# Scalar

> Beautiful open-source API references and a modern REST client

- Canonical URL: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/scalar
- JSON export: https://www.fosshunter.com/tools/scalar.json
- Website: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
- Category: API Client
- Open source: yes
- Self-hostable: yes
- Verified listing: no
- Featured: no
- Published at: 2026-04-29T18:19:00+00:00
- Catalog revision: `1053397304`

## Repository metrics (point-in-time)

- Repository: https://github.com/scalar/scalar
- Stars: 16368
- Forks: 964
- Open issues: 37
- License: MIT
- Last push: 2026-11-04T00:29:35+00:00
- Metrics observed at (synced_at): 2026-11-04T11:58:51+00:00
- Archived: no

Tags: rest api, API Client, HTTP Client, API Testing, OpenAPI
Tech stacks: go, golang, javascript, nextjs, nodejs, react, Tailwind CSS, typescript

## Features
- Renders beautiful and interactive API references from OpenAPI or Swagger documents. *(highlighted)*
- Includes a powerful offline-first REST API client for testing and debugging requests. *(highlighted)*
- Automatically generates code examples for dozens of programming languages and frameworks. *(highlighted)*

## Description

Scalar is an open-source API platform providing a modern REST API client and beautiful interactive API references. It features first-class OpenAPI support while generating code snippets for multiple popular languages and frameworks.

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