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REST Client for VS Code vs rest.nvim: catalog facts
REST Client for VS Code	rest.nvim
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free to install as a Neovim plugin.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Requests stored as plain text .http files Responses shown directly in the editor	Requests stored as plain-text .http files Runs asynchronously inside Neovim
Requires Visual Studio Code Focused on HTTP requests rather than full API test suites	Only useful to Neovim users Installation can need troubleshooting, with a separate guide for it
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
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 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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