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cURL

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cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE.

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License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • SE flagSweden
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
  • Cygwin
  • Haiku
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4.8 / 5 Avg rating (6)
182likes
5comments
27alternatives
1news article

Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Command line interface
  2.  Portable
  3.  Data transfer
  4.  No registration required
  5.  Ad-free

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    POX added cURL as alternative to DloadBox
    •about 1 month ago
  • boomflex, AuthoritativeProtocol, BIGLINUX and kisslike liked cURL
    •about 1 month ago
  • KGerring, thejfex, michaelsrenholsteinhansen and gbrrrl liked cURL
    •3 months ago
  • CommonRob reviewed cURL  
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    •8 months ago

    It can be used as a command line tool or as a library for development. It's very handy for all kinds of HTTP API automation.

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cURL information

  • Developed by

    SE flagDaniel Stenberg

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.8

  • Alternatives

    27 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

AlternativeTo Categories

Development, File Sharing, OS & Utilities

GitHub repository

  •  37,683 Stars
  •  6,674 Forks
  •  49 Open Issues
  •   Updated Apr 22, 2025 
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Our users have written 5 comments and reviews about cURL, and it has gotten 182 likes

cURL was added to AlternativeTo by tberneman on Oct 8, 2009 and this page was last updated Mar 11, 2022.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Roberto
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•Aug 14, 2024
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It can be used as a command line tool or as a library for development. It's very handy for all kinds of HTTP API automation.

Ryan Fader
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•Oct 13, 2022
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After reading this, I want you to take a look at the cURL manual. There is so much you can do with this tool it blows my mind.

ab1
•May 6, 2022
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Use command like this to troubleshoot websites with 3XX redirects: curl --silent --verbose --location --output /dev/null --url example.com

ab1
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•May 6, 2022
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Wget icon Wget has better defaults for troubleshooting

lunolas
•Jul 17, 2017
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Efficient, popular with good integration with other libraries

What is cURL?

cURL is a computer software project providing a library and command-line tool for transferring data using various protocols with URL syntax: supporting FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TFTP, TELNET, DICT, LDAP, LDAPS and FILE. cUrl supports HTTPS certificates, HTTP POST, HTTP PUT, FTP uploading, kerberos, HTTP form based upload, proxies, cookies, user+password authentication, file transfer resume, http proxy tunneling and a busload of other useful tricks.

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