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Websocat Installation Guide

macOS Installation

Method 2: Using Cargo

cargo install websocat

Method 3: Using pre-built binaries

1. Download the latest release:

curl -L -o websocat https://github.com/vi/websocat/releases/latest/download/websocat_mac_amd64

1. Make executable and move to system path:

chmod +x websocat
sudo mv websocat /usr/local/bin/

Windows Installation

Method 1: Using Cargo

1. Install Rust and Cargo first from https://rustup.rs/

2. Open PowerShell and run:

cargo install websocat

Method 2: Using pre-built binaries

1. Download the latest Windows release from: https://github.com/vi/websocat/releases/latest/download/websocat_windows_amd64.exe

2. Rename the file to websocat.exe

3. Add to System PATH:

   • Move the executable to a directory in your PATH, or

   • Add the directory containing websocat.exe to your PATH environment variable

Verifying Installation

To verify the installation was successful, open a terminal/command prompt and run:

websocat --version