curl

    curl/curl

    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, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features

    networking
    c
    client
    curl
    ftp
    gopher
    hacktoberfest
    http
    https
    imaps
    ldap
    libcurl
    library
    mqtt
    pop3
    scp
    sftp
    transfer-data
    transferring-data
    user-agent
    websocket
    C
    NOASSERTION
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    Updated 3/11/2026
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    About curl

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    curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL syntax. Learn how to use curl by reading the manpage or everything curl.

    Find out how to install curl by reading the INSTALL document.

    libcurl is the library curl is using to do its job. It is readily available to be used by your software. Read the libcurl manpage to learn how.

    Open Source

    curl is Open Source and is distributed under an MIT-like license.

    Contact

    Contact us on a suitable mailing list or use GitHub issues/ pull requests/ discussions.

    All contributors to the project are listed in the THANKS document.

    Commercial support

    For commercial support, maybe private and dedicated help with your problems or applications using (lib)curl visit the support page.

    Website

    Visit the curl website for the latest news and downloads.

    Source code

    Download the latest source from the Git server:

    git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git
    

    Security problems

    Report suspected security problems via our HackerOne page and not in public.

    Notice

    curl contains pieces of source code that is Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan. This notice is included here to comply with the distribution terms.

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