Wget Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Wget for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is aria2, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Wget and 17 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Wget are cURL, uGet, HTTPie for Terminal and webui-aria2.

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  1. aria2 icon
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    Multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility.

    115 aria2 alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Xfce
     
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    Comments about aria2 as an Alternative to Wget
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    A great download utility with way more features than Wget.

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    Aria2 cannot mirror an entire site recursively.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Multi-thread downloading, multiple downloads at one instance

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks aria2 is a great Wget alternative.

    • aria2 is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to Wget.

    • aria2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Wget.

    • aria2 is Free and Open SourceWget is also Free and Open Source
    • aria2 is LightweightWget is not according to our users
  2. cURL icon
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    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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    Comments about cURL as an Alternative to Wget
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    it's terminal based, like wget

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    • Most users think cURL is a great Wget alternative.

    • cURL is Free and Open SourceWget is also Free and Open Source
    • cURL is LightweightWget is not according to our users
  3. uGet icon
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    uGet is a lightweight and full-featured Download Manager for Linux and Windows. uGet allows you to download in multiple parallel streams for download acceleration, put files in a Download Queue, Pause & Resume downloads, Advanced Category Management, Browser Integration...

    89 uGet alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Xfce
    • aria2
     
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    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...

    35 HTTPie for Terminal alternatives

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • aria2
     
  6. Varia icon
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    Varia is a download manager based on aria2 that utilizes GTK4 and Libadwaita to provide a easy to use interface that integrates well with the GNOME desktop.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Windows
     
  7. xh icon
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    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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    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
     
  9. axel icon
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    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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  10. AriaNg icon
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    AriaNg is a modern web frontend making aria2 easier to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • AriaNg is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Wget.

    • AriaNg is Free and Open SourceWget is also Free and Open Source
  11. kurly icon
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    kurly is a tool to transfer data from a HTTP(S) server, similar to curl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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