LykosAI · mohnjiles · Jul 25, 2026 · Jul 25, 2026
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+<img src="docs/public/logo.png" alt="LitePost" width="96" />
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 # LitePost
 
-A lightweight, cross-platform API testing application built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript.
+**A fast, lightweight API client — no accounts, no cloud, no junk.**
 
-![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f0dc8163-c10c-4d71-9b19-99d92a448a1b)
+Built with Tauri, Rust, and React. Your requests, collections, and history live in
+plain JSON files on your machine and nowhere else.
 
+[**Download**](https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases/latest) ·
+[**Documentation**](https://lykos.ai/LitePost/) ·
+[**Report an issue**](https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/issues)
 
-<div align="center">
+</div>
 
-### 📥 Download LitePost
+![LitePost in the default Night Desk theme](docs/public/screenshot-night-desk.png)
 
 <table>
 <tr>
-<td align="center" colspan="3">
-<h1>🪟</h1>
-<b>Windows</b><br/>
-<sub>64-bit Installer</sub><br/>
-<a href="https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases/latest/download/litepost_x64-setup.exe">
-⬇️ Download
-</a>
-</td>
+<td width="62%"><img src="docs/public/screenshot-schematic.png" alt="The Schematic light theme" /></td>
+<td><img src="docs/public/screenshot-palette.png" alt="The Ctrl+K command palette" /></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td align="center">
-<h1>🍎</h1>
-<b>macOS</b> <sup><code>beta</code></sup><br/>
-<sub>Apple Silicon</sub><br/>
-<a href="https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases/latest/download/litepost_aarch64.app.tar.gz">
-⬇️ Download
-</a>
-</td>
-<td align="center">
-<h1>🍎</h1>
-<b>macOS</b> <sup><code>beta</code></sup><br/>
-<sub>Intel Processor</sub><br/>
-<a href="https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases/latest/download/litepost_x64.app.tar.gz">
-⬇️ Download
-</a>
-</td>
-<td align="center">
-<h1>🐧</h1>
-<b>Linux</b> <sup><code>beta</code></sup><br/>
-<sub>AppImage (64-bit)</sub><br/>
-<a href="https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases/latest/download/litepost_amd64.AppImage">
-⬇️ Download
-</a>
-</td>
+<td align="center"><sub>Schematic — the light theme</sub></td>
+<td align="center"><sub>Ctrl+K — search everything, do anything</sub></td>
 </tr>
 </table>
 
-> 🔄 All downloads are automatically updated to the latest version. [View all releases](https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases)
+## Download
 
-</div>
+Grab the installer for your platform from the
+[**latest release**](https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost/releases/latest):
+
+- **Windows** — `*_x64-setup.exe`
+- **macOS** *(beta)* — `*_aarch64.app.tar.gz` (Apple Silicon) or `*_x64.app.tar.gz` (Intel)
+- **Linux** *(beta)* — `*_amd64.AppImage`
 
-## Prerequisites
+No sign-up, no telemetry. LitePost updates itself in-app when new releases ship.
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v18 or later)
-- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) (v8 or later)
-- [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) (latest stable)
-- Platform-specific dependencies for Tauri:
-  - **Windows**: Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Build Tools
-  - **macOS**: Xcode Command Line Tools
-  - **Linux**: `build-essential`, `libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev`, `curl`, `wget`, `libssl-dev`, `libgtk-3-dev`, `libayatana-appindicator3-dev`, `librsvg2-dev`
+> **macOS note:** builds are not yet notarized — right-click the app and choose **Open** the first time.
 
-## Development Setup
+## Features
 
-1. Clone the repository:
-   ```bash
-   git clone https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost.git
-   cd LitePost
-   ```
+- **Command palette** — `Ctrl+K` fuzzy-searches history and collections, switches environments, and runs any action
+- **Full HTTP toolkit** — all standard methods, headers/params/cookies editors, multipart file uploads, per-request network settings (timeout, SSL, proxy)
+- **Auth that does the work** — Basic, Bearer, API Key, and OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, token refresh, and one-click endpoint auto-fill from OIDC discovery
+- **Live responses** — collapsible JSON tree with a `$.path[*]`-style filter bar, HTML and image previews, timing waterfall, redirect chains
+- **Streaming** — first-class SSE with per-chunk timestamps and cancellation, plus a WebSocket panel
+- **Environments & variables** — `{{variable}}` substitution everywhere, with inline badges showing resolved values, and response extraction rules to capture values automatically
+- **Collections** — save, organize, and batch-run requests; import from cURL, OpenAPI, or Postman format
+- **Testing** — JavaScript test scripts, no-code assertions, and pre-request scripts
+- **Code generation** — copy any request as cURL, Python, JavaScript, C#, Go, or Ruby
+- **Six themes** — from the warm default **Night Desk** to the paper-and-cobalt **Schematic** light theme
 
-2. Install dependencies:
-   ```bash
-   pnpm install
-   ```
+Full guides for everything live in the [documentation](https://lykos.ai/LitePost/).
 
-3. Start the development server:
-   ```bash
-   pnpm tauri dev
-   ```
+## Development
 
-## Building for Production
+Prerequisites: [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) 20+, [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) 9,
+[Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) stable, and the
+[Tauri platform dependencies](https://v2.tauri.app/start/prerequisites/) for your OS.
 
-To create a production build:
 ```bash
-pnpm tauri build
+git clone https://github.com/LykosAI/LitePost.git
+cd LitePost
+pnpm install
+pnpm tauri dev
 ```
 
-The built applications will be available in `src-tauri/target/release/bundle/`.
+Production builds land in `src-tauri/target/release/bundle/`:
 
-## Project Structure
-
-```
-litepost/
-├── src/                     # React frontend source
-│   ├── components/          # React components
-│   │   └── ui/              # Reusable UI components (shadcn/ui)
-│   ├── hooks/               # Custom React hooks
-│   ├── store/               # Zustand state management
-│   ├── utils/               # Utility functions
-│   ├── types/               # TypeScript type definitions
-│   └── test/                # Test files
-├── src-tauri/               # Rust backend source
-│   ├── src/                 # Rust source code
-│   └── capabilities/        # Tauri capability configurations
-├── public/                  # Static assets
-├── coverage/                # Test coverage reports
-└── dist/                    # Production build output
+```bash
+pnpm tauri build
 ```
 
-Key directories:
-- `src/components/`: React components organized by feature
-- `src/hooks/`: Custom hooks for API requests, state management, etc.
-- `src/store/`: Zustand stores for collections, environments, and settings
-- `src/test/`: Unit tests using Vitest and React Testing Library
-- `src-tauri/`: Rust backend with HTTP client and file system operations
-
-## Features 🚀
-
-- 🎨 Modern, native UI built with React, Tailwind CSS, and Shadcn UI
-- 💻 Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
-
-### Request & Authentication 🔐
-- Multiple request tabs with history
-- Authentication support:
-  - Basic Auth
-  - Bearer Token
-  - API Key (header and query parameter)
-- Custom request headers and parameters
-- 📝 Code generation for multiple languages (curl, Python, JavaScript, C#, Go, Ruby)
-
-### Response Handling 📊
-- Advanced response visualization:
-  - ✨ JSON prettification with syntax highlighting
-  - 📄 XML formatting
-  - 🌐 HTML preview
-  - 🖼️ Image preview
-- Response metrics:
-  - 📏 Size measurements
-  - ⚡ Request/response timing
-  - 📈 Network timing breakdown (DNS, First byte, Download time)
-
-### Environment Management 🌍
-- Create, edit, and delete environments
-- Variable substitution
-- Environment switching
-- Environment-specific variables
-
-### Collections 📁
-- Save and organize requests in collections
-- Basic folder organization
-- Import/export collections
-- Postman format compatibility
-
-### Testing ✅
-- JavaScript-based test scripts
-- Comprehensive test assertions:
-  - Status code validation
-  - JSON value verification
-  - Header checks
-  - Response time validation
-- Test execution with results display
-
-## Testing 🧪
-
-The project uses Vitest for testing. Here are the available test commands:
+### Tests
 
 ```bash
-# Run all tests
-pnpm test
-
-# Run tests in watch mode (useful during development)
-pnpm test:watch
-
-# Run tests with coverage report
-pnpm test:coverage
-
-# Run tests for a specific file
-pnpm test RequestUrlBar
+pnpm test:run        # frontend (Vitest + React Testing Library)
+pnpm test:coverage   # with coverage report
+cargo test           # Rust backend (run inside src-tauri/)
 ```
 
-The test suite currently includes:
-- Unit tests for React components using React Testing Library
-- Component mocking (e.g., Radix UI components)
-- Event handling tests
-- State management tests
-- Coverage reporting with v8
-
-Coverage reports can be found in:
-- Terminal output (text format)
-- `coverage/` directory (HTML and JSON formats)
-
-### Planned Test Improvements 🎯
-
-We plan to add:
-- Integration tests for API request/response flows
-- End-to-end tests for critical user journeys
-- Performance testing for large responses
-- Cross-platform compatibility tests
-
-### Writing Tests 📝
+### Docs site
 
-Tests are located in `src/test/` and follow the naming convention `*.test.tsx`. Each test file should:
-- Import necessary testing utilities from `vitest` and `@testing-library/react`
-- Mock external dependencies when needed
-- Use React Testing Library's best practices for component testing
+The documentation is a [VitePress](https://vitepress.dev/) site in `docs/`,
+deployed automatically to [lykos.ai/LitePost](https://lykos.ai/LitePost/) on merge:
 
-Example test structure:
-```typescript
-import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
-import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
-import { YourComponent } from '@/components/YourComponent'
-
-describe('YourComponent', () => {
-  interface SetupOptions {
-    initialValue?: string
-    isDisabled?: boolean
-  }
-
-  const setup = (options: SetupOptions = {}) => {
-    const user = userEvent.setup()
-    const props = {
-      value: options.initialValue || '',
-      isDisabled: options.isDisabled || false,
-      onChange: vi.fn(),
-      onSubmit: vi.fn(),
-    }
-
-    const utils = render(<YourComponent {...props} />)
-
-    return {
-      user,
-      ...utils,
-      ...props,
-    }
-  }
-
-  it('renders with default props', () => {
-    setup()
-    expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toBeEnabled()
-  })
-
-  it('handles user input and submission', async () => {
-    const { user, onChange, onSubmit } = setup()
-
-    const input = screen.getByRole('textbox')
-    const button = screen.getByRole('button')
-
-    await user.type(input, 'Hello')
-    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Hello')
-
-    await user.click(button)
-    expect(onSubmit).toHaveBeenCalled()
-  })
-
-  it('respects disabled state', () => {
-    setup({ isDisabled: true })
-    expect(screen.getByRole('textbox')).toBeDisabled()
-    expect(screen.getByRole('button')).toBeDisabled()
-  })
-})
+```bash
+pnpm docs:dev
 ```
-## Contributing 🤝
-
-1. Fork the repository
-2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature`)
-3. Commit your changes (`git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature'`)
-4. Push to the branch (`git push origin feature/amazing-feature`)
-5. Open a Pull Request
 
-## License ⚖️
+## Contributing
 
-This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (AGPL-3.0). This means:
+Issues and pull requests are welcome. Branch from `main`, keep commits focused,
+and make sure `pnpm test:run` and `cargo check` pass — CI enforces both. See the
+[contributing guide](https://lykos.ai/LitePost/contributing) for details.
 
-- You can use this software for any purpose
-- You can modify this software
-- You can distribute this software
-- You must include the license and copyright notice with each copy
-- You must disclose your source code when you distribute the software
-- You must state changes made to the code
-- If you use this software over a network, you must make your modified version available to users of that network
+## License
 
-See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for the full license text.
+[AGPL-3.0](LICENSE) — free to use, modify, and distribute; derivatives must remain
+open source, including when served over a network.
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