Wget Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Wget for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is aria2, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Wget and 15 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Wget are cURL, HTTPie for Terminal, webui-aria2 and xh.

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  1. aria2 icon

    aria2

     236 likes

    Multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

    118 aria2 alternatives

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    • Xfce
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  2. cURL icon

    cURL

     192 likes

    cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE.

    27 cURL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    • Haiku
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  4. HTTPie for Terminal icon

    HTTPie for Terminal

     57 likes

    HTTPie (pronounced aitch-tee-tee-pie) is a command line HTTP client. Its goal is to make CLI interaction with web services as human-friendly as possible. It provides a simple http command that allows for sending arbitrary HTTP requests using a simple and natural syntax, and...

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
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  5. webui-aria2 icon

    webui-aria2

     26 likes

    The aim for webui-aria2 is to create the worlds best interface to interact with aria2. Very simple to use, just download and open index.html in any web browser.

    79 webui-aria2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • aria2
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  6. xh icon

    xh

     10 likes

    xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. It reimplements as much as possible of HTTPie's excellent design, with a focus on improved performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. wpull icon

    wpull

     7 likes

    Wpull is a wget-compatible web downloader and crawler with WARC and Python/Lua scripting support

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  9. C

    Curlie

     2 likes

    If you like the interface of HTTPie but miss the features of curl, curlie is what you are searching for. Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie, without compromising on features and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. axel icon

    axel

     27 likes

    Axel tries to accelerate HTTP/FTP downloading process by using multiple connections for one file. It can use multiple mirrors for a download. Axel has no dependencies and is lightweight, so it might be useful as a wget clone on byte-critical systems.

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    AriaNg

     5 likes

    AriaNg is a modern web frontend making aria2 easier to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. kurly icon

    kurly

     2 likes

    kurly is a tool to transfer data from a HTTP(S) server, similar to curl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  13. WebsiteArchiver icon

    WebsiteArchiver

     1 like

    Save, archive, and manage websites. Locally and minimalistically.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Save, archive, and manage websites. Locally and minimalistically.
     
  14. Hurl icon

    Hurl

     7 likes

    Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It can capture values, evaluate queries on headers and body response. It is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions.

    41 Hurl alternatives

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