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aria2 vs GNU Wget: catalog facts
aria2	GNU Wget
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Free Free software under the GNU General Public License.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Downloads one file from HTTP, FTP and BitTorrent sources at the same time Verifies Metalink chunk checksums while downloading, not after	Resumes interrupted downloads Recursive mirroring with link conversion
Command line only; every graphical interface is a separate project The option list is long and the defaults are conservative	Command line only Wget2 is the newer successor with further development
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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