HTTPie for Desktop
brew install --cask httpie-desktop
v2025.2.0
Visual desktop client for testing and interacting with REST, GraphQL, and HTTP APIs.
Why you might care
HTTPie prioritizes user-friendliness with a cleaner, more intuitive interface than Postman. It's faster, lighter-weight, and available as both a CLI tool and this GUI desktop app, making it ideal for developers who appreciate simplicity and efficiency in API testing.
188
30-day installs · #943
538
90-day · #989
2.9k
365-day · #772
Links
- https://httpie.io/product
- Brew formula source: Casks/h/httpie-desktop.rb
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