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Chapar vs CurlyJSON

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Chapar compared with CurlyJSON
DetailChapar logo ChaparCurlyJSON logo CurlyJSON
What it doesA fast, private and offline API client for REST, gRPC, GraphQL and WebSocket services JSON Formatter & Validator — Free, Private & Offline
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelOpen source Freemium
PricingNot given Free for all tools. Pro: $29.99 per year or $4 per month, plus tax.
Key features
  • REST and HTTP with every method, query and path params, JSON, XML, text, form-data, URL-encoded and binary bodies
  • gRPC with server reflection or proto files, unary and server-streaming calls, metadata and trailers, TLS and mutual TLS
  • GraphQL queries and variables with data and errors split out
  • WebSocket text, JSON and binary messages with live message log
  • Traffic proxy to capture HTTP(S) traffic of apps and phones
  • Python scripting for pre and post-request scripts with tests
  • Test cases and CI integration with chapar-cli
  • Environments with variables and secret values encrypted with OS keychain
  • Import Postman collections, OpenAPI specs and proto files
  • Code generation for cURL, Python, Go, JavaScript, Java, Ruby and .NET
  • Validate JSON with precise line and column errors
  • Repair invalid JSON fixing trailing commas, quotes, and comments
  • Preserve large integers without rounding
  • Detect and mask API keys, tokens and passwords
What makes it different
  • Local-only data with no cloud sync or telemetry
  • GPU-rendered native UI that starts quickly and runs on macOS, Linux and Windows without a browser engine
  • Collections stored as YAML files in git for version control
  • Built-in traffic proxy for inspecting and importing HTTP(S) traffic from other apps
  • Free and open source under BSD 3-Clause license
  • Keeps large numbers exactly as written instead of silently rounding them like most online formatters
  • All free tools run entirely in your browser, working offline without uploading data
  • Automatically detects and warns about secrets like API keys and passwords
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)6 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)57
Citation Flow (Majestic)2613
Referring domains (Majestic)312

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