Meet Postbear: The Postman alternative your terminal has been waiting for!
Hey everyone! I love Postman, but sometimes I just want to stay in my terminal, keep things lightweight, and move fast. I couldn't find a TUI/CLI tool that hit that "sweet spot" of power and simplicity—so I built Postbear as alternative.
Postbear is a high-speed, lightweight API client designed for developers who live in the command line. No heavy Electron apps, just simplicity.
Why you’ll love Postbear:
⚡ Fast: Starts instantly. No splash screens, no loading bars.
🪶 Minimalist: Small footprint, ready to go.
🛠️ Powerful: Handles headers, body data, parameters, and support to .http files.
💻 Terminal-First: Built for the modern dev workflow.
Use FooAPI
All the examples here uses fooapi.com an API created by me some months ago. The platform provides realistic dummy data across several categories, which you can use to mock your projects and ideas. Here is the first post I made, check it out, it is awseome! FooAPI First Post
Simple Usage
TUI mode
postbear
Read .http file
postbear read [.http filepath]
CLI mode
postbear run [method] [endpoint]
TUI Mode
CLI Mode
🌟 I need your help to grow!
Postbear is open-source and just getting started. I have big dreams for this tool, and I’d love for the community to help shape its future.
How you can support:
- Star it on GitHub: It helps others find the project!
- Try it out: Give it a spin and let me know what you think.
- Contribute: This is a personal project any feedback is welcome. for major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Check it out here: 👉 github.com/carban/postbear
Top comments (7)
This is really clean 👌
A terminal-first Postman alternative makes a lot of sense, especially for devs who hate context-switching. Fast startup + .http support is a big win.
Starred it — excited to see where Postbear goes 🚀
I'd not pitch it as a Postman alternative, even though most of the other API clients out there, GUI or CLI, compare themselves with Postman. It's an API client in its own right let it stand on its own feet!
Thank you so much!
I would love for you to share it with your friends and colleagues
This seems cool.
sweeeet! 💯🔥
Awesome!!!
nice <3