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A Friendlier curl With curlie

Use curl flags but get colorized, human-readable responses.

macOScurlnetworkapiLow risk
Run curlie https://httpbin.org/get for a colored, formatted response.

01Command

Command
$ curlie https://httpbin.org/get

02What it does

curlie passes its arguments to curl and then formats the output like HTTPie, so you keep curl's full option set and cookie handling. That makes it useful when you already know the curl flags you need.

03Risk

RiskLow risk
CompatibilitymacOS with Homebrew installed
!Warning: It still inherits curl behaviour such as redirect handling; pass -L explicitly when you want to follow redirects.

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

  • Homebrew formula: curlie
    Homebrew · vendor-doc · 2026-09-20
    Evidence: Power of curl, ease of use of httpie. Packages curlie, a frontend to curl that adds HTTPie-like output.
  • Official project documentation
    Official project · vendor-doc · 2026-09-20
    Evidence: Packages curlie, a frontend to curl that adds HTTPie-like output.

Last verified: 2026-09-22 · Category: Network