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DeadFinderlinkinator
Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

 Free

Free and open source.

Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Scans pages, URL lists, and sitemaps
  • Offers several structured output formats
  • Crawls whole sites and follows links recursively
  • Checks local files as well as live websites
  • Command-line tool
  • Checking links requires network access
  • Command-line only, with no graphical interface
  • Requires Node.js unless run in Docker
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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