# flawiddsouza/Restfox

Offline-First Minimalistic HTTP & Socket Testing Client for the Web & Desktop

Repository: https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/restfox
Homepage: https://restfox.dev
Language: Vue
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: api-testing, developer-tools, http, http-client, pwa, rest-api, rest-client, testing-tools, graphql-client, vue, api-client, hacktoberfest, websocket
Last push: 2026-07-03T22:18:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1750, "days_push": 61, "days_rel": 402, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2746, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:17.440185+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, testing, websocket, graphql, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development, testing
- platform: cross-platform, windows, self-hosted
- tags: rest-client, api-testing, offline-first, pwa, postman-alternative, insomnia-alternative, electron, vue, web-server, desktop, macos, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- flawiddsouza/Restfox (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:17.440185+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:19:02.982422+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:17.440185+00:00, sha 86607712c705)
  - homepage: https://restfox.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:57:20.409829+00:00, sha 27bfc0392755)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.