Bruno Has a Free API Client — Git-Friendly Alternative to Postman

Bruno is an open-source API client — test APIs like Postman, but collections are stored as files in your Git repo. What You Get for Free Git-friendly — collections stored as .bru files in your repo No cloud sync — your data stays on your machine Environments — variables for dev, staging, production Scripting — pre/post request scripts in JavaScript Testing — assertions and test scripts per request Code generation — generate cURL, Python, JavaScript, etc. Auth support — Bearer, Basic, OAuth2, API Key GraphQL — first-class GraphQL support Collection runner — run all requests in sequence Quick Start Download from usebruno.com (free, no account needed) Create a collection → Add request → Send Save → Files appear in your project directory # bruno/login.bru (plain text, Git-trackable) meta { name: Login type: http seq: 1 } post { url: {{baseUrl}}/api/auth/login body: json } body:json { { "email": "test@example.com", "password": "secret" } } Why Developers Switch from Postman Postman moved to