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Bruno is highly praised for its intuitive and efficient API exploration capabilities, offering a user-friendly interface and powerful features. Makers of Sway highlight its seamless integration and ability to enhance developer workflows. Users appreciate its lightweight, open-source nature, and local-first approach, making it a preferred alternative to subscription-based tools like Postman and Insomnia. Bruno's Git versioning and offline functionality are particularly valued, providing a straightforward and enjoyable API testing experience without cloud dependencies.
Bruno
Hey everyone! 🚀
After five years at another major API client, I left after they made three massive mistakes:
— Forcing a mandatory cloud login
— Jacking up prices, effectively holding user data hostage.
— Bloating the product with unused 'platform' features.
These changes alienated the very developer community that built them.
Around that time, I met Anoop — the creator of Bruno.
Bruno is the antidote: a local-first, open-source API client with native Git integration for true collaboration and versioning.
No proprietary cloud lock-ins.
No sky-high prices for basic control over your own work.
No vendor hostage situations.
With Bruno, you can just:
Use a pure API Client without unnecessary bloat
Own your collections and data end-to-end
Follow your normal Git workflow
🚀 Hope you enjoy today’s launch — and we'd love your feedback!
@real_ryan_reynolds Huge respect for building something that truly respects developers' workflows 🙌🏽😍
Bruno
@hamza_afzal_butt 💪 Definitely! Feels like it's been abandoned in many tools.
@real_ryan_reynolds And now you are developing it alone - or together with Anoop?
PizzaTime
Oh, it’s such a surprise to see Bruno here! I’ve been using it actively for my side projects for over a year now, and I must say it’s become my default API client. Postman is no longer on my list when I think of an API client.
To be honest, the feature that won me over is that Bruno collections can be part of the source code - a place where they belong naturally, in my opinion. But all the rest is working just fine, bringing a complete experience. So, if you’re keen to try something new and replace Postman/Insomnia and the cloud dependency they come with, I really do recommend Bruno.
Bruno
@valkirilov Thanks, Valentin! Really appreciate your support and feedback. Completely agree that colocating collections alongside your source code (and API spec) unlocks something that hasn't been possible with other API clients. It's never made sense having a collection scattered in a different place needing to be maintained.
The best API-client for me!
Bruno
@khlebobul Thanks, Gleb! Love the support. What makes Bruno the best for you? Anything you'd like to see us add?
@real_ryan_reynolds I think all my favorite features have been mentioned by @valkirilov. I can only add that I like to use Open Source projects
Bruno
@valkirilov @khlebobul https://media.giphy.com/media/VMO6qeIbr7JRLnLTGw/giphy.gif