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GNU Wget vs GNU Wget2: catalog facts
GNU Wget	GNU Wget2
Free Free software under the GNU General Public License.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Resumes interrupted downloads Recursive mirroring with link conversion	Parallel connections and HTTP/2 make recursive mirroring much faster Keeps Wget's command line, so existing habits carry over
Command line only Wget2 is the newer successor with further development	Not a complete drop-in replacement; some Wget options are missing Packaged separately from wget, so it is not installed by default
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is 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 September 22, 2026

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