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Retriever
Free native Mac API client. The Paw replacement you need
Retriever is a free native Mac API client. Send HTTP requests, organize them in collections, switch environments, and chain one response into the next with {{@Login.body.token}}, no scripts. OAuth 2.0 with auto-refresh, a fast JSON tree, ⌘K for everything, code generation in 7 languages. Imports Postman, cURL and OpenAPI. Everything is plain JSON on your disk: no account, no cloud. Ships with an MCP server so Claude, Cursor and other agents can use your collections.
Hi Product Hunt 👋
Paw (later RapidAPI for Mac) was my favourite API client for years. On 16 September it was discontinued, with no macOS 27 support. I didn't want to go back to an Electron app that wants me to sign in before I can send a GET, so I built Retriever.
What it is:
- A real Mac app (SwiftUI), small and fast
- Your workspace is one plain JSON file on disk. Diff it, commit it, back it up. No account, nothing synced anywhere
- Response chaining without scripts: right-click a value in any response, "Copy as Chain Reference", paste it into another request. Retriever shows which requests depend on which and runs the chain in order
- OAuth 2.0 (PKCE, client credentials, device code…) with tokens refreshed for you
- Undo for everything, plus version history for the workspace and per request
- Import from Postman, cURL, OpenAPI/Swagger. Export back to Postman
- An MCP server bundled in the app, so your coding agent can list, edit and send your requests. Its changes show up in the sidebar within a second
It's free. No trial, no licence key, no paid tier. There's an optional pay-what-you-want link if you'd like to support it.
AI features (explain a failed response, suggest chains) are off until you add your own TypeSafe, Anthropic or OpenAI key.
Migrating from Paw? There's a guide: https://fetchretriever.app/paw-a...
I'd love to hear what's missing for your workflow. I'll be here all day answering questions.
About Retriever on Product Hunt
“Free native Mac API client. The Paw replacement you need”
Retriever was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 2 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #158 on the daily leaderboard. Retriever is a free native Mac API client. Send HTTP requests, organize them in collections, switch environments, and chain one response into the next with {{@Login.body.token}}, no scripts. OAuth 2.0 with auto-refresh, a fast JSON tree, ⌘K for everything, code generation in 7 languages. Imports Postman, cURL and OpenAPI. Everything is plain JSON on your disk: no account, no cloud. Ships with an MCP server so Claude, Cursor and other agents can use your collections.
On the analytics side, Retriever competes within Mac, API and Developer Tools — topics that collectively have 722.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Retriever performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Retriever?
Retriever was hunted by Karakabakov. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Retriever including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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