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A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3, POP3S, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features

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Inputs: url
Type
Open Source
Visit Website GitHub (38 stars)

About curl/curl

curl is a command-line tool and libcurl is its library for transferring data using URL syntax. It supports a wide range of protocols including DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3, POP3S, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS, and WSS. curl is open source under an MIT-like license, maintained by the community on GitHub, and offers commercial support options. The project provides a website (curl.se) with documentation, downloads, and a mailing list for support.

Key Features

Supports DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3, POP3S, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS, and WSS protocols
Command-line interface for data transfer operations
libcurl library for embedding transfer capabilities in software
Open source under MIT-like license
Cross-platform with source code available on GitHub
Well-documented with man pages and everything curl guide

Pros & Cons

Pros
  • Extensive protocol support covering over 20 protocols
  • Lightweight and fast command-line tool
  • Portable across multiple operating systems
  • Mature, stable, and extensively documented
  • Open source with a large community and commercial support available

Best For

Automated data transfer and file downloadingAPI testing and interactionScripting and automation of network tasksEmbedding data transfer functionality in applications via libcurl