I got tired of Postman being bloated and slow, so I vibe-coded a lightweight alternative.
Arc (API Request Console) is a browser-based API client that just works — open the page and start debugging.
🔗 The Killer Feature: One-Click CORS Bypass
Browser-based API tools all share one fatal flaw: CORS. You paste a URL, hit send, and get blocked by CORS policy. In Arc, click the 🛡 shield icon and every request routes through the built-in proxy.
The proxy is a ~80-line Cloudflare Worker — fully open-source, no logging, no storage. Deploy your own in 30 seconds.
✨ Features
- 🛡 Built-in CORS Proxy — open-source, self-hostable
- 🎨 17 Themes — Dracula, Nord, Catppuccin, Tokyo Night, and more
- 📤 Code Generation — cURL, Python, Go, Node.js snippets
- 🌍 Environment Variables — multi-env with
{{varname}}syntax - 📱 PWA Support — install to desktop, works offline
- 🔒 Local-first — all data in IndexedDB, nothing leaves your browser
- 🌐 i18n — English / 中文
🛠 Tech Stack
| Framework | React 19 |
| Build | Vite 6 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Styling | TailwindCSS 4 + DaisyUI 5 |
| State | Zustand 5 |
| Storage | Dexie 4 (IndexedDB) |
🚀 Try It
- Live: arcapi.xyz
- GitHub: lyon916/Arc
Feedback welcome!
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