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Saxon-HE vs XMLStarlet: catalog facts
Saxon-HE	XMLStarlet
Free The Home Edition is free and open source; commercial editions are paid.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Implements XSLT 3.0 and XQuery Available for Java, .NET, C/C++, PHP and Python	Handles many XML tasks from a single command-line tool Easy to use in shell scripts
Some advanced features are only in the paid editions Command-line and library use only, with no graphical interface	Command line only, with no graphical interface Maintenance has changed hands, so development pace may vary
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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