Overview
What is WinHTTP?
WinHTTP : Allows to post and get any data from the Web via HTTP protocol
In depth
A closer look at WinHTTP
The WinHTTP Delphi component is an easy to use WinInet-based HTTP client component that will allow you to post and get any data from the Web via HTTP protocol. With WinHTTP you can grab Web pages, download files and documents (or only their headers without the content), get results of the CGI programs (for example, results of web-based search engines / databases), or even upload files to the CGI programs.In case if you want download documents from local intranet - just specify file:// prefix in the URL instead of http://. The WinHTTP can download web content both in binary and text formats, supports cache of Internet Explorer, can resume broken downloads, read data from password protected directories and supports basic proxy authentication scheme. Also it can be used in ActiveX forms, for example to build Web-based installations.Requirements:· Delphi 2/3/4/5/6/7/2005/2006/2007, C++ Builder 3/4/5/6/2006Limitations:· You can try it out for free, but if you like it and want to use it you have to register it with the author.· The only difference between the unregistered and registered versions is thatthe registered one has not message box with remind to register and works without Delphi (C++ Builder) running. You can also purchase the source code, if you would like to have it, and be able to compile or modify the AutoUpgrader on any 32bit version of Delphi or C++ Builder.
Verdict
Should you download WinHTTP?
WinHTTP runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Shareware
license
— the installer is 1.2 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
✓
Verified clean. Every WinHTTP build on SoftLookup is scanned for viruses, spyware, adware, trojans and backdoors. We re-test on every update.
Sponsored
At a glance
WinHTTP specifications
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- License
- Shareware
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 1.2 MB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 555
Help fellow users decide. Share your experience with WinHTTP.