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curlie vs xh
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| Fact | curlie | xh |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 3.7k | 8.1k |
| Latest | v1.8.2 | v0.26.2 |
| Last push | 2025-12-07 | 2026-09-05 |
| Release cadence | about 284 days between releases | about 114 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace HTTPie. Alternatives to HTTPie →
Full replacementcurlieHTTPie's interface on top of curl, with curl's options passed through.
Full replacementxhHTTPie-style syntax in a single static binary.
curlie
xh
- v0.26.22026-07-26Fix --auth ignoring credentials when the username is empty (e.g. -a :password), see #467 (@upuddu)
- v0.26.12026-06-19Pretty-print XML responses, see #450 (@o1x3)
- v0.25.32025-12-16Add colors to --help/-h, see #432 (@starsep)
- v0.25.02025-09-19Add --unix-socket for calling Unix Domain Sockets, see #427 (@ducaale)
- v0.24.12025-05-02Support RFC 5987 encoding for Content-Disposition filenames, see #416 (@zuisong)
curlie
unsigned The latest release, v1.8.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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xh
unsigned The latest release, v0.26.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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