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tskulbru / kvile

kvile

A fast, lightweight HTTP client focused on .http file support

2Distinct people
2Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
53GitHub stars
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What it is

A fast, lightweight HTTP client focused on .http file support

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Where it is used

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What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 1:49:46 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by 6-hour interval2 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2026-02-03 11:36:28 UTC to 2026-02-09 14:20:44 UTC.

012026-02-03 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-03 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsFeb 3, 06:002026-02-03 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-03 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-03 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-04 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-04 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-04 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-04 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-04 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-04 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-04 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-04 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-05 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-05 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-05 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-05 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-05 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-05 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-06 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-06 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-06 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-06 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-06 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsFeb 6, 06:002026-02-06 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-06 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-06 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-07 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-07 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-07 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-07 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-07 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-07 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-08 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-08 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-08 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-08 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-08 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-08 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-08 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-08 18:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-09 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-09 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-09 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-09 06:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-09 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-02-09 12:00:00 UTC to 2026-02-09 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsFeb 9, 12:00

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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Feb 3, 06:002026-02-03 06:00:00 UTC2026-02-03 12:00:00 UTC110
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Feb 9, 12:002026-02-09 12:00:00 UTC2026-02-09 18:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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Really neat! Also as a Linux user, I deeply appreciate the linux support :-) A few questions and comments: | Kvile | - Awesome, really happy to see a reasonable take on this (open source, offline-first, no telemetry, no acount, etc). Do you think at some point you'll try to monetize it in some way? - Looks like build assets didn't get attached for the latest release (v0.2.1) in Github: https://github.com/tskulbru/kvile/releases/tag/kvile-v0.2.1 | Mockingjay | - Awesome, definitely a valuable project. I'll be sharing this with some friends who could really use this. | Stao | - The website says it's open source, but I couldn't find a link to the source repo. I looked at your github repos and didn't see it in there either. - Great idea! I'm so bad about forgetting to stand so something like this could be super useful.
In Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)
tskulbru·Feb 3, 2026Submission

Show HN: Kvile – Lightweight Postman alternative that uses .http files

Hi everyone, I'm Torstein! I've been building Kvile, an HTTP debugging app built with Tauri 2 (Rust + React). Some backstory: I've spent too much time fighting with OpenAPI specs that drift out of sync with reality. Generated clients break, docs lie, and you end up curling the endpoint anyway to see what it actually returns. I wanted something simpler - HTTP requests that live right next to the service I'm working on. Edit a file, send a request, commit it with my code. No spec generation, no sync issues, no "the docs say X but the API does Y." That's why Kvile is built around .http files as the source of truth. Why .http files? - Version control: Plain text that diffs cleanly in git - No lock-in: Standard format supported by JetBrains, VS Code, and others - Docs as code: Requests live in your repo alongside the code they test - S
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hare easily: Send a file, not an exported JSON blob - Editor freedom: Edit in any text editor, use the GUI when you want it - No account required: Your data stays on your machine I got tired of API clients that store requests in proprietary formats, require accounts, or try to upsell me on cloud sync. I just wanted to open a folder of .http files and send requests. Supports JetBrains HTTP syntax ({{variables}}, ### separators), VS Code REST Client format, environment files, and dynamic variables. Built with Tauri 2 - small bundle (~15MB), runs natively on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Early development (v0.2.1) - feedback welcome. GitHub: https://github.com/tskulbru/kvile Personal blog/portfolio: https://tskulbru.dev
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