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unkn0wn_root commented on Show HN: Voiden – an offline, Git-native API tool built around Markdown   github.com/VoidenHQ/voide... · Posted by u/dhruv3006
VeryVito · 2 months ago
I read over this post before submitting and realize it sounds like I'm shilling here, but bear with me: I just REALLY like what Voiden is doing here, and I'm thrilled to see it open-sourced now.

Every other API-testing tool seems to have evolved into a bloated, cloud-first, subscription-based "service" (Yes, I'm looking at you, Postman, Paw/RapidAPI, etc), and I'd been looking for just this type of thing when I stumbled across this project a few months ago. Finally, somebody gets it!

It works different, and it may still have a few rough edges, but now every developer with access to our projects has access to the relevant APIs and instructions on how best to use them -- while the credentials remain safely off the cloud and on their own machines.

It's been exhilarating to finally have full testing and documentation right in our code bases, and the fact that it's now open source means our team can fully embrace Voiden without fear of once again having the rug pulled out from under its feet.

Thanks for going this route! I predict Voiden is going to be the sleeper hit for developers this year.

unkn0wn_root · 2 months ago
If you want to give a try yet-another-api-client tool with kind of different approach - give Resterm a try.

https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm

unkn0wn_root commented on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
unkn0wn_root · 4 months ago
Resterm - Terminal client for HTTP/GraphQL/gRPC. It includes support for WebSockets, SSE, workflows, profiling, OpenAPI, response diffs and many more.

https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm

unkn0wn_root commented on Show HN: Apicat – A Lightweight Offline Postman Alternative   apicat.com... · Posted by u/abacussh
unkn0wn_root · 5 months ago
I've build something similar [0] but lives in the terminal and is fully open source if anyone prefer terminal based app but still wants to work with .http/rest files.

https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm

unkn0wn_root commented on Postman which I thought worked locally on my computer, is down   status.postman.com... · Posted by u/helloguillecl
unkn0wn_root · 5 months ago
I don’t personally use Postman, but at work we use .http files, which are easy to version and manage with Git. The downside is that you’re almost entirely tied to VS Code and the REST Client extension. I’m not a big fan of VS Code myself (I use Vim), so if anyone interested, I created resterm [0] - a terminal client that works with .http or .rest files and adds some extra "nice-to-have" features. I’m currently working on adding OpenAPI spec importing.

https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm

unkn0wn_root commented on Show HN: TermChat – Terminal chat (rooms/DMs) via SSH    · Posted by u/unkn0wn_root
denis_dolya · 6 months ago
Do you plan to publish the source code?
unkn0wn_root · 6 months ago
Yeah. I’m still doing some cleanup work and removing old code while improving current so I think in the coming week or so.

u/unkn0wn_root

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