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Best Alternatives to Wget: Modern CLI Download Tools Compared

TL;DR: Wget is reliable but aging. If you need parallel downloads, grab aria2. For broad protocol coverage and scripting, curl is the go-to. Want a friendlier API testing workflow? HTTPie (or its Rust sibling xh) fits perfectly. And if you want the closest upgrade path, wget2 adds HTTP/2, multithreading, and a plugin system while keeping the same command patterns you already know.

Anda Miuțescu10 min read
May 1, 2026