flawiddsouza/Restfox

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2746 stars · 144 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Restfox is an offline-first, minimalistic HTTP and WebSocket testing client available as a web app (PWA) and desktop application. It supports REST and GraphQL requests, environment variables, response history, and a plugin system.

Use cases

• test REST APIs without installing Postman
• send HTTP requests offline
• test websocket endpoints
• debug GraphQL queries
• manage API environments and variables
• self-host an API client in Docker

When to choose

• you want a lightweight, offline-first Postman/Insomnia alternative
• you need a self-hosted or web-based API client
• you want desktop apps across macOS, Windows, and Linux
• you need websocket and GraphQL testing in one tool

When to avoid

• you need deep team collaboration or cloud sync features
• you require extensive integrations with CI/CD or API mocking services
• you need SOAP or gRPC support

Facets

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http-client testing websocket graphql developer-tools developer-tools apis web-development testing cross-platform windows self-hosted rest-client api-testing offline-first pwa postman-alternative insomnia-alternative electron vue web-server desktop macos linux docker

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