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The Windows installer is 60MB and it's 64-bit-only? It has a nice fancy GUI and all, but am I the only one thinking that's just a tiny bit... excessive? Especially when it claims to be "A simple and beautiful REST API client". The Mac OS and Linux versions are a bit smaller, but still not quite what I consider "simple".

Also, did anyone else instinctively try decoding that Authorization header in one of the screenshots? :-)



It's based on the Electron framework (http://electron.atom.io/) so the installer contains an entire copy of the Chromium browser. I agree that it's large, but it's basically the only option for an indie developer to write a cross-platform app. Also, 32 bit support is possible, but is a bit of work and demand hasn't been high enough to spend time on it.

P.S. All the data in the screenshots is fake :P


When I think "cross-platform app", I think of Java. Maybe I'm getting old...

P.S. All the data in the screenshots is fake :P

I've seen a few instances where the data would decode to something like "if you can read this, we're hiring".


SoapUI is a cross-platform Java REST/SOAP, etc testing tool.

Was originally open-source, there is now a paid version but an OSS version is still available.

https://www.soapui.org


haha :D


> I agree that it's large, but it's basically the only option for an indie developer to write a cross-platform app.

What ever happened to Qt, WxWidgets and the like?




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