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GNU Wget vs GNU Wget for Windows: catalog facts
GNU Wget	GNU Wget for Windows
Free Free software under the GNU General Public License.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Resumes interrupted downloads Recursive mirroring with link conversion	Single static executable with no dependencies Builds for x86, x64 and ARM64
Command line only Wget2 is the newer successor with further development	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-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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