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REST Client for VS Code vs verb: catalog facts
REST Client for VS Code	verb
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free Emacs package.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Requests stored as plain text .http files Responses shown directly in the editor	Requests live in plain Org mode files Works entirely inside Emacs
Requires Visual Studio Code Focused on HTTP requests rather than full API test suites	Only useful to Emacs users No graphical interface beyond Emacs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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