Download & Install

Bruno is an open-source, fast and lightweight API client for exploring and testing APIs. It’s designed to be a modern alternative to traditional API clients with a focus on speed, simplicity, and collaboration.

Installation Options

Bruno can be installed via direct download or through package managers on supported platforms.

Starting with Bruno v3, native ARM64 binaries are available for Windows ARM64 devices ^↗.

macOS
Windows
Linux

Direct Download

Download the latest macOS version from the official downloads page ^↗.

Homebrew

brew install bruno

Direct Download

Download the latest Windows installer from the official downloads page ^↗.

Enterprise MSI InstallationWhen installing Bruno using an MSI installer, IT administrators can control auto-update behavior by passing the AUTOUPDATE_ENABLED flag during installation:

Set to false to disable auto-updates enterprise-wide
If auto-updates are disabled by the enterprise, users cannot enable them manually
If no enterprise setting exists, Bruno respects individual user preferences

Example: msiexec /i Bruno.msi AUTOUPDATE_ENABLED=false

Using Package Managers

Chocolatey

choco install bruno

Winget

winget install Bruno.Bruno

Scoop

scoop install bruno

Direct Download

Download the latest Linux package from the official downloads page ^↗.

Using Package Managers

APT (Debian/Ubuntu)

# Create keyrings directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

# Update and install GPG and curl
sudo apt update && sudo apt install gpg curl

# List existing keys (optional)
sudo gpg --list-keys

# Add the Bruno repository key
curl -fsSL "https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x9FA6017ECABE0266" | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/bruno.gpg > /dev/null

# Set permissions for the GPG key file
sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/keyrings/bruno.gpg

# Add the Bruno repository
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/bruno.gpg] http://debian.usebruno.com/ bruno stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/bruno.list

# Update and install Bruno
sudo apt update && sudo apt install bruno

Flatpak

flatpak install flathub com.usebruno.Bruno

Snap

sudo snap install bruno

Nightly Builds

Nightly builds are pre-release and may contain bugs. Use them to preview upcoming features and provide feedback - not for production.

Nightly builds are published automatically for early testing of upcoming features. To get started, visit the bruno-nightly-builds ^↗ repository on GitHub and download the asset that matches your OS.

Bruno App
Bruno CLI

Find the latest release in the nightly builds repository ^↗ and download the installer for your platform:

Platform	File to download
macOS (Apple Silicon)	`.dmg` (arm64)
macOS (Intel)	`.dmg` (x64)
Windows	`.exe` or `.msi` installer
Linux	`.AppImage`, `.deb`, or `.rpm`

Install it the same way as a regular Bruno release.

The CLI nightly build is published as an npm tarball (.tgz). Installing it in an isolated folder keeps it separate from any globally installed version.1. Prepare a test folderDownload the .tgz file from the nightly builds repository ^↗ and keep the original filename unchanged. Then create a clean folder and move the file into it:

mkdir cli-portable-nightly
mv usebruno-cli-*.tgz cli-portable-nightly/
cd cli-portable-nightly

2. Install the bundle locally

npm init -y
npm install --offline ./usebruno-cli-<version>.tgz

3. Verify the installation

npx bru --version
# Expected output: the nightly version number, e.g. 3.5.0

4. Run your collection using the local CLIThe nightly binary is installed inside cli-portable-nightly/node_modules/.bin/bru. When you want to run a collection that lives in a different folder, you must use the full absolute path to that binary.Using ./node_modules/.bin/bru only works from inside the cli-portable-nightly folder itself.

# Step into your collection folder
cd /path/to/your-collection

# macOS / Linux — use the absolute path to the nightly binary
/path/to/cli-portable-nightly/node_modules/.bin/bru run --env <name>

# Windows
C:\path\to\cli-portable-nightly\node_modules\.bin\bru run --env <name>

If you are not sure of the path, run pwd while inside cli-portable-nightly to get it:

cd /path/to/cli-portable-nightly
pwd
# e.g. /Users/yourname/Downloads/cli-portable-nightly

Then use that output as the prefix:

cd /path/to/your-collection
/Users/yourname/Downloads/cli-portable-nightly/node_modules/.bin/bru run --env <name>

To avoid typing the full path every time, export it as a shell variable for your session:

export NIGHTLY_BRU=/Users/yourname/Downloads/cli-portable-nightly/node_modules/.bin/bru
cd /path/to/your-collection
$NIGHTLY_BRU run --env <name>

Release Information

Bruno follows semantic versioning. You can check the GitHub Releases ^↗ page for:

Latest version information
Release notes
Bug fixes
New features included in each release

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Installation Options

Direct Download

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Direct Download

Using Package Managers

Direct Download

Using Package Managers

Nightly Builds

Release Information

​Installation Options

​Direct Download

​Homebrew

​Direct Download

​Using Package Managers

​Direct Download

​Using Package Managers

​Nightly Builds

​Release Information

Installation Options

Direct Download

Homebrew

Direct Download

Using Package Managers

Direct Download

Using Package Managers

Nightly Builds

Release Information