diff --git a/net/libwebsockets/Makefile b/net/libwebsockets/Makefile
index 366b87ba3c2b..d90914d67acb 100644
--- a/net/libwebsockets/Makefile
+++ b/net/libwebsockets/Makefile
@@ -1,81 +1,81 @@
 PORTNAME=	libwebsockets
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	4.3.10
+DISTVERSION=	4.4.4
 CATEGORIES=	net devel
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	C library for lightweight websocket clients and servers
 WWW=		https://libwebsockets.org/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		cmake localbase pkgconfig
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	warmcat
 
 BUILDINFO=	${HOSTARCH}-portbld-${OPSYS:tl}-${OSREL:R}
 
 CMAKE_ARGS=	-DLWS_BUILD_HASH:STRING="${BUILDINFO}"
 CMAKE_ON=	CMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Git \
 		LWS_WITH_DISKCACHE LWS_WITH_FTS LWS_IPV6 LWS_WITH_RANGES \
 		LWS_WITH_SSL LWS_WITH_THREADPOOL LWS_WITH_ZLIB \
 		LWS_WITHOUT_BUILTIN_SHA1 \
 		LWS_WITHOUT_TESTAPPS LWS_WITHOUT_TEST_SERVER \
 		LWS_WITHOUT_TEST_SERVER_EXTPOLL \
 		LWS_WITHOUT_TEST_PING LWS_WITHOUT_TEST_CLIENT
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=		HTTP_PROXY HTTP2 MQTT PEERLIMITS PLUGINS \
 			SECURE_STREAMS SOCKS SQLITE WEBSERVER
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=	HTTP2 MQTT OPENSSL LIBUV
 OPTIONS_SUB=		yes
 
 OPTIONS_SINGLE=		SSL
 OPTIONS_SINGLE_SSL=	MBEDTLS OPENSSL
 OPTIONS_GROUP=		EVLOOP
 OPTIONS_GROUP_EVLOOP=	GLIB LIBEV LIBEVENT LIBUV
 
 HTTP_PROXY_DESC=	HTTP proxy support
 MQTT_DESC=		MQTT client support
 PEERLIMITS_DESC=	Tracking and limiting of resources of peer(s)
 PLUGINS_DESC=		Plugins support
 SECURE_STREAMS_DESC=	Secure streams protocol API support
 SOCKS_DESC=		Allow use of SOCKS5 proxy on client connections
 EVLOOP_DESC=		Event loop support
 GLIB_DESC=		Events support via Glib
 LIBEVENT_DESC=		Asynchronous event notification via libevent
 LIBUV_DESC=		Asynchronous I/O support via libuv
 
 HTTP_PROXY_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_HTTP_PROXY
 HTTP2_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_HTTP2
 MQTT_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_ROLE_MQTT LWS_WITH_EXTERNAL_POLL
 PEERLIMITS_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_PEER_LIMITS
 PLUGINS_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_PLUGINS \
 			LWS_WITH_PLUGINS_API
 PLUGINS_CMAKE_BOOL_OFF=	DISABLE_WERROR
 SECURE_STREAMS_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS \
 			LWS_WITH_SECURE_STREAMS_PROXY_API
 SOCKS_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_SOCKS5
 SQLITE_LIB_DEPENDS=	libsqlite3.so:databases/sqlite3
 SQLITE_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_SQLITE3
 WEBSERVER_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_LWSWS
 WEBSERVER_IMPLIES=	PEERLIMITS PLUGINS LIBUV
 
 MBEDTLS_LIB_DEPENDS=	libmbedtls.so:security/mbedtls3
 MBEDTLS_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_MBEDTLS
 OPENSSL_USES=		ssl
 OPENSSL_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITHOUT_BUILTIN_SHA1
 
 GLIB_USES=		gnome
 GLIB_USE=		GNOME=glib20
 GLIB_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_GLIB
 LIBEV_LIB_DEPENDS=	libev.so:devel/libev
 LIBEV_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_LIBEV
 LIBEVENT_LIB_DEPENDS=	libevent.so:devel/libevent
 LIBEVENT_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_LIBEVENT
 LIBUV_LIB_DEPENDS=	libuv.so:devel/libuv
 LIBUV_CMAKE_BOOL=	LWS_WITH_LIBUV
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/net/libwebsockets/distinfo b/net/libwebsockets/distinfo
index 010940710db7..c3c42dfe58cc 100644
--- a/net/libwebsockets/distinfo
+++ b/net/libwebsockets/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1777387562
-SHA256 (warmcat-libwebsockets-v4.3.10_GH0.tar.gz) = 9454e9b52a26f8cdf6d085afde5404a4caa3c8f8331929d144c5c4db664f9508
-SIZE (warmcat-libwebsockets-v4.3.10_GH0.tar.gz) = 15618691
+TIMESTAMP = 1778666037
+SHA256 (warmcat-libwebsockets-v4.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = c0e08492e368551e08ebdb3c940fb92dad61b9c53c02eb9576bd012da0eb990d
+SIZE (warmcat-libwebsockets-v4.4.4_GH0.tar.gz) = 20003406
diff --git a/net/libwebsockets/files/patch-lib_CMakeLists.txt b/net/libwebsockets/files/patch-lib_CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e684131fabb..000000000000
--- a/net/libwebsockets/files/patch-lib_CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
---- lib/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2023-02-14 23:28:15 UTC
-+++ lib/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ includedir=\${prefix}/include
- 
- Name: libwebsockets
- Description: Websockets server and client library
--Version: ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}
-+Version: ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH_NUMBER}
- 
- Libs: -L\${libdir} -lwebsockets
- Cflags: -I\${includedir}
-@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ endif()
- 
- 
- 	install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libwebsockets.pc"
--		DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig)
-+		DESTINATION libdata/pkgconfig)
- 
- file(WRITE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libwebsockets_static.pc"
- "prefix=\"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\"
-@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ includedir=\${prefix}/include
- 
- Name: libwebsockets_static
- Description: Websockets server and client static library
--Version: ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}
-+Version: ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH_NUMBER}
- 
- Libs: -L\${libdir} -l:libwebsockets${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
- Libs.private:
-@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ endif()
- 
- 
- 	install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libwebsockets_static.pc"
--		DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFIX}/pkgconfig)
-+		DESTINATION libdata/pkgconfig)
- 
- endif(UNIX OR MINGW)
- 
diff --git a/net/libwebsockets/files/patch-lib_tls_CMakeLists.txt b/net/libwebsockets/files/patch-lib_tls_CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index b816a12382e2..000000000000
--- a/net/libwebsockets/files/patch-lib_tls_CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-Disable usage of pkg-config for OpenSSL to avoid linking two different versions.
-See PRs: 258345, 271495
-
---- lib/tls/CMakeLists.txt.orig	2023-05-19 06:48:43 UTC
-+++ lib/tls/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ if (LWS_WITH_SSL)
- 		if (NOT OPENSSL_FOUND AND NOT LWS_WITH_BORINGSSL)
- 			# TODO: Add support for STATIC also.
- 			if (NOT LWS_PLAT_FREERTOS)
--				find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
--				pkg_check_modules(PC_OPENSSL openssl QUIET)
-+				#find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
-+				#pkg_check_modules(PC_OPENSSL openssl QUIET)
- 				find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
--				list(APPEND OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${PC_OPENSSL_LINK_LIBRARIES})
-+				#list(APPEND OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${PC_OPENSSL_LINK_LIBRARIES})
- 				set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${OPENSSL_LIBRARIES} PARENT_SCOPE)
- 			endif()
- 			set(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIRS "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
diff --git a/net/libwebsockets/pkg-plist b/net/libwebsockets/pkg-plist
index a97c3724dcf7..775d331d0b46 100644
--- a/net/libwebsockets/pkg-plist
+++ b/net/libwebsockets/pkg-plist
@@ -1,116 +1,123 @@
 %%WEBSERVER%%bin/lwsws
 include/libwebsockets.h
-include/libwebsockets/abstract/abstract.h
-include/libwebsockets/abstract/protocols.h
-include/libwebsockets/abstract/protocols/smtp.h
-include/libwebsockets/abstract/transports.h
-include/libwebsockets/abstract/transports/raw-skt.h
-include/libwebsockets/abstract/transports/unit-test.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-adopt.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-async-dns.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-backtrace.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-bb-i2c.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-bb-spi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-button.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-cache-ttl.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-callbacks.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-cgi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-client.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-conmon.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-context-vhost.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-cose.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-dbus.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-diskcache.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-display.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-dll2.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-dlo.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-dsh.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-esp32-spi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-eventlib-exports.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-fault-injection.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-freertos.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-fts.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-genaes.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-gencrypto.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-genec.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-genhash.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-genrsa.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-gpio.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-html.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-http.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-i2c.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-ili9341-spi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-jose.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-jpeg.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-jrpc.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-jwe.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-jwk.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-jws.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-lecp.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-led.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-lejp.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-logs.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-lwsac.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-map.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-metrics.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-misc.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-mqtt.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-netdev.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-network-helper.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-optee.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-ota.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-protocols-plugins.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-purify.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-pwm.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-retry.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-ring.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-client.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-policy.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-serialization.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams-transport-proxy.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-secure-streams.h
-include/libwebsockets/lws-sequencer.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-service.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-settings.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-sha1-base64.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-smd.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-spa.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-spd1656-spi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-spi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-ssd1306-i2c.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-ssd1675b-spi.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-state.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-struct.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-system.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-test-sequencer.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-threadpool.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-timeout-timer.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-tls-sessions.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-tokenize.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-uc8176-spi.h
+include/libwebsockets/lws-upng.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-vfs.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-write.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-writeable.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-ws-close.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-ws-ext.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-ws-state.h
 include/libwebsockets/lws-x509.h
 include/lws_config.h
 lib/cmake/libwebsockets/LibwebsocketsTargets-%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.cmake
 lib/cmake/libwebsockets/LibwebsocketsTargets.cmake
 lib/cmake/libwebsockets/LwsCheckRequirements.cmake
 lib/cmake/libwebsockets/libwebsockets-config-version.cmake
 lib/cmake/libwebsockets/libwebsockets-config.cmake
 %%GLIB%%lib/libwebsockets-evlib_glib.so
 %%LIBEV%%lib/libwebsockets-evlib_ev.so
 %%LIBEVENT%%lib/libwebsockets-evlib_event.so
 %%LIBUV%%lib/libwebsockets-evlib_uv.so
 lib/libwebsockets.a
 lib/libwebsockets.so
-lib/libwebsockets.so.19
+lib/libwebsockets.so.20
 libdata/pkgconfig/libwebsockets.pc
 libdata/pkgconfig/libwebsockets_static.pc
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/deaddrop/deaddrop.css
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/deaddrop/deaddrop.js
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/deaddrop/drop.svg
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/deaddrop/index.html
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_client_loopback_test.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_deaddrop.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_dumb_increment.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_fulltext_demo.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_mirror.so
 %%WEBSERVER%%%%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_openmetrics_export.so
 %%WEBSERVER%%%%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_raw_proxy.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_raw_test.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_ssh_base.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_sshd_demo.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_lws_status.so
 %%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_post_demo.so
+%%PLUGINS%%%%DATADIR%%-test-server/plugins/libprotocol_urlarg.so