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Your FREE, lightweight tool for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and AsyncAPI interactive client & documentation
https://github.com/lukasjhan/ground-client

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Your FREE, lightweight tool for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and AsyncAPI interactive client & documentation

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# ⚡ Ground (0V) Client

### A powerful, lightweight, **forever free** API client for VSCode

[![License: GPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-blue.svg)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)
[![VS Code Marketplace](https://img.shields.io/badge/VS%20Code-Marketplace-blue)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/)
[![Open Source](https://badges.frapsoft.com/os/v1/open-source.svg?v=103)](https://opensource.org/)

## ⚡ Forever Free. No Restrictions. Open Source.

**Ground Client** is built on a simple promise: **We will never charge you for features that should be free.**

- 🔄 No "premium" tiers
- 🔄 No suddenly paywalled features
- 🔄 No subscription traps
- 🔄 No hidden limitations
- 🔄 No ads
- 🔄 No tracking
- 🔄 EveryThing runs on your machine

✨ Because API testing shouldn't cost a fortune

Built by developers tired of seeing free tools go paid, Ground Client is to ensure it remains **FREE FOR EVERYONE, FOREVER**.

## 🛠️ Features

- ⚡ **Blazing fast performance**
- 📝 **REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, Async API and gRPC** support
- 💾 **Git-friendly storage** - Save requests as files and share with your team
- 📊 **Request & Response History** with documentation features
- 💬 **Comments & Annotations** for team collaboration
- 🌐 **Environment Variables** for different contexts
- 🔑 **Authentication** helpers (Basic, Bearer, OAuth, etc.)

## 📦 Installation

1. Open VSCode
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
3. Search for "Ground Client"
4. Click Install

## 📚 How to Use

1. Open the **Ground Client** panel from the activity bar
2. Create a new collection for your project
3. Add requests to test your APIs
4. Save and share with your team via Git

## 🤝 Community Driven

Ground Client is built for the community, by the community. We believe in the power of open source to create better software for everyone.

- 🐛 Found a bug? [Open an issue](https://github.com/lukasjhan/ground-client/issues)
- 💡 Have an idea? [Suggest a feature](https://github.com/lukasjhan/ground-client/issues)

## ⚖️ License

Ground Client is licensed under the [GNU General Public License v3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html).

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**Made with ❤️ by developers who believe great tools should be free**