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Best Productivity ResourcesBy Shushant LakhyaniVerified creator

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Bruno

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

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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.

Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.

Pros

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

Cons

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

Who should use Bruno

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

Who may not need it

People who never work with APIs.

Bruno alternatives

Similar resources to Bruno, picked from the directory.

All Workflows resources

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

massCode

Focus: code snippets, developer notes and http client. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Zen Browser

Focus: web browser, vertical tabs and workspaces. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.6Visit

Whiteboard

Focus: software design, code review and diagrams. Shares open source and github with Bruno. Rated 4.5 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

AeroSpace

Focus: tiling window manager, window management and keyboard shortcuts. Shares open source and github with Bruno. A Mac app, not a desktop app. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Mac AppFreemacOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Bruno

Free resources that cover similar ground.

Files

Focus: file manager, file explorer alternative and tabs. Shares open source and github with Bruno. A Windows app, not a desktop app. Same 4.6 rating.

Windows AppFreeWindows
4.6Visit

agent-deck

Focus: terminal, tui and ai agents. Shares open source with Bruno. Rated 4.4 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.4Visit

ueli

Focus: launcher, keyboard shortcuts and raycast alternative. Shares open source with Bruno. Rated 4.3 (Bruno: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.3Visit

draw.io

Focus: diagrams, flowcharts and uml. Shares open source with Bruno. A web app, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

Web AppFreeWeb, Windows
4.7Visit

Iconify

Focus: icons, svg and design resources. Shares open source with Bruno. A website, not a desktop app. Adds Web. Rated 4.7 (Bruno: 4.6).

WebsiteFreeWeb
4.7Visit
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