One library. Every language.

What's in the library

Ninety-nine classes, grouped here by what they do. Every class exists in every language with the same methods and properties; the reference documentation shows each one in the syntax of the language you choose.

The same API in every language

Each language gets a native package — a .NET assembly, an ActiveX, a C++ library, a Python module, an npm or pub.dev package, a crate — but the classes, methods, properties and behavior are the same. An example in one language reads the same in another, and moving an application to a new language does not mean learning a new library or buying a new license.

C#
// GET a JSON document over HTTPS
var http = new Chilkat.Http();
string body = http.QuickGetStr(url);
if (!http.LastMethodSuccess) {
    Console.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}
var json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.Load(body);

Python
# the same call, the same names
http = chilkat.CkHttp()
body = http.quickGetStr(url)
if not http.get_LastMethodSuccess():
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    exit()
json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.Load(body)

Platforms

Some packages cover a subset of these platforms; the downloads page shows the platforms available for each language.

How licensing works

Simple on purpose: try everything for 30 days, then one perpetual license unlocks the whole library in every language and on every platform.

Free classes. Thirty of the 99 classes never need a license, so JSON, XML, CSV, certificates, key files, strings and file handling can be used freely: JsonObjectJsonArrayXmlCsvCertCertChainCertStore TrustedRootsXmlCertVaultPfxPrivateKeyPublicKeyStringBuilder StringArrayStringTableHashtableBinDataStreamStreamConnector FileAccessDirTreeCkDateTimeDtObjLogGlobalUrl UploadSpiderServerSentEventSecureString The licensing requirement of each class is noted at the top of its reference page.

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