cURL Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to cURL for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is Wget, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to cURL and 18 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to cURL are aria2, HTTPie for Terminal, xh and Hurl.

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  1. Wget icon

    Wget

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    GNU Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP(S) and FTP, the most widely-used Internet protocols. It is a non-interactive command line tool, so it may easily be called from scripts, cron jobs, terminals without X-Windows support, etc.

    24 Wget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Wget has better defaults for troubleshooting

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    • Most users think Wget is a great cURL alternative.

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

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

    • Wget is Free and Open SourcecURL is also Free and Open Source
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    aria2

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

    113 aria2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Xfce
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    • aria2 is the most popular Android alternative to cURL.

    • aria2 is Free and Open SourcecURL is also Free and Open Source
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    HTTPie for Terminal

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • FreeBSD
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    Like cURL, HTTPie also has JSON support, but HTTPie reduces syntax by leaving out the header syntax. This makes a test call to an API easier to remember. Avoiding time spent reviewing a doc. For example: $ http POST https://api.ctl.io/v2/authentication/login 'username=YOUR.USERNAME' 'password=YOUR.PASSWORD' A similar call using cURL requires header syntax.

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    • Almost everyone thinks HTTPie for Terminal is a great cURL alternative.

    • HTTPie for Terminal is Free and Open SourcecURL is also Free and Open Source
  5. xh icon

    xh

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Hurl

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    Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It can capture values, evaluate queries on headers and body response. It is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions.

    36 Hurl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    HttpMaster

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    Practical and easy-to-use software tool for testing HTTP applications and services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  9. Curlie

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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

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  10. Guzzle icon

    Guzzle

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    Guzzle is a PHP HTTP client that makes it easy to send HTTP requests and trivial to integrate with web services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    kurly

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    kurly is a tool to transfer data from a HTTP(S) server, similar to curl.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Kreya

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    Kreya is a GUI client for gRPC, REST and WebSocket APIs with innovative features for environments, authorizations and more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. nugget

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    A lightweight, VirusTotal -enabled command-line downloader. Knowing of no cURL -like tools that directly leverage the native Windows API, I thought it would be fun to make my own, and throw in quick automatic...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Pororoca

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    A HTTP inspection tool with support for HTTP/2 and HTTP/3. Alternative to Postman.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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