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GNU Wget vs wcurl: catalog facts
GNU Wgetwcurl
Free

Free software under the GNU General Public License.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT license.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux, Command line
  • Resumes interrupted downloads
  • Recursive mirroring with link conversion
  • Downloads files without needing to remember curl options
  • Accepts a list of URLs in one call
  • Command line only
  • Wget2 is the newer successor with further development
  • Requires curl to be installed
  • Deliberately minimal; use curl directly for anything advanced
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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