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lychee

Fast, async, resource-friendly link checker written in Rust

Development linuxmacoswindows Rust MIT

Description

lychee is a fast, async, resource-friendly link checker written in Rust. It checks URLs in files, websites, and documents for broken links with high performance and low resource usage.

When to use this tool

✓ Good fit when
  • When checking for broken links in documentation
  • When validating URLs in CI/CD pipelines
✕ Avoid when
  • When doing full website crawling

AI Summary

Fast async link checker for files and websites written in Rust

Capabilities

  • + Check links in files and websites
  • + Async checking for high performance
  • + Support Markdown, HTML, and more
  • + Configurable with TOML/YAML
  • + GitHub Actions integration

Use When

  • → When checking for broken links in documentation
  • → When validating URLs in CI/CD pipelines

Avoid When

  • x When doing full website crawling

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