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GNU Wget2 vs kage: catalog facts
GNU Wget2	kage
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
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	Captures JavaScript-rendered pages through a real browser Saved copies run no scripts and make no network calls
Not a complete drop-in replacement; some Wget options are missing Packaged separately from wget, so it is not installed by default	Interactive features that depend on JavaScript stop working in the copy Needs Chrome for rendering
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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