muffet
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Description:
Fast website link checker in Go
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 2.11.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: link-checker go web-development seo cli
Install: brew install muffet
About:
Muffet is a high-performance website link checker written in Go. It recursively crawls web pages to identify broken links, HTTP errors, and other accessibility issues. Its primary value proposition is speed and efficiency, leveraging concurrency to scan large sites much faster than traditional tools.
Key Features:
  • High-speed concurrent crawling
  • Recursive link checking
  • Detailed error reporting
  • Lightweight Go binary
Use Cases:
  • Pre-deployment site auditing
  • SEO maintenance and broken link cleanup
  • CI/CD pipeline integration
Alternatives:
  • lychee – Rust-based link checker with broader protocol support and faster performance in some benchmarks
  • linkchecker – Python-based tool offering extensive configuration but slower execution
Version History
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Nov 17, 2025 2:40am 0 VERSION_BUMP b44e9e61
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