axelaxel
sudo port install axelaxel
choco install axel来源线索
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