* feat: implement workspace-level scratch requests Add support for temporary "scratch" requests at the workspace level that are not tied to any collection. These requests are stored in a temp directory and displayed as tabs in the workspace home. Key changes: - Add IPC handlers for mounting scratch directory and creating requests - Add scratch directory watcher in collection-watcher.js - Extend workspaces Redux slice with scratch state and reducers - Add IPC listeners for scratch request events - Create ScratchRequestPane and CreateScratchRequest components - Update WorkspaceTabs with "+" button for creating scratch requests - Update WorkspaceHome to render scratch request tabs - Filter scratch collections from sidebar display Supports all request types: HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket. * style: improve create scratch request button styling - Use Button component with ghost variant and primary color - Position button inside scrollable tab area - Vertically center button with tabs - Clean up unnecessary CSS properties * fix: append scratch request dropdown to body to fix z-index issue * refactor: improve scratch collection detection with path registration - Add centralized scratch path tracking in backend (scratchCollectionPaths Set) - Register scratch paths when created via renderer:mount-workspace-scratch - Set brunoConfig.type='scratch' based on registered paths instead of string pattern - Store scratchTempDirectory path in workspace state for frontend validation - Update schema to accept 'scratch' as valid collection type - Simplify frontend filtering to use brunoConfig.type or path comparison - Remove fragile 'bruno-scratch-' string pattern matching - Prevent scratch collections from being added to workspace.collections * refactor: use CreateTransientRequest for scratch requests in workspace tabs - Remove CreateScratchRequest component in favor of reusing CreateTransientRequest - Register scratch collection temp directory via addTransientDirectory for transient request creation - Add scratch collection item sync with workspace tabs - Display HTTP method with color on scratch request tabs * refactor: unify WorkspaceTabs with RequestTabs system Remove separate WorkspaceTabs system and integrate workspace views (Overview, Environments) into the unified RequestTabs architecture using scratch collections. Key changes: - Remove WorkspaceTabs component and Redux slice - Add workspaceOverview and workspaceEnvironments as special tab types - Create WorkspaceHeader component to display workspace name in toolbar - Make workspace tabs non-closable and always present - Update tab creation on workspace switch to automatically add Overview and Environments tabs - Simplify WorkspaceHome component by removing redundant header - Update all references from WorkspaceTabs to unified tab system Benefits: - Single tab system for all content (collections and workspace views) - Consistent UX with unified navigation pattern - Reduced code complexity (~1000+ lines removed) - Easier maintenance and feature development * fix: enable automatic tab creation for scratch collection transient requests - Add updateCollectionMountStatus to properly set scratch collection mount status to 'mounted' - Create new renderer:add-collection-watcher IPC handler for explicit watcher setup - Move workspace tab type checks before collection validation in RequestTabPanel - Update mountScratchCollection to use explicit watcher setup instead of open-multiple-collections This ensures the task middleware recognizes scratch collections as fully mounted, allowing transient requests to automatically open in tabs when created. * feat: add collection selector with breadcrumb navigation for scratch requests Add multi-step save flow for scratch collection requests with collection selection before folder selection. Includes breadcrumb navigation showing "Collections > [Selected Collection] > [Folders...]" that allows users to navigate back to collection selector. Refactor scratch collection detection to use workspace.scratchCollectionUid instead of persisting type to brunoConfig, providing cleaner separation of concerns without disk persistence. Add backend support for automatic format conversion when saving from YAML scratch collections to BRU collections. * chore: remove redundant comments and simplify code * fix: use focusTab for home button, remove unused ScratchRequestPane * fix: improve SaveTransientRequest collection mounting and selection flow * refactor: use WorkspaceOverview directly, remove WorkspaceHome wrapper * feat: add workspace management dropdown with rename, export, and close options * refactor: extract CollectionListItem component with Redux selector for mount status * refactor: separate scratch collection handling from openCollectionEvent - Create dedicated openScratchCollectionEvent function for scratch collections - Revert openCollectionEvent to clean state without scratch-specific logic - Simplify closeTabs and closeAllCollectionTabs reducers in tabs slice - Remove unused isScratchCollectionPath helper function * test: add scratch requests test suite - Add tests for creating scratch requests (HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket) - Add tests for sending scratch requests and verifying response - Add tests for saving scratch requests to a collection - Add tests for multiple tabs and closing tabs - Handle "Don't Save" modal in playwright fixture during app close * refactor: address code review feedback for scratch requests feature - Fix RequestTabPanel hooks violation by moving SSR guard after hooks - Fix validateWorkspaceName to trim before length check - Use stable deterministic UID in SaveTransientRequest - Use ES6 shorthand for collectionUid in useIpcEvents - Add JSDoc and error handling to openScratchCollectionEvent - Fix closeAllCollectionTabs to preserve activeTabUid when not removed - Add syncExampleUidsCache call to save-scratch-request handler - Use getCollectionFormat for save-transient-request extension handling - Fix Playwright modal handling with proper waitFor pattern - Make keyboard shortcut platform-aware in scratch tests - Remove flaky close tab test, handled by fixture cleanup - Extract isScratchCollection utility to reduce duplication - Memoize scratch collection derivation in RequestTabs - Use theme color instead of Tailwind class for success icon - Wrap resetForm and handleCancelWorkspaceRename in useCallback - Extract FolderBreadcrumbs into separate component - Call reset() inside useEffect in useCollectionFolderTree hook - Defer workspace scratch state updates until mount succeeds * feat: add unified collection header with context switcher dropdown - Create CollectionHeader component that replaces WorkspaceHeader and CollectionToolBar - Add dropdown to switch between workspace and mounted collections - Display tab count badge next to collection/workspace name in header and dropdown - Remove unused WorkspaceHeader and CollectionToolBar components - Handle null/undefined values elegantly throughout * chore: allow pr to comment * refactor: improve scratch requests test cleanup with closeAllTabs helper - Revert playwright/index.ts modal handling hack - Add closeAllTabs helper to test utils for proper tab cleanup - Update scratch-requests test to use closeAllTabs in afterAll - Fix test assertion for new collection header dropdown structure --------- Co-authored-by: Chirag Chandrashekhar <cchirag85@gmail.com>
Bruno - Opensource IDE for exploring and testing APIs.
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Bruno is a new and innovative API client, aimed at revolutionizing the status quo represented by Postman and similar tools out there.
Bruno stores your collections directly in a folder on your filesystem. We use a plain text markup language, Bru, to save information about API requests.
You can use Git or any version control of your choice to collaborate over your API collections.
Bruno is offline-only. There are no plans to add cloud-sync to Bruno, ever. We value your data privacy and believe it should stay on your device. Read our long-term vision here
📢 Watch our recent talk at India FOSS 3.0 Conference here
Commercial Versions ✨
Majority of our features are free and open source. We strive to strike a harmonious balance between open-source principles and sustainability
You can explore our paid versions to see if there are additional features that you or your team may find useful!
Table of Contents
- Installation
- Features
- Important Links 📌
- Showcase 🎥
- Share Testimonials 📣
- Publishing to New Package Managers
- Stay in touch 🌐
- Trademark
- Contribute 👩💻🧑💻
- Authors
- License 📄
Installation
Bruno is available as binary download on our website for Mac, Windows and Linux.
You can also install Bruno via package managers like Homebrew, Chocolatey, Scoop, Snap, Flatpak and Apt.
# On Mac via Homebrew
brew install bruno
# On Windows via Chocolatey
choco install bruno
# On Windows via Scoop
scoop bucket add extras
scoop install bruno
# On Windows via winget
winget install Bruno.Bruno
# On Linux via Snap
snap install bruno
# On Linux via Flatpak
flatpak install com.usebruno.Bruno
# On Arch Linux via AUR
yay -S bruno
# On Linux via Apt
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo apt update && sudo apt install gpg curl
curl -fsSL "https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9FA6017ECABE0266" \
| gpg --dearmor \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/bruno.gpg > /dev/null
sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/keyrings/bruno.gpg
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/bruno.gpg] http://debian.usebruno.com/ bruno stable" \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bruno.list
sudo apt update && sudo apt install bruno
Features
Run across multiple platforms 🖥️
Collaborate via Git 👩💻🧑💻
Or any version control system of your choice
Important Links 📌
Showcase 🎥
Share Testimonials 📣
If Bruno has helped you at work and your teams, please don't forget to share your testimonials on our GitHub discussion
Publishing to New Package Managers
Please see here for more information.
Stay in touch 🌐
𝕏 (Twitter)
Website
Discord
LinkedIn
Trademark
Name
Bruno is a trademark held by Anoop M D
Logo
The logo is sourced from OpenMoji. License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Contribute 👩💻🧑💻
I am happy that you are looking to improve bruno. Please check out the contributing guide
Even if you are not able to make contributions via code, please don't hesitate to file bugs and feature requests that needs to be implemented to solve your use case.



