HTTPie

What is HTTPie?

HTTPie Desktop brings the simplicity of the httpie CLI to a tidy GUI. It was released in early 2025 and builds on the mature httpie project that has been a favorite among developers for years. The app is packaged for major distros and available on Flathub, making installation straightforward.

It targets developers, testers, and power users who need a quick, human‑friendly way to craft and send HTTP requests. Unlike bulky Windows tools, it keeps the focus on the request itself, with minimal clutter.

Compared to Postman, HTTPie Desktop feels more lightweight and consistent with the terminal workflow. It offers fewer bells and whistles but delivers a clean, intuitive interface that many find easier to learn.

Best for: Developers who prefer a lightweight, terminal‑style API client with a graphical front‑end.

Key features of HTTPie

• Sleek graphical interface for crafting requests
• AI‑assisted request building
• Spaces, collections, and tabs for organization
• Variables and environments for parameterisation
• Auto‑save and real‑time sync across devices
• Offline mode without an account

Tips for Windows users

If you’re coming from Postman, you’ll notice that HTTPie Desktop uses the same request syntax as the httpie CLI, so you can paste your curl‑style commands directly. There’s no native support for Postman collections, so you’ll need to recreate collections manually or export them as JSON and import them into a new collection. Keyboard shortcuts mirror common actions: Ctrl+S to save, Ctrl+N for a new request, and Ctrl+Shift+S to sync. Workflow shifts from a heavy, feature‑rich environment to a focused, minimal interface, so expect a learning curve in finding the AI‑assisted builder and variable management.

Recent releases

• 2025.2.0 — March 14, 2025

  ✨ Enhancements - 📤 Export/Import — Backup, share, or publish your data as JSON. - 🗂️ Export a whole space — Transfer entire workspaces with all content. - 🔒 Export private items — Include drafts and local environments in exports. - 📂 Collection export — Share…

• 2025.1.0 — January 18, 2025

  ✨ Enhancements - 💇‍♀️ UI refresh — A cleaner and more focused UI. - ⚡ Variable autocomplete — Searchable autocomplete for variables. - 🎛️ Interactive references — Interact with variables as tokens. - 🗃 Variables context menu — All the actions in one place. -…

• 2024.1.2 — January 6, 2024

  🪲 Fixed a bug introduced in 2024.1.1 that led to Control-W on Linux and Windows unintentionally closing the app window instead of just the current tab.

• 2024.1.1 — January 3, 2024

  ✨ Enhancements - 📙 New documentation site — quickly access it via the Help menu (httpie.io/docs/desktop) - ♻️ New sync protocol — groundwork for upcoming multiplayer mode - 🚜 Selective field merging — changes are now applied on the field level, not doc level…