# Install curlie with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Power of curl, ease of use of httpie. Version 1.8.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:curlie ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install curlie ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install curlie ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/curlie/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add curlie ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlie from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#curlie ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/curlie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S curlie ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: curlie from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install curlie ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: curlie from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/curlie ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/curlie.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:curlie - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.8.2 - **Source summary:** Power of curl, ease of use of httpie - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - curlie (cli) - curlie (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Uses from macOS - curl ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.8.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rs/curlie - Upstream latest detected: v1.8.2 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** curlie - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - curlie: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cu/curlie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - curlie - 1.8.2-r13: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlie from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie | https://curlie.io/ - apk - curlie-doc - 1.8.2-r13: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: curlie-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Curlie is a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie (documentation) | https://curlie.io/ - pacman - curlie - 1.8.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: curlie from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The power of curl, the ease of use of httpie. | https://rs.github.io/curlie - zypper - curlie - 1.8.2-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: curlie from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | a frontend to curl that adds the ease of use of httpie | https://github.com/rs/curlie - MacPorts - curlie: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/curlie/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/curlie: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/curlie.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [xh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, api-testing, cli, developer-tools, http-client. - [http-prompt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/http-prompt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, api-testing, cli, developer-tools, http-client. - [graphqurl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/graphqurl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, http-client. - [httpie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httpie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, http-client. - [httpyac](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httpyac/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, http-client. - [kiota](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kiota/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools, http-client. - [stripe-mock](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stripe-mock/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, api-testing, cli, developer-tools. - [ain](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ain/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: api, cli, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/curlie.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/curlie.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph