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grab-site vs kage: catalog facts
grab-site	kage
Free Free and open source from ArchiveTeam.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Writes standard WARC archives Live dashboard for watching crawls	Captures JavaScript-rendered pages through a real browser Saved copies run no scripts and make no network calls
Command-line setup aimed at technical users Not a general-purpose file download manager	Interactive features that depend on JavaScript stop working in the copy Needs Chrome for rendering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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