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GNU Wget2 vs GNU Wget: catalog facts
GNU Wget2	GNU Wget
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free software under the GNU General Public License.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Parallel connections and HTTP/2 make recursive mirroring much faster Keeps Wget's command line, so existing habits carry over	Resumes interrupted downloads Recursive mirroring with link conversion
Not a complete drop-in replacement; some Wget options are missing Packaged separately from wget, so it is not installed by default	Command line only Wget2 is the newer successor with further development
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	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 September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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