install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install curlie

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install curlie

MacPorts ports tree · net/curlie/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add curlie

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · curlie · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#curlie

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cu/curlie/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S curlie

Arch Linux sync databases · curlie · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install curlie

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · curlie · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/curlie

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/curlie.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Power of curl, ease of use of httpie

Project links

Commands and aliases

curlie

history

Project history and usage

Curlie is a Go command-line frontend to curl that borrows HTTPie's interactive syntax and output formatting while keeping curl's option surface.

Project history

The official README positions Curlie directly between curl and HTTPie: it is for users who like HTTPie's interface but want curl's features and performance. The repository's tag history shows releases in the 1.6.x series by 2021 and active releases through the 1.8.x series in 2025.

Adoption history

Curlie spread through developer-oriented package channels rather than through operating-system base installs. Its official install notes mention Homebrew, webi, eget, MacPorts, FreeBSD pkg, Go install, Scoop, mise, and binary downloads.

How it is used

Users invoke curlie with curl options, an optional HTTP method, a URL, and request items. Its main usage pitch is concise API testing with pretty JSON output while retaining access to curl options and a --curl mode to print the executed curl command.

Why package nerds care

Curlie is useful to package nerds as a modern single-binary wrapper around an established base tool. Its packaging story is mostly about shipping a Go CLI across many developer package managers while depending conceptually on curl's semantics rather than replacing libcurl.

Timeline

2021: GitHub tags page shows v1.6.6 and v1.6.7.
2023: GitHub tags page shows v1.7.x releases.
2025: GitHub tags page shows v1.8.x releases.

Related projects

curl and HTTPie are the explicit upstream inspirations; webi, eget, mise, Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, and pkg are named install channels.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:http

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`curlie`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.8.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.8.2

https://github.com/rs/curlie

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:curlie
Version	1.8.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/curlie
Homepage	https://rs.github.io/curlie/
Repository	https://github.com/rs/curlie
Upstream docs	https://github.com/rs/curlie#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/rs/curlie/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.2.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Uses from macOS	curl
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	curlie
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

curlie

nix profile install nixpkgs#curlie

normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/curlie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

curlie 1.8.2-r13

Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie

https://curlie.io/

sudo apk add curlie

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: curlie
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlie from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

curlie-doc 1.8.2-r13

Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie (documentation)

https://curlie.io/

sudo apk add curlie-doc

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: curlie
normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlie-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

pacman95%

curlie 1.8.2-1

The power of curl, the ease of use of httpie.

https://rs.github.io/curlie

sudo pacman -S curlie

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: curlie from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

curlie 1.8.2-1.4

a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie

https://github.com/rs/curlie

sudo zypper install curlie

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: curlie
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: curlie from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

curlie

sudo port install curlie

normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/curlie/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop95%

main/curlie

scoop install main/curlie

normalized package name match
Matched by: Curlie

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/curlie.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/curlie.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install curlie with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper