icurl: Curl for Windows
icurl is a Windows-focused packaging of curl, bundled together with Cygwin, to provide a standalone data transfer tool for Windows systems. It is intended to make the standard curl command-line experience available on Windows without requiring a separate Unix or Linux environment.
curl is a widely used utility for transferring data to and from servers using a variety of protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and others. It is commonly used for tasks such as downloading files, testing web services, and interacting with APIs from the command line.
To enable curl to run in a Windows environment, icurl relies on Cygwin, which provides a Linux-like runtime environment through a POSIX-compatible DLL and a collection of standard Unix tools.
icurl is one of many available curl distributions for Windows and is intended as a simple, self-contained option for users who prefer a packaged solution.
Project lifetime: Nov 2024 - Sep 2025