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dnslookup vs Digger: catalog facts
dnslookup	Digger
Best for: Testing encrypted DNS resolvers from the terminal	Best for: Checking DNS records without the command line
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Supports DoH, DoT, DoQ and DNSCrypt in one tool Simple to point at any specific DNS server All 3 strengths for dnslookup Supports DoH, DoT, DoQ and DNSCrypt in one tool Simple to point at any specific DNS server Available via Homebrew, Snap and prebuilt binaries	Graphical front end for DNS lookups Multiple record types and DNS tools All 3 strengths for Digger Graphical front end for DNS lookups Multiple record types and DNS tools Native GNOME interface
Command line only, no graphical interface Focused on single lookups rather than full DNS diagnostics	Linux and GNOME focused Requires a network connection
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for dnslookup github.com/ameshkov/dnslookup Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Digger github.com/tobagin/digger Catalog checked October 1, 2026

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