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aria2 vs pget: catalog facts
aria2	pget
Free Free and open source under the GPL 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT 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	Downloads with parallel requests Can resume interrupted transfers
Command line only; every graphical interface is a separate project The option list is long and the defaults are conservative	Command-line interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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 8, 2026

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