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Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#1

Post by kermire » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 12:06 PM UTC

Last time I posted this it didn't garner much interest. There have been lots of improvements and fixes since the last release.

Quick list of features:

  - Workspaces
  - Tabs
  - Nested Folders
  - Lots of context menus
  - Response history
  - Plugins
  - Runs fully in the browser and runs offline if necessary
  - Chrome and Firefox extension to bypass CORS restrictions
  - Desktop builds for all platforms
  - GraphQL support
  - Import collections exported from Postman and Insomnia
  - Simple user friendly interface

I built this because I love Insomnia but wanted a portable version that I could run in the browser.

If you're tired of Postman's bloated interface and slow startup times, do give this a try.

Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman
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Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#2

Post by mrcaramelpants » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 12:54 PM UTC

Nice, I wonder how it compares to hoppscotch.io

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#3

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 12:56 PM UTC

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#4

Post by NayamAmarshe » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 12:57 PM UTC

Why should I use this over https://hoppscotch.io ?

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#5

Post by imagineerschool » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:05 PM UTC

Cool!

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#6

Post by kermire » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:05 PM UTC

mrcaramelpants wrote: post #2

Nice, I wonder how it compares to hoppscotch.io

Previous reply: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32671805

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#7

Post by HatchedLake721 » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:08 PM UTC

Switched away from Postman to a native Mac app and my RAM couldn't be happier (https://paw.cloud)

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#8

Post by shmoogy » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:27 PM UTC

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #7

Switched away from Postman to a native Mac app and my RAM couldn't be happier ( https://paw.cloud )

Seems pretty nice but $50 is a little high - is it really worth the premium?

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#9

Post by robertlagrant » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:30 PM UTC

shmoogy wrote: post #8

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #7

Switched away from Postman to a native Mac app and my RAM couldn't be happier ( https://paw.cloud )

Seems pretty nice but $50 is a little high - is it really worth the premium?

$50 doesn't look high to me, assuming it does everything it says it does really well. Just designing an API in a nice UI is worth more than that!

(No affiliation.)

Re: Show HN: Restfox – Open source lightweight alternative to Postman

#10

Post by steve_adams_86 » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:30 PM UTC

shmoogy wrote: post #8

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #7

Switched away from Postman to a native Mac app and my RAM couldn't be happier ( https://paw.cloud )

Seems pretty nice but $50 is a little high - is it really worth the premium?

It isn’t been, in my experience. If my team used it collaboratively it might be.

It’s a solid app and worth it if you’ll use it a lot. I simply didn’t because piling things in there isn’t particularly valuable if it isn’t readily available to the people I work with.