advanced-rest-client/arc-electron

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1473 stars · 234 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Advanced REST Client (ARC) is a cross-platform desktop application built on Electron for making, testing, and debugging HTTP and REST API requests. It provides a graphical interface for crafting requests, inspecting responses, and managing API projects.

Use cases

• test REST API endpoints from my desktop
• send HTTP requests with custom headers and bodies
• debug API responses without curl
• save and organize API requests into projects
• Postman alternative that runs locally
• inspect JSON responses from an API

When to choose

• you want a free, open-source desktop GUI for testing HTTP/REST APIs
• you prefer a local app over browser-based or cloud API clients
• you need cross-platform support on Windows, macOS, or Linux

When to avoid

• you need automated API testing in CI pipelines (use a CLI tool instead)
• you want GraphQL-specific tooling or mocking features
• you require a lightweight command-line HTTP client like curl or httpie

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

http-client developer-tools gui developer-tools apis web-development cross-platform windows cross-platform rest-client api-testing http-debugging electron-app postman-alternative macos linux electron desktop

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