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libnghttp2

brew install libnghttp2 v1.69.0 MIT

C library implementing HTTP/2 protocol with client and server support.

Why you might care

libnghttp2 is the standard HTTP/2 implementation used by curl, OpenSSL, and other tools requiring HTTP/2 support. It's a mature, battle-tested library that handles the complexity of the HTTP/2 protocol so you don't have to. Most users don't install this directly—it's a build/runtime dependency for other formulae.

Categories

library networking

Alternatives

nghttp3 h2o hyper
97.1k
30-day installs · #42
555.8k
90-day · #16
2.0M
365-day · #17

Build dependencies

pkgconf

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