usebruno/bruno

Published on Sep 18, 2026
★ 48k JavaScript MIT

Why developers are replacing Postman with Bruno's git-backed files

Stop paying Postman $49 a month for APIs.

Instead of cloud databases, Bruno saves requests in plain text files.

Instead of syncing to an external cloud, Bruno saves your API requests as plain dot-bru files right inside your project repository.

Plain-text .bru format · full version control

Run automated API tests in CI with the lightweight Bruno CLI.

You can commit your collections, review changes in pull requests, and run them directly in your CI pipeline using the Bruno CLI.

Automated testing · bru run command

Full offline privacy with zero forced cloud accounts or sync limits.

It works completely offline with zero tracking, no login requirements, and no team seat licenses.

100% offline · no corporate telemetry

Stop paying forty-nine dollars a month just to test endpoints.

Stop paying forty-nine dollars a month just to test endpoints. Take back control of your developer workflow.

Zero-cost local development

45,000 stars. JavaScript. MIT licensed.

Bruno has over forty-five thousand stars on GitHub, written in JavaScript, and MIT licensed. One tool to own your APIs again.

usebruno/bruno · MIT License · 45.5k stars