Bruno
An API client that saves collections as plain files in a folder, so Git handles the sharing instead of a cloud account.
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4 more ways to get Bruno
Package managers
- Chocolatey
choco install bruno - Homebrew
brew install --cask bruno - Flathub
flatpak install flathub com.usebruno.Bruno - Snap Store
snap install bruno
About Bruno
Bruno stores each request as a plain text file in a folder on your disk, using a small markup language called Bru. That means a collection lives in the repository next to the code it tests, review happens in a pull request, and there is no account to create or team seat to buy.
It covers REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket, has a command line runner for continuous integration, and the project states plainly that cloud sync will never be added. Most features are free and open source; there are paid editions with extra team features.
Strengths
- Collections are plain files, so Git does the versioning and sharing
- Offline only, with the project committing to never adding cloud sync
- REST, GraphQL, gRPC and WebSocket in one client
- Command line runner for continuous integration
Limitations
- Some team features are paid
- The Bru markup is a format specific to Bruno
- Younger than Postman, so fewer ready-made collections exist
- Electron, so it is heavier than the file format suggests
Details
- Pricing
- Freemium · Most features are free and open source under the MIT licence. Paid editions add features aimed at teams.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- Bruno
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Keeping API requests in the repository instead of somebody's cloud account
- Categories
- API clients
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Dev Tools); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.
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