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Bruno vs HTTPie for Desktop: catalog facts
BrunoHTTPie for Desktop
Freemium

Most features are free and open source under the MIT licence. Paid editions add features…

Free

Usable without an account during the public beta; no price is listed.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • Collections are plain files, so Git does the versioning and sharing
  • Offline only, with the project committing to never adding cloud sync
  • Works offline and without an account
  • Collections, environments and variables for organising requests
  • Some team features are paid
  • The Bru markup is a format specific to Bruno
  • Still labelled as a public beta
  • Unlike the HTTPie terminal tool, the desktop app is not presented as open source
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application
Open source Closed source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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