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ain vs Posting: catalog facts
ain	Posting
Free Free to download.	Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Command line
Requests kept as plain-text files in folders Environment variables and .env file support	Works over SSH on remote machines Keyboard-centric interface
Terminal only, no graphical interface Smaller community than the GUI clients it replaces	Terminal only, no graphical version Needs a Python environment to install
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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