If you do not complete your online 2020 return by the deadline for an extension---October 15---- then the only way you will be able to finish preparing it will be by downloading (and paying for) the CD/download software and using it on a full PC or Mac. And it will have to be filed by mail since e-filing will shut down too.
No there will not be an option to get the download for free. If you use a paid version of the online software they will give you a download.
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