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24 alternatives to Paw 2

The missing HTTP & REST API Tester for Mac

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Paw 2 launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Paw 3▲336

   The most advanced API tool for Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Postman for Mac (Beta)▲372

   Build, test, and document your APIs faster

   2016 · postman.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Mitmproxy2swagger – Automagically reverse-engineer REST APIs▲691

   Automagically reverse-engineer REST APIs via capturing traffic - alufers/mitmproxy2swagger

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   API_TESTER▲249

   Test your APIs right from the macOS menu bar

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Paw-Paw▲86

   A tiny desktop pet for your Mac that types along with you

   16d ago · paw-paw.pet · its alternatives →

6. 6
   HTTP Prompt▲128

   An interactive command-line HTTP client

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Apidog▲570

   Development teams often struggle with using multiple tools like Postman and Swagger for API design, development, and testing. This fragmented approach leads to outdated API specs and chaotic collaboration. So we built Apidog: a single, unified API platform for team collaboration. It has a beautiful interface that makes it easy to create API spec, generate request data from API spec, validate responses, create mock data, orchestrate test scenarios, and publish API documentation. Apidog = Postman + Swagger + Mock + JMeter.

   2024 · apidog.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flashlight▲240

   The missing plugin platform for the Mac Spotlight

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Aspen▲190

   Blazing fast API tester with AI helper & no login required

   2024 · getaspen.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Reeder 2 For Mac▲87

    RSS reader

    2014 · reederapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Hurl – Run and test HTTP requests with plain text, curl and Rust▲223

    Hurl, run and test HTTP requests with plain text and curl. Hurl can run fast automated integration tests.

    2021 · hurl.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Beaker▲92

    An experimental P2P browser

    2016 · casinositeleri.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Laser Kitten▲145

    Unofficial Product Hunt app for the Mac

    2016 · imns.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Peach for Mac▲220

    Unofficial desktop client for 🍑

    2016 · ummjackson.github.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Macgyver▲108

    API marketplace for developers by developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    iTerm2▲143

    Mac OS Terminal Replacement

    2014 · iterm2.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    BlogTouch 2.0▲66

    A clever Mac client for Google's Blogger/Blogspot platform

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reqres▲131

    A hosted REST-API for testing your front-end against

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    RESTful Menu▲114

    A beautiful RESTful client right on the menu bar.

    2018 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ghost Inspector▲80

    Automated browser testing from the cloud

    2014 · ghostinspector.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Thravik▲67

    The native Mac browser that remembers

    13d ago · thravik.app · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Markoff▲94

    A free Markdown previewer for OS X

    2016 · thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cactus for Mac▲92

    A better workflow for hand coding websites

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →