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Xenu's Link Sleuth vs LinkChecker: catalog facts
Xenu's Link Sleuth	LinkChecker
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Checks links, images, scripts and style sheets Re-checks failures and reports redirects	Recursive, multithreaded crawling of whole sites Many output formats including CSV, XML, SQL and sitemap graphs
Windows only, with no plans for other platforms Dated interface and limited development	Command-line only, no graphical interface The PyPI release may lag behind the latest code
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL
No account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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