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HTTPie vs curlie: catalog facts
HTTPie	curlie
Free The open-source client is available without a license fee. Cloud features are paid.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
JSON request bodies expressed as simple key=value arguments Readable, colourised responses without piping through a formatter	Keeps curl options available while formatting request and response data.
Slower to start than curl because it is a Python application The desktop and cloud products push accounts the CLI does not need	Requires curl and comfort with command-line requests.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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