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Postchi, An ide like api client, clean and local

Postchi, An ide like api client, clean and local

by hamedmonji30·Apr 22, 2026·1 point·0 comments

AI Analysis

MidSlick

Plain text storage like Bruno, but the UI tweaks don't justify switching from established tools.

Strengths
  • Tauri build means small binary and fast startup compared to Electron alternatives
  • Single environment file makes scanning and versioning straightforward
  • Standalone action scripts work independently from requests
Weaknesses
  • OpenAPI sync and file-based storage already exist in Bruno and other clients
  • UI preference for viewing full requests doesn't solve a real pain point
Target Audience

Backend developers, API engineers

Similar To

Bruno · Postman · Insomnia

Post Description

Hi, I built Postchi an api client. I started working on this because I didn't like that I couldn't see the whole request at once, every other app has the same ui where the request is split into tabs. as time went on I figured I make it into a whole app!.

Now I am really trying to pay attention to the developer experience with carefully put ui interactions and shortcuts.

it is built with tauri so it is fast and small.

some of the features:

It can sync with open api and update the requests as they change. it also provides better auto complete and linting when a spec is present.

it is local and everything is stored in text files the same way that they are shown in the app itself.

all the envs are defined in one file so you can scan them easily.

it does support scripts and also standalone scripts that don't require a request, which are called actions

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