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Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

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Re: Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

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For those who want something that works really well, with a very nice UI and is free, I would highly recommend Insomnia for Google Chrome (it functions as a standalone app outside of Chrome). https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insomnia-rest-clie...

Hadn't heard of this, but I am familiar with mashape. Their stuff is solid.

Though, it looks like it is in beta, and I don't see any way to do cloud/team syncing.

Re: Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

#32

Bought Paw on the Mac App Store a while back. I wonder if this update will come to me as well, or that I need to repurchase. For now I can't find Paw 3 there at all; perhaps they stopped using the MAS?

Update is free. Instructions on how to migrate your App Store purchase are here: https://paw.cloud/docs/getting-started/migrate-from-appstore

Re: Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

#33
post #24

For those who want something that works really well, with a very nice UI and is free, I would highly recommend Insomnia for Google Chrome (it functions as a standalone app outside of Chrome). https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insomnia-rest-clie...

Hadn't heard of this, but I am familiar with mashape. Their stuff is solid. Though, it looks like it is in beta, and I don't see any way to do cloud/team syncing.

The latest version (3.0) appears to be in beta, but 2.x is stable and I've been using it for at least a year. It doesn't have cloud/team syncing (at least in 2.x), but it does allow you to export request groups as JSON which can be shared/versioned. For being free and cross-platform, that seems good enough for me.

Re: Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

#34

I've been using Postman for a couple of year now if I recall correctly. It's an absolute timesaver for me when developing and using an API. Paw looks really good. I'll definitely give that a try, especially if the team sharing features are good.

Used it about a year. Happy with it. Has a few nice shortcuts (though can't speak to how those compare to Postman)

Re: Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

#39

I've owned Paw for a while, and I find it much more user-friendly than Postman. It's not for everyone, sure, but the developer has put in good work and you won't regret a purchase.

I bought Paw because the latest version of Postman went to absolute shit. Never looked back.

Re: Paw – Advanced API tool for Mac

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post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hadn't heard of this, but I am familiar with mashape. Their stuff is solid. Though, it looks like it is in beta, and I don't see any way to do cloud/team syncing.

The latest version (3.0) appears to be in beta, but 2.x is stable and I've been using it for at least a year. It doesn't have cloud/team syncing (at least in 2.x), but it does allow you to export request groups as JSON which can be shared/versioned. For being free and cross-platform, that seems good enough for me.

Postman went through a similar progression. For me I need team/cloud syncing that goes beyond shipping around a JSON file. Although it looks like the new PAW team syncing might be leveraging git behind the scenes.
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