insomnia@alpha ☆

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Description:
HTTP and GraphQL Client

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 13.3.1-beta.1@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 19, 2025

Links: Homepage | @GetInsomnia | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: api-client graphql rest testing openapi developer-tools

Install: brew install --cask insomnia@alpha

About:
Insomnia is a powerful HTTP and GraphQL client designed for API development and testing. It enables developers to construct, send, and analyze requests with features like environment variables, code generation, and plugin extensibility. The alpha channel provides early access to the latest features and UI overhauls, including native OpenAPI design and advanced testing workflows.

Key Features:

GraphQL and REST client with schema introspection and autocomplete
Environment and variable management for multi-stage workflows
Plugin ecosystem and scriptless testing with ChaiJS assertions
Native OpenAPI design, linting, and documentation generation
Git sync and team collaboration features

Use Cases:

Developing and debugging RESTful APIs and GraphQL endpoints
Automating API tests and generating client code snippets
Designing and documenting APIs using OpenAPI specifications

Alternatives:

Postman – Postman offers broader team collaboration features, while Insomnia is often preferred for its cleaner UI and robust OpenAPI-native workflow.
Bruno – Bruno stores collections as plain text files on disk, making it highly Git-friendly, whereas Insomnia provides a more feature-rich GUI and built-in OpenAPI tooling.

Version History

Detected	Version	Change	Commit
Sep 28, 2026 1:23pm	13.3.1-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	db823444
Sep 23, 2026 1:29pm	13.3.0	VERSION_BUMP	6ae84d12
Sep 21, 2026 10:17am	13.3.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	c6d7dbf8
Sep 16, 2026 4:13pm	13.3.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	ed5a114f
Aug 25, 2026 10:13am	13.2.0	VERSION_BUMP	b8b68900
Aug 20, 2026 10:12pm	13.2.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	d88e5729
Aug 14, 2026 4:14pm	13.2.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	d7696fde
Jul 24, 2026 1:32am	13.1.0	VERSION_BUMP	c685bcd7
Jul 22, 2026 11:12am	13.1.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	665002d8
Jul 13, 2026 10:10pm	13.1.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	7328db15
Jun 24, 2026 10:28pm	13.0.2	VERSION_BUMP	37d684eb
Jun 18, 2026 2:24pm	13.0.1	VERSION_BUMP	22cb6c8f
Jun 16, 2026 2:51pm	13.0.0	VERSION_BUMP	147fa0b7
Jun 11, 2026 10:40pm	13.0.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	d8c12440
Jun 5, 2026 8:24am	13.0.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	1c63c2ee
May 22, 2026 1:57am	12.6.0	VERSION_BUMP	df00cbfc
May 11, 2026 8:05pm	12.6.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	8bcc8307
Apr 2, 2026 1:28am	12.5.0	VERSION_BUMP	3520fb5a
Mar 26, 2026 7:15am	12.5.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	58a10bf3
Mar 5, 2026 4:38am	12.4.0	VERSION_BUMP	088a4247
Feb 26, 2026 7:06am	12.4.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	4cda23cf
Feb 5, 2026 7:07am	12.3.1	VERSION_BUMP	af11a1f3
Feb 4, 2026 10:06am	12.3.1-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	ea359202
Feb 2, 2026 1:22am	12.3.1-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	b102de80
Jan 15, 2026 4:24am	12.3.0	VERSION_BUMP	3d5ef56c
Jan 8, 2026 7:07am	12.3.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	8ce7821a
Dec 19, 2025 1:22am	12.2.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	b063670e
Sep 18, 2025 10:02am	11.6.1	VERSION_BUMP	f768260b
Sep 12, 2025 1:19am	11.6.0	VERSION_BUMP	99dcf9f4
Sep 5, 2025 10:04am	11.6.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	a9b4e608
Aug 26, 2025 4:19pm	11.5.0	VERSION_BUMP	2e4651ab
Aug 25, 2025 1:27pm	11.5.0-beta.4	VERSION_BUMP	5f4990dd
Aug 25, 2025 7:11am	11.5.0-beta.3	VERSION_BUMP	232f62ca
Aug 21, 2025 4:20pm	11.5.0-beta.2	VERSION_BUMP	d73aa495
Aug 20, 2025 7:04am	11.5.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	df4b6a79
Aug 15, 2025 4:23am	11.5.0-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	75b4f683
Jul 30, 2025 9:59pm	11.4.0	VERSION_BUMP	e19db1c5
Jul 29, 2025 1:01pm	11.4.0-beta.1	VERSION_BUMP	1c5e817e
Jul 30, 2024 6:45pm	9.3.3-beta.5	VERSION_BUMP	aba5ba50
Jul 29, 2024 12:47pm	9.3.3-beta.4	VERSION_BUMP	138f6979
Jul 26, 2024 3:45pm	9.3.3-beta.3	VERSION_BUMP	ea78f538
Jul 8, 2024 12:47pm	9.3.3-beta.0	VERSION_BUMP	a0169810
Jun 26, 2024 12:46pm	9.3.0-beta.7	VERSION_BUMP	4b8c3998