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# 🔍 HTTP Clients & Inspectors
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Modern CLI clients and tools for crafting, inspecting, profiling, and troubleshooting HTTP/HTTPS requests.
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| Name | Vendor/Webpage | GitHub Repo | Brief Description | Tags | Latest Commit | Creation Date | Stars |
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| curl | https://curl.se/ | — | Command line tool and library for transferring data with URLs supporting many protocols. | http, client, cli, curl, c | 2026-01 (8.18.0) | 1996 | — |
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| kurly | — | [davidjpeacock/kurly](https://github.com/davidjpeacock/kurly) | Alternative to curl written in Golang (low activity / possibly archived). | http, client, cli, go, alternative | ~2018 | ~2017 | — (low visibility) |
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| HTTPie | https://httpie.io/ | [httpie/cli](https://github.com/httpie/cli) | User-friendly HTTP client with JSON support, syntax highlighting, sessions, plugins. | http, client, cli, modern, python | 2024-12-17 | 2019-08-30 | 37.6k as of 2026-03 |
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| wuzz | — | [asciimoo/wuzz](https://github.com/asciimoo/wuzz) | Interactive CLI TUI tool for crafting and inspecting HTTP requests live. | http, inspector, tui, cli, go | ~2021 | ~2016 | 10.7k as of 2026-03 |
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| httpstat | — | [reorx/httpstat](https://github.com/reorx/httpstat) | Visualizes curl timing statistics with beautiful timelines and breakdowns. | http, stats, visualization, cli, python | ~2020 | ~2016 | 6.3k as of 2026-03 |
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| htrace.sh| — | [trimstray/htrace.sh](https://github.com/trimstray/htrace.sh) | Swiss Army knife bash script for HTTP/HTTPS troubleshooting and profiling. | http, profiler, troubleshooting, bash, cli| ~2025 | ~2018 | 3.9k as of 2026-03 |
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| Hurl | https://hurl.dev/ | [Orange-OpenSource/hurl](https://github.com/Orange-OpenSource/hurl) | Run and test HTTP requests defined in plain-text format; supports chaining and assertions. | http, testing, cli, hurl, rust | ~2026 | ~2020 | — (check repo) |
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