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PFERD vs GNU Wget: catalog facts
PFERD	GNU Wget
Free Free and open source under the MIT license.	Free Free software under the GNU General Public License.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports downloading from ILIAS instances Can run with commands or a configuration file	Resumes interrupted downloads Recursive mirroring with link conversion
Requires Python 3.11 or later when installed with pip The command-line interface downloads one item at a time	Command line only Wget2 is the newer successor with further development
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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