# Thunder Client ![Visual Studio Marketplace Installs](https://vsmarketplacebadges.dev/installs-short/rangav.vscode-thunder-client.svg) ![Visual Studio Version](https://vsmarketplacebadges.dev/version-short/rangav.vscode-thunder-client.svg) ![NPM Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40thunderclient%2Fcli?label=CLI) [![Discord Badge](https://img.shields.io/discord/1044985063802163230?color=5865F2&label=Discord&logo=discord&logoColor=white&style=flat)](https://discord.gg/yw6UsfwrkH) Thunder Client is a lightweight REST API client for [VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-client) and [JetBrains](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/31431-thunder-client), designed with a focus on **simplicity, clean design, and local storage**. You can report any bugs or feature requests here. - Featured on Product Hunt - [Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/thunder-client) - Featured in the "20 Fan Favorite Extensions" for [VS Code](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mI5My0cBTv4) - Website - [www.thunderclient.com](https://www.thunderclient.com) - Extension - [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-client) - Documentation - [https://docs.thunderclient.com](https://docs.thunderclient.com/) #### Story behind Thunder Client - Read Launch Blog Post on [Medium](https://rangav.medium.com/thunder-client-alternative-to-postman-68ee0c9486d6) #### Milestones - The extension was **launched** on March 31st, 2021 - **500K** downloads on Dec 20th, 2021 - **1 Million** downloads on July 13th, 2022 - [View All Milestones](https://www.thunderclient.com/about) #### Innovations - First to introduce GUI based **API Client for VS Code**. - First to introduce **100% local storage** API Client. - First to introduce **Scriptless Testing**. - First to introduce an **advanced CLI** that runs Requests, Collections and cURL commands. - More to come... #### Follow Us for Updates  [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/Twitter-1DA1F2?style=for-the-badge&logo=twitter&logoColor=white)](https://twitter.com/thunder_client)     [![LinkedIn](https://img.shields.io/badge/LinkedIn-0077B5?style=for-the-badge&logo=linkedin&logoColor=white)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thunderclient/) ## How to Use - Install the extension, click the Thunder Client icon on the Action Bar. - From the sidebar click `New Request` button to test API - Video: [youtube.com/watch?v=NKZ0ahNbmak](https://youtu.be/NKZ0ahNbmak?t=3) Thunder Client ## Main Features - **Lightweight** and easy to use REST API Client. - Supports **Collections and Environment variables**. - **Scriptless Testing:** Easily test API responses with a GUI-based interface. - **Local Storage:** The extension saves all data locally on the user's device. - **Git Sync:** Save requests data in your Git repository for team collaboration. - **Advanced CLI:** Run requests, collections and cURL commands from the terminal. ## Documentation (NEW) - We're excited to launch our new documentation site - https://docs.thunderclient.com