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24 alternatives to HTTPie for Terminal 3.0

Powerful CLI HTTP and API testing client for the API era.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HTTPie for Terminal 3.0 launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   HTTPie: a CLI, cURL-like tool for humans▲8

   🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more. - httpie/cli

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPie for Terminal 2.6.0▲119

   Making APIs simple and intuitive for makers around the world

   2021 · httpie.io · its alternatives →

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   Ht – HTTPie Clone in Rust▲251

   Friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests. Contribute to ducaale/xh development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPie▲7

   HTTP CLI client for humans and makers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   HTTPie CLI▲3

   Command line HTTP client, a user-friendly cURL replacement

   2015 · httpie.io · its alternatives →

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   A Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL▲53

   First HTTP programming language

   2025 · httl.dev · its alternatives →

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   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Posting v1 – The modern HTTP client that lives in your terminal▲184

   Hi HN! I just released version 1.0 of Posting, an open source terminal application I've been working on which you might find useful if you work with, test, or develop HTTP APIs! Posting (https://github.com/darrenburns/posting) is an HTTP client, not unlike Postman and Insomnia. However, as a TUI application, it works over SSH and enables efficient keyboard-centric workflows. Your requests are stored locally in simple readable YAML files, meaning they're easy to read and version control. Some other features include: - "Jump mode" navigation - Environments/variables…

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   curlx▲168

   If cURL and Postman had a baby 👶

   2019 · curlx.dev · its alternatives →

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    HTTP Mock – Intercept, debug and mock HTTP(S) with zero setup▲341

    Beautiful, cross-platform & open-source tools for debugging, testing and building with HTTP(S), on Windows, Linux & Mac.

    2019 · httptoolkit.tech · its alternatives →

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    HTTL CLI▲10

    A Lightning-Fast HTTP Request CLI Powered by HTTL

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.▲47

    HTTP client/libcurl TUI front end in Rust, with request + key storage - PThorpe92/CuTE

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A CLI that lets you execute HTTP requests from static YAML files▲11

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Postman▲182

    Postman is a powerful HTTP client to test REST API

    2014 · postman.com · its alternatives →

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    speed-test-cli▲315

    Test your download speed using SpeedTest on the command-line

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    req▲71

    A lightweight, minimal yet powerful API testing tool

    2022 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    HttpMaster▲82

    Simple and practical tool for testing web apps & services

    2018 · httpmaster.net · its alternatives →

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    Hurl – Run and test HTTP requests with plain text, curl and Rust▲223

    Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text and curl. Hurl can run fast automated integration tests.

    2021 · hurl.dev · its alternatives →

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    ut – Rust based CLI utilities for devs and IT▲170

    Hey HN, I find myself reaching for tools like it-tools.tech or other random sites every now and then during development or debugging. So, I built a toolkit with a sane and simple CLI interface for most of those tools. For the curious and lazy, at the moment, ut has tools for, - Encoding: base64 (encode, decode), url (encode, decode) - Hashing: md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512 - Data Generation: uuid (v1, v3, v4, v5), token, lorem, random - Text Processing: case (lower, upper, camel, title, constant, header, sentence, snake), pretty-print, diff - Development Tools: calc, json…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    httpy▲2

    Programmable command-line HTTP client for the API

    2022 · knid.github.io · its alternatives →

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    urlint▲79

    Check the availability of your links from the command line

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    mcpc – Universal command-line client for Model Context Protocol (MCP)▲50

    A universal CLI client for MCP. mcpc supports persistent sessions, stdio/HTTP, OAuth 2.1, tasks, JSON output for code mode, proxy for AI sandboxes, x402, and more. - apify/mcpc

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Swiss army knife for testing HTTP from the terminal▲110

    Hiya HN! Just released Artillery Probe - a Swiss army knife for testing HTTP from the CLI. Think mini-curl with better UX for common use-cases, plus a couple of extra features. Would love for you to try it and give some feedback! https://www.artillery.io/blog/swiss-army-knife-for-http-testing and: npm install artillery@latest What does it do? - First of all, it's a HTTP client! It does all the usual stuff you'd expect from a HTTP client... HTTP methods, request bodies, custom headers, forms, Basic Auth etc. - Got some JSON or XML back? It'll pretty-print it, and syntax…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Wsta – a CLI for working with WebSockets written in Rust▲85

    A CLI development tool for WebSocket APIs. Contribute to eliihen/wsta development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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