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foss42/apidash

API Dash is a beautiful AI-powered open-source cross-platform (Desktop & Mobile) API Client built using Flutter which can help you easily create & customize your HTTP & GraphQL API requests, visually inspect responses and generate API integration code. A lightweight alternative to postman/insomnia. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/foss42/apidash · homepage · Dart · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

66/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 91
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1278
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2883 stars · 990 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

API Dash is an open-source, AI-powered cross-platform API client built with Flutter for creating and customizing HTTP and GraphQL requests, visually inspecting responses, and generating API integration code. It is a lightweight desktop and mobile alternative to Postman and Insomnia.

Use cases

  • test rest api endpoints without postman
  • send graphql requests from desktop
  • visually inspect and multimedia api responses
  • generate api integration code in python or javascript
  • test websocket and server-sent events endpoints
  • organize api requests into collections
  • lightweight postman alternative for mac and windows

When to choose

  • you want a free, lightweight Postman/Insomnia alternative
  • you need an API client that runs on desktop and mobile
  • you want built-in response previewing for many mime types
  • you want automatic code generation for API integrations

When to avoid

  • you need deep team collaboration or cloud workspace features
  • you require extensive plugin ecosystems or enterprise API governance
  • you need automated API test suites and CI integration

Facets

application · maturity active

http-client graphql-client testing developer-tools websocket developer-tools apis web-development testing cross-platform windows api-client postman-alternative insomnia-alternative flutter rest-api server-sent-events code-generation api-testing macos linux ios android mobile desktop

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