A beautiful, modern, and lightweight REST API Client built with Tauri v2, React, and TypeScript. Designed to be a fast and efficient alternative to Postman/Insomnia.

• Multi-Tab Interface: Work on multiple requests simultaneously with isolated state
  • Tab reordering with drag & drop
  • Tab renaming (double-click)
  • Duplicate tabs
  • Close tabs (single, all others, to right)
  • Context menu with right-click
• Request Builder: Full HTTP method support
  • GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, HEAD, OPTIONS
  • Query Parameters editor
  • Headers editor with key-value pairs
  • Request Body support (None, JSON, Text, Form)
  • URL auto-complete

• Collections: Organize and save requests in collections
  • Create, rename, delete collections
  • Drag & drop to reorder collections
  • Collapse/expand collections
  • Collection-level headers (applied to all requests)
  • Collection-level variables with {{variable}} substitution
  • Import/export collections as JSON
  • Link tabs to collection requests with auto-save (Cmd+S)
  • Dirty indicator for unsaved changes

• Advanced Response Viewer:
  • Interactive JSON Tree View with expand/collapse
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Copy response to clipboard
  • Save response as JSON file
  • Response headers viewer
  • Status code badges with color coding
  • Response time and size metrics

• Request History: Automatic history tracking
• Persistence: Auto-save tabs, collections, and settings
• Keyboard Shortcuts:
  • Cmd+S / Ctrl+S: Save request to collection
  • Cmd+T / Ctrl+T: New tab
  • Enter: Send request (in URL bar)
• Theme Support: Beautiful dark & light modes
• Resizable Panels: Adjust request/response panel widths

• Cross-Platform: Native builds for macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel) and Windows
• Lightweight: Fast startup and low memory footprint
• Native Performance: Built with Rust backend via Tauri v2

• Core: Tauri v2 (Rust)
• Frontend: React v19
• Build Tool: Vite
• Language: TypeScript, Rust

Specific installers for your platform can be found in the Releases page.

• Node.js (v20+)
• Rust (latest stable)
• Tauri CLI

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/iskaelcom/badrest.git
   cd badrest

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run in development mode:

   npm run tauri dev

To build a .dmg or .app for your current macOS architecture:

npm run tauri build

Artifacts will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/.

Cross-compilation from macOS to Windows is complex. We recommend using the provided GitHub Actions workflow.

1. Push this code to a GitHub repository.
2. Create a Tag (e.g., v0.1.0) and push it:

   git tag v0.1.0
   git push origin v0.1.0

3. The workflow in .github/workflows/release.yml will automatically:
   • Build for Windows (.exe)
   • Build for macOS Intel (.dmg)
   • Build for macOS Silicon (.dmg)
   • Create a GitHub Release and upload the assets.

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