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Observed arrival · 2026-09-27

istek, a native macOS gRPC client

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Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A paid Mac app for exploring gRPC services and making unary or streaming calls, with companion protobuf and status-code tools.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-27 issue.
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Mac developers working with gRPC services
Worth noticing
Its .proto parser lists imports, nested messages, oneof, maps, reserved ranges, and bundled well-known types.

Field notes

The page describes keyboard shortcuts for sending, cancelling, and half-closing calls, plus an option to copy a call as grpcurl. It lists support for protobuf features including imports, nested messages, enums, maps, and oneof. The listed team licence starts at five seats; the page says there is no seat-management console.

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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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