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aria2 vs GNU Wget for Windows: catalog facts
aria2	GNU Wget for Windows
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Command line	Windows, Command line
Downloads one file from HTTP, FTP and BitTorrent sources at the same time Verifies Metalink chunk checksums while downloading, not after	Single static executable with no dependencies Builds for x86, x64 and ARM64
Command line only; every graphical interface is a separate project The option list is long and the defaults are conservative	Build lags behind the current GNU Wget release Known configuration-path security issue on multi-user systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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 October 2, 2026

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