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htmlq vs pup: catalog facts
htmlq	pup
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Uses familiar CSS selectors Works well in shell pipelines with curl	Filters HTML with familiar CSS selectors Works in Unix pipelines via stdin and stdout
Does not run JavaScript, so dynamic pages need another tool Small feature set and infrequent releases	Development is infrequent Only handles HTML, not JavaScript-rendered pages
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
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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