altair-graphql/altair

Health v2 · maintenance only

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5427 stars · 403 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Altair is a feature-rich GraphQL client IDE for running queries, mutations, and subscriptions, with schema documentation, environments, file uploads, and a plugin system. It ships as desktop apps, browser extensions, a web app, and an embeddable express middleware.

Use cases

• test and debug graphql queries and mutations
• run graphql subscriptions locally
• explore and search a graphql schema
• manage graphql query collections to share with a team
• embed a graphql playground in an express server
• switch between local, staging, and production graphql environments

When to choose

• you want a full-featured GraphQL IDE across desktop, browser, and web
• you need subscriptions, file uploads, pre-request scripts, and environments
• you want to embed a GraphQL client UI into your own app via middleware

When to avoid

• you only need quick ad-hoc REST requests (use Postman/Insomnia instead)
• you want a minimal lightweight GraphQL playground with no extra features
• you need a CLI-only or automated testing workflow

Facets

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graphql-client gui editor plugin-system developer-tools developer-tools apis web-development cross-platform windows browser-extension graphql-ide graphql-debugging subscriptions query-collections express-middleware schema-documentation graphql desktop macos linux web-server electron

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