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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, MQTTS,…

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Introduction

curl is a command-line tool for transferring data from or to a server using URLs. It supports these protocols: DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3, POP3S, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS.

The latest GitHub release listed on 25 Oct 2026 was curl-8_23_0, published 2026-10-14.

Features

These items are quoted from public documentation fetched on 25 Oct 2026. Taken from repository README headings.

  1. Open Source: curl is Open Source and is distributed under an MIT-like license.
  2. Contact: Contact us on a suitable mailing list or use GitHub issues/ pull requests/ discussions.
  3. Security problems: Report suspected security problems privately and not in public.

Pros

Points stated in the public sources fetched on 25 Oct 2026:

  1. Repository topics: The repository’s GitHub topics include c, client, curl, ftp, gopher, hacktoberfest, http, https.

Cons

The pages fetched on 25 Oct 2026 do not publish a limitations list. That absence is not evidence that the tool has no drawbacks. Current issues are tracked at https://github.com/curl/curl/issues.

The fetched README did not include a fenced code example. Use the official documentation linked below.

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Pricing

The fetched text says:

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

No separate price list was found on 25 Oct 2026.

The fetched pages do not name a target audience. Decide fit from the official description and the feature list above.

Conclusion

Curl is summarized by its public description as: “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,…”.

The latest GitHub release listed was curl-8_23_0, published 2026-10-14.

This page was rebuilt on 25 Oct 2026 from curl.se, github.com. It keeps only what those pages stated. Confirm the current product, license, and price on the official site before you adopt it.