Chilkat v11.4.0 Now Available

New: Chilkat.Js an embedded JavaScript engine that runs directly within your application, enabling secure and efficient execution of JavaScript code without external dependencies.

New: Expanded Chilkat.Ai capabilities, including support for tool/function calling—available in both manual and fully automated modes using embedded JavaScript.

Learn more: See the Release Notes


Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform API providing 90+ classes for many Internet protocols, formats, and algorithms.

Some classes need a license:
SSH, SFTP, FTP2, HTTP, REST, Socket/TLS, IMAP, ...

Some are free:
JSON, XML, Cert, PrivateKey, ...

Programmers use Chilkat with:
ASP, C, C++, C++ Builder, C#, DataFlex, dBase, Delphi, Electron, FoxPro, Go, Java, Node.js, Objective-C, Perl, PHP, PowerBuilder, PowerShell, PureBasic, Python, Ruby, SQL, Swift, Tcl, VB.NET, VB6, VBScript, Xbase++, xHarbour, Xojo

Chilkat runs on:
Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS, Android, Alpine Linux, MinGW

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