{"repo":"carban/postbear","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/carban/postbear","clone":"git clone https://github.com/carban/postbear.git","description":"Postbear is a high-speed and lightweight API client. The Postman alternative in your terminal","language":"Go","stars":28,"topics":["api","api-client","cli","go","golang","http","tui","cli-tool"],"license":"MIT","category":"api-integrations-sdks","readme_excerpt":"Postbear Postbear is a high-speed, lightweight API client designed for developers who live in the command line. No heavy Electron apps, just simplicity. --- Why? ⚡ Fast: Starts instantly. No splash screens, no loading bars. 🪶 Minimalist: Small footprint, ready to go. 🛠️ Powerful: Handles headers, body data, parameters, and support to .http files. 💻 Terminal-First: Built for the modern dev workflow. Feature Postman Insomnia HTTPie curl Postbear :-------------------: ------------- -------------- ------------ ---------- -------------- Terminal-native ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅ Interactive TUI ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ Syntax highlighting ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ Save collections ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅ Zero install ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ .http support ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ ✅ Size 500MB 300MB 50MB <5MB 12MB Startup time 3s 2s <1s instant instant Installation You have two options to use Postbear: 1. Just run in your terminal: 2. Or clone this repo and build the code with: Usage TUI mode Read .http file CLI mode Examples All the examples here uses fooapi.com an API created by me some months ago. The platform provides realistic dummy data across several categories, which you can use to mock your projects and ideas. Here is the repo TUI Mode TUI Mode reading .http file CLI Mode Command List Command Description -------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- tab Move Around shift + tab Reverse Tab n New Request (in requests list panel) r Remove Request (in requests list panel) enter Send Request ctrl + s Save Request in a .http file shift + Ar","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/carban","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/carban/postbear/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}