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Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative

#1

Post by abacussh » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 1:22 PM UTC

Apicat is the ultimate offline Postman alternative that stores your .http files locally. It’s Git-friendly, open-source, and highly compatible with Postman. Test APIs offline with this powerful free offline API client designed for developers who need a reliable local API testing tool.

Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative
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Re: Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative

#2

Post by fyzix » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 2:17 PM UTC

This is closed source software and the github[1] indicates that it will be open in the future so why are you marketing it as opensource in the present?

[1]: https://github.com/apicatlabs/apicat

Re: Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative

#3

Post by impune » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 2:27 PM UTC

Is it different from Bruno in any way other than UI? https://www.usebruno.com/

Re: Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative

#4

Post by unkn0wn_root » Tue, Oct 21, 2025, 4:17 PM UTC

I've build something similar [0] but lives in the terminal and is fully open source if anyone prefer terminal based app but still wants to work with .http/rest files.

https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm

Re: Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative

#5

Post by Thundernerd » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 11:19 AM UTC

fyzix wrote: post #2

This is closed source software and the github[1] indicates that it will be open in the future so why are you marketing it as opensource in the present? [1]: https://github.com/apicatlabs/apicat

Definitely feels misleading