curl

curl is the universal command-line tool for transferring data to and from servers. It ships with macOS, so you can start downloading files and testing web APIs with zero setup.

Key Features

• Preinstalled on macOS — nothing to install.
• Download files with curl -O.
• Follow redirects with -L.
• Send API requests — GET, POST, custom headers and JSON bodies.
• Resume interrupted downloads with -C -.
• Supports many protocols — HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and more.

Pricing

curl is free and open source under the curl license.

Getting Started

curl -O https://example.com/file.zip
curl -L -o page.html https://example.com
curl https://api.example.com/users

Already on your Mac — open Terminal and try curl --version.