diff --git a/3rdparty/README.md b/3rdparty/README.md
index b494ac77fc7..3e6b74a8d9b 100644
--- a/3rdparty/README.md
+++ b/3rdparty/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ As an alternative, you can modify 3rdparty/zeromq/zeromq_build.cmake to fetch
 zeromq from our fork
 https://github.com/isl-org/libzmq
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-curl                        7.88.0                                  Curl license
+curl                        8.10.1                                  Curl license
 Curl is a command-line tool for transferring data specified with URL syntax.
 https://github.com/curl/curl
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/3rdparty/curl/curl.cmake b/3rdparty/curl/curl.cmake
index 7a73051c1c0..673ac3b47a0 100644
--- a/3rdparty/curl/curl.cmake
+++ b/3rdparty/curl/curl.cmake
@@ -11,83 +11,45 @@ else()
     set(curl_lib_name curl)
 endif()
 
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT LINUX_AARCH64)
-    # For ubuntu x86, we do not compile from source. Instead, we use the
-    # downloaded libcurl binaries.
-    option(BUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE "Build CURL from source" OFF)
-else()
-    option(BUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE "Build CURL from source" ON)
-endif()
-
-mark_as_advanced(BUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE)
 
-if((MSVC OR APPLE OR LINUX_AARCH64) AND NOT BUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "BUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE is required to be ON.")
+if (APPLE)  # homebrew does not package libidn2
+    set(curl_cmake_extra_args -DUSE_APPLE_IDN=ON -DUSE_LIBIDN2=OFF)
 endif()
 
-if(BUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE)
-    ExternalProject_Add(
-        ext_curl
-        PREFIX curl
-        URL https://github.com/curl/curl/releases/download/curl-7_88_0/curl-7.88.0.tar.xz
-        URL_HASH SHA256=fd17432cf28714a4cf39d89e26b8ace0d8901199fe5d01d75eb0ae3bbfcc731f
-        DOWNLOAD_DIR "${OPEN3D_THIRD_PARTY_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/curl"
-        CMAKE_ARGS
-            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<INSTALL_DIR>
-            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-            -DBUILD_CURL_EXE=OFF
-            -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAPS=ON
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_IMAP=ON
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_MQTT=ON
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_POP3=ON
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_SMTP=ON
-            -DCURL_DISABLE_TELNET=ON
-            -DCURL_USE_LIBSSH2=OFF
-            -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON
-            -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${BORINGSSL_ROOT_DIR}
-            ${curl_cmake_extra_args}
-            ${ExternalProject_CMAKE_ARGS_hidden}
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
-            <INSTALL_DIR>/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${curl_lib_name}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-            <INSTALL_DIR>/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${curl_lib_name}-d${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-    )
-
-    ExternalProject_Get_Property(ext_curl INSTALL_DIR)
-    set(CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INSTALL_DIR}/include/) # "/" is critical.
-    set(CURL_LIB_DIR ${INSTALL_DIR}/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR})
-    if(MSVC)
-        set(CURL_LIBRARIES ${curl_lib_name}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-d>)
-    else()
-        set(CURL_LIBRARIES ${curl_lib_name})
-    endif()
+ExternalProject_Add(
+    ext_curl
+    PREFIX curl
+    URL https://github.com/curl/curl/releases/download/curl-8_10_1/curl-8.10.1.tar.xz
+    URL_HASH SHA256=73a4b0e99596a09fa5924a4fb7e4b995a85fda0d18a2c02ab9cf134bebce04ee
+    DOWNLOAD_DIR "${OPEN3D_THIRD_PARTY_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/curl"
+    CMAKE_ARGS
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<INSTALL_DIR>
+        -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
+        -DBUILD_CURL_EXE=OFF
+        -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAP=ON
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_LDAPS=ON
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_IMAP=ON
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_MQTT=ON
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_POP3=ON
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_SMTP=ON
+        -DCURL_DISABLE_TELNET=ON
+        -DCURL_USE_LIBSSH2=OFF
+        -DCURL_USE_OPENSSL=ON
+        -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=${BORINGSSL_ROOT_DIR}
+        ${curl_cmake_extra_args}
+        ${ExternalProject_CMAKE_ARGS_hidden}
+    BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
+        <INSTALL_DIR>/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${curl_lib_name}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+        <INSTALL_DIR>/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR}/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${curl_lib_name}-d${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+)
+
+ExternalProject_Get_Property(ext_curl INSTALL_DIR)
+set(CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${INSTALL_DIR}/include/) # "/" is critical.
+set(CURL_LIB_DIR ${INSTALL_DIR}/${Open3D_INSTALL_LIB_DIR})
+if(MSVC)
+    set(CURL_LIBRARIES ${curl_lib_name}$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:-d>)
 else()
-    # Optimize for Ubuntu x86. Curl can take a long time to configure.
-    #
-    # To generate pre-compiled curl:
-    # 1. Use oldest supported Ubuntu (eg. in docker), not the latest.
-    # 2. -DBUILD_CURL_FROM_SOURCE=ON, build Open3D: make ext_curl
-    # 3. cd build/curl
-    # 4. tar -czvf curl_7.88.0_linux_x86_64.tar.gz include lib
-    ExternalProject_Add(
-        ext_curl
-        PREFIX curl
-        URL https://github.com/isl-org/open3d_downloads/releases/download/boringssl-bin/curl_7.88.0_linux_x86_64.tar.bz2
-        URL_HASH SHA256=745f33ad65c550e1885a5341945a8a952123565cfb83b477433f3784857ec0ea
-        DOWNLOAD_DIR "${OPEN3D_THIRD_PARTY_DOWNLOAD_DIR}/curl"
-        UPDATE_COMMAND ""
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_COMMAND ""
-        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_BYPRODUCTS
-            <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${curl_lib_name}${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-            <SOURCE_DIR>/lib/${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_PREFIX}${curl_lib_name}-d${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
-    )
-
-    ExternalProject_Get_Property(ext_curl SOURCE_DIR)
-    set(CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SOURCE_DIR}/include/) # "/" is critical.
-    set(CURL_LIB_DIR ${SOURCE_DIR}/lib)
     set(CURL_LIBRARIES ${curl_lib_name})
 endif()
 
diff --git a/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake b/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake
index 13f6501c8de..1c43349915b 100644
--- a/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake
+++ b/3rdparty/find_dependencies.cmake
@@ -909,6 +909,11 @@ if(NOT USE_SYSTEM_CURL)
         # ```
         # The "Foundation" framework is already linked by GLFW.
         target_link_libraries(3rdparty_curl INTERFACE "-framework SystemConfiguration")
+    elseif(UNIX)
+        find_library(LIBIDN2 NAMES idn2 libidn2 libidn2.so.0  )
+        if(LIBIDN2)
+            target_link_libraries(3rdparty_curl INTERFACE ${LIBIDN2})
+        endif()
     endif()
     target_link_libraries(3rdparty_curl INTERFACE 3rdparty_openssl)
 endif()