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💫 Yaak ➟ Desktop API Client 💫
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A fast, privacy-first API client for REST, GraphQL, SSE, WebSocket, and gRPC – built with Tauri, Rust, and React.
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Development is funded by community-purchased <a href="https://yaak.app/pricing">licenses</a>. You can also <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/gschier">become a sponsor</a> to have your logo appear below. 💖
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!Yaak API Client

Features Copy Chapter

Yaak is an offline-first API client designed to stay out of your way while giving you everything you need when you need it.
Built with Tauri, Rust, and React, it’s fast, lightweight, and private. No telemetry, no VC funding, and no cloud lock-in.

🌐 Work with any API Copy Section

- Import collections from Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI, Swagger, or Curl.
- Send requests via REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, or Server-Sent Events.
- Filter and inspect responses with JSONPath or XPath.

🔐 Stay secure Copy Section

- Use OAuth 2.0, JWT, Basic Auth, or custom plugins for authentication.
- Secure sensitive values with encrypted secrets.
- Store secrets in your OS keychain.

☁️ Organize & collaborate Copy Section

- Group requests into workspaces and nested folders.
- Use environment variables to switch between dev, staging, and prod.
- Mirror workspaces to your filesystem for versioning in Git or syncing with Dropbox.

🧩 Extend & customize Copy Section

- Insert dynamic values like UUIDs or timestamps with template tags.
- Pick from built-in themes or build your own.
- Create plugins to extend authentication, template tags, or the UI.

Contribution Policy Copy Chapter

If your PR is out of scope, link an approved feedback item from yaak.app/feedback.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for policy details and DEVELOPMENT.md for local setup.

Useful Resources Copy Chapter

- Feedback and Bug Reports
- Documentation
- Yaak vs Postman
- Yaak vs Bruno
- Yaak vs Insomnia