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My main grouse with these REST GUI clients is how much memory they consume. Maybe because they are electron apps in the end, but it's just funny that nobody's d

My main grouse with these REST GUI clients is how much memory they consume. Maybe because they are electron apps in the end, but it's just funny that nobody's devoting any time to create native apps anymore for something that should be a utility and not the main app.

_fat_santa 5y ago
Not sure about Windows but for MacOS, Paw is an excellent Native app. Thought not worth the $50 for me since I hardly ever work on API's.
ideologysec 5y ago
dunno your operating system, but Paw for macOS is a great native REST/API GUI client. https://paw.cloud/ https://paw.cloud/
- rubyist5eva 5y ago
  ironically, they have a not-mac version that is electron based
- eyelidlessness 5y ago
  I haven’t used Paw because I have very little need for a tool in this category lately, but I’m tempted to buy it anyway just to reward them for developing a good native Mac UI, and not restricting it to a subscription model.
slim 5y ago
it should be a browser developer tools addon
- TameAntelope 5y ago
  Why would I use a browser developer tool to test an API? A browser is wholly uninvolved in API development.
  - getcrunk 5y ago
    That's only true if you aren't testing in prod
  - tomc1985 5y ago
    It still makes calls, and a proper REST client means you can make POST/PUT/etc on command
  - slim 5y ago
    because the browser is literally the HTTP client. why would you need to use something else for a very specific case of HTTP protocol interaction ?
    - TameAntelope 5y ago
      Because a browser is not the HTTP client.
- nwsm 5y ago
  Most devs who use something like Postman in their normal workflow would prefer a standalone client (or cli).
  - notpushkin 5y ago
    I'm working on something a bit orthogonal, but similar in spirit: a “network requests” tool, similar to the Network tab in Devtools, but batteries included and working _both_ as a browser extension and a reverse proxy standalone app – so you just pick whatever suites your workflow better today. It's still super early stage though.
- thefunnyman 5y ago
  In Firefox dev tools you can replay and modify requests which isn’t something I’ve found in chromium browsers.

_fat_santa 5y ago

Not sure about Windows but for MacOS, Paw is an excellent Native app. Thought not worth the $50 for me since I hardly ever work on API's.

ideologysec 5y ago

dunno your operating system, but Paw for macOS is a great native REST/API GUI client. https://paw.cloud/ https://paw.cloud/

rubyist5eva 5y ago
ironically, they have a not-mac version that is electron based
eyelidlessness 5y ago
I haven’t used Paw because I have very little need for a tool in this category lately, but I’m tempted to buy it anyway just to reward them for developing a good native Mac UI, and not restricting it to a subscription model.

slim 5y ago

it should be a browser developer tools addon

TameAntelope 5y ago
Why would I use a browser developer tool to test an API? A browser is wholly uninvolved in API development.
- getcrunk 5y ago
  That's only true if you aren't testing in prod
- tomc1985 5y ago
  It still makes calls, and a proper REST client means you can make POST/PUT/etc on command
- slim 5y ago
  because the browser is literally the HTTP client. why would you need to use something else for a very specific case of HTTP protocol interaction ?
  - TameAntelope 5y ago
    Because a browser is not the HTTP client.
nwsm 5y ago
Most devs who use something like Postman in their normal workflow would prefer a standalone client (or cli).
- notpushkin 5y ago
  I'm working on something a bit orthogonal, but similar in spirit: a “network requests” tool, similar to the Network tab in Devtools, but batteries included and working _both_ as a browser extension and a reverse proxy standalone app – so you just pick whatever suites your workflow better today. It's still super early stage though.
thefunnyman 5y ago
In Firefox dev tools you can replay and modify requests which isn’t something I’ve found in chromium browsers.