Xhopen Alternative May 2026

Let me know in the comments below. Updated: April 2026. Tested on macOS and Ubuntu 24.04.

curl -s https://example.com | open -f (On macOS, -f opens in default text editor. For HTML: curl -s URL > /tmp/page.html && open /tmp/page.html )

http https://example.com > temp.html && open temp.html HTTPie is actively developed, colorful output, and plays nicely with open (macOS/Linux). 2. xh (The Direct Replacement) Best for: If you actually meant xh (the HTTPie alternative in Rust). xhopen alternative

xh https://example.com --download | open Or use xh with fzf and open for interactive URL opening.

xh is faster, single-binary, and has better HTTP/2 support. To mimic “open” behavior: Let me know in the comments below

Instead of one broken tool, chain two reliable ones:

Every Unix-like system has curl. No excuses. 4. Browser Automation Tools (Puppeteer/Playwright) Best for: When “open” isn’t enough—you need to click, log in, or scrape. curl -s https://example

http https://api.example.com/data | open -a "Google Chrome" Or save the output to a temp HTML file: