EasyCurl

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EasyCurl is a lightweight Chrome/Edge extension for turning copied curl commands into editable API requests. It is built for the moment when a full API client feels too slow: import curl, tweak headers/query/body, send, inspect the response, and copy the result.

Author: TDW

Why EasyCurl

Tools like Apifox, Postman, and browser docs are powerful, but they can feel heavy when you only need to quickly replay one request. EasyCurl keeps the workflow small:

1. Copy a curl command.
2. Open EasyCurl with Ctrl+E or the toolbar icon.
3. Click Import curl.
4. Read from clipboard or paste the command.
5. Edit the request and send it.

No account, no cloud sync, no workspace setup.

Features

• Import common curl commands into an editable request.
• Edit method, URL, query parameters, headers, body, and Basic Auth.
• Table-style editors for Headers and Query.
• Send HTTP/HTTPS requests directly from the extension.
• View status, duration, response headers, and formatted response body.
• Format JSON request bodies.
• Copy the current request as curl.
• Copy response body or a full request/response report.
• Local request history with sensitive fields redacted by default.
• Opens as a larger standalone extension window instead of a cramped toolbar popup.

Privacy

EasyCurl is designed as a local-first debugging tool.

• Request history is stored locally in the browser.
• Authorization, Cookie, Set-Cookie, X-API-Key, and Basic Auth passwords are redacted by default.
• Sensitive values are only saved when you explicitly enable Save sensitive values in history.
• EasyCurl does not require an account.
• EasyCurl does not provide cloud sync.

See PRIVACY.md for the full privacy note. A Chinese version is available at PRIVACY.zh-CN.md.

Install Locally

1. Open chrome://extensions or edge://extensions.
2. Enable Developer mode.
3. Click Load unpacked.
4. Select the extension/ folder in this repository.
5. Pin EasyCurl to the toolbar if you want quick access.

Keyboard Shortcut

The extension suggests Ctrl+E to open EasyCurl. If Chrome/Edge blocks or overrides it, open:

chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Then manually bind EasyCurl to your preferred shortcut.

Development

This project intentionally has no build step. The extension is plain Manifest V3 HTML/CSS/JavaScript.

npm test

Useful paths:

• extension/manifest.json - extension metadata, permissions, icons, shortcuts.
• extension/popup.html - main UI.
• extension/popup.js - UI state and interactions.
• extension/lib/curlParser.js - curl parsing and request serialization.
• extension/lib/httpClient.js - request sending.
• extension/lib/privacy.js - redaction and history item creation.

Package For Release

The current uploadable package is:

dist/easycurl-extension-0.1.0.zip

To create a new package manually:

cd extension
zip -r ../dist/easycurl-extension-0.1.0.zip .

Before publishing a new version, update version in extension/manifest.json.