NativeRest – Native REST API client for Windows and macOS

NativeRest is a fast and lightweight REST API client for create, debug and test server API.

NativeRest is a 100% native desktop application for testing your API that does not use Electron. NativeRest starts fast, uses less memory and CPU.

Popular testing tools have become too complex and resource consuming. Also, many alternatives only work in the cloud, which is not suitable for testing and debugging a locally deployed application.

No monthly fees. Lifetime license for all platforms.

Manage multiple environments

NativeRest has powerful capabilities for layering your variables. You can use system, global, workspace and environment variables. NativeRest uses built-in library to generate sample data, including random names, addresses, email addresses, and much more. You can use these pre-defined variables multiple times to return different values per request.

Simple testing

NativeRest provides a way to easily test your API. Use single line tests to check status, time, body, headers, cookies of response. You can use a list of commonly-used test code snippets to write your tests. Snippets are available in Test Examples window.

Preconfigured proxy server

Use high-performance preconfigured proxy server from NativeRest. A proxy server acts as an intermediary between the user and the web server. Proxy servers use a different IP address on behalf of the user, concealing the user's real address from web servers. You can also configure NativeRest to use a custom proxy configuration when sending requests.

Import and export data

You can import data from other REST clients such as Postman, Insomnia. You can migrate without loss earlier created collections, environments and variables. It also supports data export. The NativeRest export file format is fully compatible with the most popular REST API clients.

Custom HTTP methods

In addition to standard HTTP methods, NativeRest allows you to add custom HTTP methods in different colors. You can specify methods in the list in the order you need, and you can also exclude standard methods that you don't need.

Generating code snippets

You can generate code snippets in various languages and frameworks within NativeRest. Over fifteen different languages: C, C#, cURL, Go, HTTP, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Node.js, PHP, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, Shell, Swift, and more.

Multilingual User Interface

NativeRest is a multilingual HTTP client that supports multiple languages. Currently, it supports 10 languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian, Bulgarian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese. NativeRest uses system language by default. You can change the language in settings without restarting app.

Light and dark themes

NativeRest supports Light and Dark themes for all components and windows. NativeRest uses system theme by default, but you can manually choose a Light or Dark theme in the Settings window. Also, the dark theme is supported by the installer of the NativeRest.

High-performance and memory efficient

NativeRest desktop application is not using Electron, Chromium, Node.js and JavaScript frameworks. NativeRest is 100% native application, that is compiled for different platforms. It starts fast, uses less memory and CPU. Some popular Electron-based REST clients use up to 100 times more RAM. NativeRest also has a very fast GUI without any lags.

Working in offline mode

NativeRest can be used without internet connection. You decide to use only local workspaces or additionally create cloud workspaces. When using local workspaces, all your collections, environments, requests will be stored only on your computer. When working as a team, you can create personal cloud and team cloud workspaces.

Full-featured portable version

NativeRest is available in a portable version as well. The portable version is distributed as a single executable file and does not require administrator privileges. All features are available in the portable version. The file size is approximately 8 MB.

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