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LinkChecker vs linkinator: catalog facts
LinkChecker	linkinator
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Recursive, multithreaded crawling of whole sites Many output formats including CSV, XML, SQL and sitemap graphs	Crawls whole sites and follows links recursively Checks local files as well as live websites
Command-line only, no graphical interface The PyPI release may lag behind the latest code	Command-line only, with no graphical interface Requires Node.js unless run in Docker
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: MIT
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 September 23, 2026

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