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Desktop App

Bruno

A fast, offline API client that saves requests as plain files.

Visit Bruno4.6

  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Windows, macOS, Linux

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What is Bruno?

Bruno is a free, open-source API client for building and testing REST, GraphQL and gRPC requests. It stores collections as plain text files in a folder on your computer, so you can version them with Git and share them with your team, with no account or cloud sync required.

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Pros: what Bruno does well

  • Collections live in Git with your code
  • No account or login needed
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Some advanced features sit in paid editions
  • Fewer integrations than older API tools

Who Bruno is for

Developers and teams who test APIs daily and want their requests versioned alongside their code.

Who can skip it

People who never work with APIs.

Bruno alternatives

Not sold on Bruno? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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delta

Focus: diff, code review and terminal. Shares git and open source with Bruno. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Yaak

Focus: rest and graphql. Shares api client and open source with Bruno. Freemium (Bruno: Free). Adds Offline. Rated 4.5 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFree planmacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Hoppscotch

Focus: developer tools. Shares api client and postman alternative with Bruno. A web app, not a desktop app. Freemium (Bruno: Free). Adds Web. Same 4.6 rating.

Web AppFree planWeb, Windows
4.6Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and command line. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

btop

Focus: system monitor, terminal and processes. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

chezmoi

Focus: dotfiles, config management and command line. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Bruno

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

htop

Focus: process viewer, system monitor and terminal. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

Hugo

Focus: static site, blog and documentation. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

Yazi

Focus: file manager, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

D2

Focus: diagrams, diagram as code and command line. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Adds Offline. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

DBeaver

Focus: database, sql and data. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit
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