# Bruno API client

11 Hacker News commenters recommended Bruno API client and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free API client that stores requests as plain files in your project, so git can track them. Some find it cumbersome and doubt the free model will last.

## Why people recommend it

- Plain files stored locally, git-friendly (3 comments): "having requests stored as plaintext files, so you can easily track it with git" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945319)) "stores collections as plain Bru files in your project directory" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47384630)) "le request restano locali per design" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48717062))

## What people warn about

- Free model may not last (2 comments): "We will see how long that lasts." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242200)) "postman, insomnia, bruno all followed the same free -> freemium bait and switch" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50318939))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/postman.md): 17 recommend
- [Voiden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/voiden.md): 9 recommend
- [Slumber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/slumber-tui-http-client.md): 9 recommend
- [Kvile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kvile.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bruno API client", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bruno/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).