ATAC
Terminal-based API client inspired by Postman
ATAC is an open-source terminal user interface API client that lets developers test HTTP APIs without leaving the console. Collections are stored as plain files so they can be version controlled and self-managed.
Key features
- Terminal UI client
- Postman import support
- Git-friendly collections
- Offline operation
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- Active community (3.7k GitHub stars)
- Written in Rust
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