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Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by nnain »

gschier wrote: post #23
foob wrote: post #20

A lot of people here have been mentioning Postman but my personal go-to has been Advanced Rest Client [1]. It's open source, has Google Drive integration, and seems to have a pretty impressive development rate. For me, it's a definite plus that there isn't a paid tier so the developers don't have any incentive to limit the free product. That said, Insomnia looks like a nice contender and I look forward to giving it a…

Ya, ARC is a pretty good one! Have you heard how the developer is handling the announcement of the shutdown of Chrome apps in 2017? Curious if they'll hop on the Electron bandwagon too.

Yup, ARC is good and open source! This blogpost explains its update to Chrome 'packaged app' - https://restforchrome.blogspot.in/2016/04/new-advanced-rest-...

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by sunilkumarc »

danso wrote: post #46

This is lovely. I wish I knew about it earlier so I could ask IT to install it on our lab machines for students to use when i teach web concepts. The Postman plugin is nice but I had trouble working with it on my own, and sometimes it's nice to have a separate app.

What kind of problems did you face with Postman?

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by userbinator »

gschier wrote: post #60
userbinator wrote: post #58

The Windows installer is 60MB and it's 64-bit-only? It has a nice fancy GUI and all, but am I the only one thinking that's just a tiny bit... excessive? Especially when it claims to be "A simple and beautiful REST API client". The Mac OS and Linux versions are a bit smaller, but still not quite what I consider "simple". Also, did anyone else instinctively try decoding that Authorization header in one of the screensho…

It's based on the Electron framework ( http://electron.atom.io/ ) so the installer contains an entire copy of the Chromium browser. I agree that it's large, but it's basically the only option for an indie developer to write a cross-platform app. Also, 32 bit support is possible, but is a bit of work and demand hasn't been high enough to spend time on it. P.S. All the data in the screenshots is fake :P

When I think "cross-platform app", I think of Java. Maybe I'm getting old...

P.S. All the data in the screenshots is fake :P

I've seen a few instances where the data would decode to something like "if you can read this, we're hiring".

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by gschier »

userbinator wrote: post #63
gschier wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's based on the Electron framework ( http://electron.atom.io/ ) so the installer contains an entire copy of the Chromium browser. I agree that it's large, but it's basically the only option for an indie developer to write a cross-platform app. Also, 32 bit support is possible, but is a bit of work and demand hasn't been high enough to spend time on it. P.S. All the data in the screenshots is fake :P

When I think "cross-platform app", I think of Java. Maybe I'm getting old... P.S. All the data in the screenshots is fake :P I've seen a few instances where the data would decode to something like "if you can read this, we're hiring".

haha :D

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by zackboe »

maxpert wrote: post #32

I use Google chrome + Postman ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman/fhbjgbifli... extension URL), this seems good but makes me wonder how much of a work it is for Postman to now run there app on electron.

Postman has native apps out for Win/Mac & Linux "soon" https://www.getpostman.com/apps

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by supersan »

gschier wrote: post #34
cyberferret wrote: post #31

Seems cool - I am going to download now and try it out. Tip: I suggest removing the 'pricing' menu option on the top of the web site. I saw it immediately the first time I went to your site, and I assumed yours was a paid product, so I stopped there and closed the window. It was only when I went back later and scrolled through, I noticed the current version is free for now. Removing the 'Pricing' link may make other…

That's great feedback. The app is (and always will be) free so de-prioritizing the pricing page is probably a good idea :)

No, but i think you should leave it there. Pricing should be upfront otherwise it creates suspicion and distrust.

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by hishnash »

the_arun wrote: post #26
bognition wrote: post #2

Interesting, I've been using paw for years and love it but i'm always on the lockout for new and better tools

I wish paw team had "paw light" - free edition with limited set of features for folks who cannot afford $50

We have considered a Paw Light, if it were to come it would be a little diffrent from Paw. More focusing of throw away requests than building large projects. If we put work into it we would like it to still bring value to our Paying customers. But currently we have a lot on our plate to bring Paw to a feature complete state.

(matthaus, backend dev on https://paw.cloud)

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