libsoup@2 ☆

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Description:
HTTP client/server library for GNOME

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: library http gnome networking c-library

Install: brew install libsoup@2

About:
Libsoup is an HTTP client/server library for GNOME. It uses GObjects and is designed to be easy to use, efficient, and compliant with HTTP standards. It provides a high-level API for managing connections and processing requests asynchronously.

Key Features:

Asynchronous API using GIO
HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 support
Built-in SOAP and XML-RPC support
NTLM authentication capabilities

Use Cases:

Building GNOME applications that communicate over the web
Implementing HTTP clients for Linux desktop software
Creating lightweight HTTP servers within applications

Alternatives:

curl – Curl is a command-line tool and library focused on transferring data; Soup provides a higher-level, event-driven API integrated with the GLib main loop.
libmicrohttpd – Libmicrohttpd is a small HTTP server library; Soup offers both client and server capabilities with a focus on the GNOME ecosystem.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 12, 2024 8:28pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	09ee8f1e
Jan 4, 2023 5:05pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	d8cf7599