rusttp

A fast, user-friendly HTTP client for the terminal — httpie rewritten in Rust.

Features

• Blazingly Fast — Starts instantly compared to python-based httpie
• Syntax Highlighting — Automatic colorization for JSON, HTML, and XML response bodies
• Intuitive Syntax — Simple syntax for headers, query parameters, form fields, and raw JSON values
• JSON Support — Automatic serialization and pretty-printing of JSON payloads
• Form Data & File Uploads — Easily send multipart form data and file attachments
• Download Mode — Download large files with an interactive progress bar
• Offline Mode — Preview your requests before sending them

Installation

1. From Source (Cargo)

cargo install --git https://github.com/anilcan-kara/rusttp.git

2. Direct Binary Download

You can download the precompiled static binary for your platform directly from the GitHub Release assets:

• 💻 Windows (x64): rusttp-win32-x64.exe
• 🐧 Linux (x64): rusttp-linux-x64
• 🐧 Linux (ARM64): rusttp-linux-arm64
• 🍎 macOS (x64): rusttp-darwin-x64
• 🍎 macOS (ARM64): rusttp-darwin-arm64

Usage

Simple GET Request

rusttp GET https://httpbin.org/get

POST with JSON Body

rusttp POST https://httpbin.org/post name="Anilcan Kara" age:=28

• name="Anilcan Kara" sends a string field
• age:=28 sends a raw JSON number

Request with Headers and Query Parameters

rusttp https://api.github.com/users/anilcan-kara X-Header:value page==2

• X-Header:value adds an HTTP header
• page==2 adds a query parameter

Form and File Upload

rusttp --form POST https://httpbin.org/post file@./photo.jpg

Offline Mode (Preview Request)

rusttp --offline POST https://httpbin.org/post name=Anilcan

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.