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Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Re: Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Post by rangav »

Hi I am creator of Thunder Client - Rest API Client Extension for VS Code

I have been using Postman from last few years, with recent updates its very slow to load and confusing UI. So I build this lightweight extension with simple and clean UI, No separate download needed. Just get the extension from VS Code Gallery.

Re: Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Post by dclaysmith »

I'm eager to try this (there seems to be an issue with the VSCode marketplace so I haven't been able to install it yet).

Two people on my team use paid versions of postman and I feel like it is a bit expensive (the per user pricing would add up quickly). Do you have/are you planning on releasing a 'team' version w/ shared endpoints?

(Hopefully I can answer some of these questions myself when the Marketplace is back up).

Re: Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Post by rangav »

Hi clay, Currenty they is no backend for the extension, its local on your pc. Team features and Sync with cloud is coming in the next version.

Sharing: You can export a collection and share with your team and they can import it.

you can submit a feature request on github page https://github.com/rangav/thunder-client-support

Re: Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Post by maxbaines »

rangav wrote: post #2

Hi I am creator of Thunder Client - Rest API Client Extension for VS Code I have been using Postman from last few years, with recent updates its very slow to load and confusing UI. So I build this lightweight extension with simple and clean UI, No separate download needed. Just get the extension from VS Code Gallery.

Hi, just given this a try it’s great thanks! Was using Insomnia before this but always wanted a good client for code, this is it.

Re: Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Post by maxbaines »

rangav wrote: post #4

Hi clay, Currenty they is no backend for the extension, its local on your pc. Team features and Sync with cloud is coming in the next version. Sharing: You can export a collection and share with your team and they can import it. you can submit a feature request on github page https://github.com/rangav/thunder-client-support

Wonder if VS Code settings sync can be used avoiding the backend https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/settings-sync

Re: Thunder Client – Lightweight alternative to Postman

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Post by rangav »

maxbaines wrote: post #5
rangav wrote: post #2

Hi I am creator of Thunder Client - Rest API Client Extension for VS Code I have been using Postman from last few years, with recent updates its very slow to load and confusing UI. So I build this lightweight extension with simple and clean UI, No separate download needed. Just get the extension from VS Code Gallery.

Hi, just given this a try it’s great thanks! Was using Insomnia before this but always wanted a good client for code, this is it.

Thanks for trying Thunder Client, you can post any questions you can reach us on twitter or github
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