# yaak > Desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, and gRPC Yaak is an offline-first desktop API client for organizing and executing API requests. It supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, and Server-Sent Events with features for environment variables, collection imports, and encrypted secrets. It runs locally as a native desktop application on macOS, Windows, and Linux. - Source: https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak - Homepage: https://yaak.app - License: MIT - Built with: TypeScript 51.2%, Rust 46.5%, JavaScript 1.7%, Other 0.6% - Stars: 19388 - Forks: 839 - Contributors: 80 - Last commit: 2026-10-29 - Latest release: v2026.9.0 (2026-10-10) - Purpose: Developer tools, API tools - Type: Desktop - For: Personal ## Worth score: 74/100 How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals. - Popularity: 21/25 - Momentum: 10/20 - Maintenance: 25/25 - Community: 10/15 - Readiness: 8/15 ## Downloads Latest release: [Release 2026.9.0](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/tag/v2026.9.0). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub. Windows: - [Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup.exe](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup.exe) (44 MB, 8.7k downloads) - [Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup-machine.exe](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup-machine.exe) (44 MB, 532 downloads) - [Yaak_2026.9.0_arm64-setup.exe](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_arm64-setup.exe) (39 MB, 367 downloads) - [Yaak_2026.9.0_arm64-setup-machine.exe](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_arm64-setup-machine.exe) (39 MB, 304 downloads) macOS: - [Yaak_2026.9.0_aarch64.dmg](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_aarch64.dmg) (64 MB, 18k downloads) - [Yaak_2026.9.0_x64.dmg](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_x64.dmg) (68 MB, 1.2k downloads) Linux: - [yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.deb](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.deb) (79 MB, 1.3k downloads) - [yaak-2026.9.0-1.x86_64.rpm](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-2026.9.0-1.x86_64.rpm) (58 MB, 385 downloads) - [yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.AppImage](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.AppImage) (146 MB, 883 downloads) - [yaak-cef_2026.9.0_amd64.deb](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-cef_2026.9.0_amd64.deb) (202 MB, 423 downloads) - [yaak-cef_2026.9.0_arm64.deb](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-cef_2026.9.0_arm64.deb) (206 MB, 76 downloads) - [yaak-cef_2026.9.0_linux_x64.tar.gz](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-cef_2026.9.0_linux_x64.tar.gz) (198 MB, 41 downloads) - [yaak-cef_2026.9.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-cef_2026.9.0_linux_arm64.tar.gz) (201 MB, 36 downloads) - [yaak_2026.9.0_arm64.deb](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_arm64.deb) (80 MB, 94 downloads) - [yaak-2026.9.0-1.aarch64.rpm](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-2026.9.0-1.aarch64.rpm) (59 MB, 75 downloads) - [yaak_2026.9.0_aarch64.AppImage](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_aarch64.AppImage) (144 MB, 141 downloads) Other files: - [Yaak_aarch64.app.tar.gz](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_aarch64.app.tar.gz) (66 MB, 4.8k downloads) - [Yaak_x64.app.tar.gz](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_x64.app.tar.gz) (68 MB, 224 downloads) - [latest.json](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/latest.json) (9.2 KB, 26 downloads) To check the files: [yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.deb.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.deb.sig), [yaak-2026.9.0-1.x86_64.rpm.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-2026.9.0-1.x86_64.rpm.sig), [yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.AppImage.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_amd64.AppImage.sig), [yaak_2026.9.0_arm64.deb.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_arm64.deb.sig), [yaak-2026.9.0-1.aarch64.rpm.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak-2026.9.0-1.aarch64.rpm.sig), [yaak_2026.9.0_aarch64.AppImage.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/yaak_2026.9.0_aarch64.AppImage.sig), [Yaak_aarch64.app.tar.gz.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_aarch64.app.tar.gz.sig), [Yaak_x64.app.tar.gz.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_x64.app.tar.gz.sig), [Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup.exe.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup.exe.sig), [Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup-machine.exe.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_x64-setup-machine.exe.sig), [Yaak_2026.9.0_arm64-setup.exe.sig](https://github.com/mountain-loop/yaak/releases/download/v2026.9.0/Yaak_2026.9.0_arm64-setup.exe.sig) ## Alternatives - [Hoppscotch](https://diggithub.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch.md): Open-source API development ecosystem - [Insomnia](https://diggithub.com/Kong/insomnia.md): Cross-platform API client - [Bruno](https://diggithub.com/usebruno/bruno.md): Offline-first API client that stores collections in Git --- Source page: https://diggithub.com/mountain-loop/yaak Updated: 2026-10-30