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libnghttp3

brew install libnghttp3 v1.16.0 MIT

C library implementing HTTP/3 and QUIC protocol stack for building HTTP/3 clients and servers.

Why you might care

libnghttp3 provides the core HTTP/3 protocol implementation needed by HTTP clients and servers that want to support the latest standard. It's a low-level building block typically used as a dependency by higher-level tools (like curl, nghttp2, or web servers) rather than directly by end users. Written in C for performance and broad compatibility.

Categories

library networking http-client

Alternatives

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Build dependencies

cmake

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