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mqttui vs MQTTX: catalog facts
mqttui	MQTTX
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Interactive topic subscription and message publishing Can print a single topic payload for scripts	Desktop, CLI and web versions share one workflow Supports MQTT 5.0, 3.1.1 and 3.1
Requires access to an MQTT broker	Focused on MQTT only, not general HTTP APIs Some features steer toward the EMQX ecosystem
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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