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GNU Wget vs Cyotek WebCopy: catalog facts
GNU Wget	Cyotek WebCopy
Free Free software under the GNU General Public License.	Free Free to use.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Resumes interrupted downloads Recursive mirroring with link conversion	Remaps links for offline browsing Rules to include or exclude parts of a site
Command line only Wget2 is the newer successor with further development	Windows only and needs the .NET Framework Does not run JavaScript, so dynamic sites copy poorly
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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