FAQ
Is there an account or cloud sync?
Section titled “Is there an account or cloud sync?”No. There’s no account to create and no Wirebench-run server. Sharing a workspace works over git (your own remote) or a synced folder (Dropbox, OneDrive, Syncthing, a network share) — see Shared workspaces.
Does Wirebench send any telemetry or usage data?
Section titled “Does Wirebench send any telemetry or usage data?”No. Wirebench never sends usage data, and it never loads remote content into the app. Checking for updates is something you trigger yourself — the app doesn’t check on its own unless you turn that on.
Where is my data stored?
Section titled “Where is my data stored?”In one data folder, in your OS’s standard app-data location — see Where your data lives for the exact path on macOS, Windows, Linux and under a snap install. Workspaces, projects, preferences and secrets are all there.
Are my credentials stored safely?
Section titled “Are my credentials stored safely?”Yes. Secrets are encrypted with your OS’s own keychain (macOS Keychain, Windows DPAPI, or libsecret on Linux) before they touch disk, and project files never hold a credential value — only an opaque reference to one. On a headless Linux setup with no keyring available, Wirebench falls back to a weaker, marked-as-such store rather than refusing to run.
Can I use git to sync a project or workspace?
Section titled “Can I use git to sync a project or workspace?”Yes, in two ways. A single project can be exported to a folder you manage, or linked to an existing folder that’s already under git — either one lets you commit it yourself. A whole workspace can be shared as a git repository directly from Wirebench (Share this workspace…), which keeps it synced across a team through Wirebench’s own Sync control.
Which protocols are supported?
Section titled “Which protocols are supported?”SOAP (with WS-Security, WS-Addressing, MTOM/SwA attachments, and WS-I Basic Profile validation),
REST, and gRPC (unary and streaming, message completion from .proto reflection or files) — all
sharing one project, one set of environments and one history.
Can I import from other tools’ export formats?
Section titled “Can I import from other tools’ export formats?”Yes: WSDL, OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman collections, and a legacy single-file SOAP project. You can
also import a single request from a curl command line (Import cURL…).
Can IT deploy Wirebench to managed machines?
Section titled “Can IT deploy Wirebench to managed machines?”Yes. Each release has an MSI for Windows fleets, which installs silently with msiexec /qn, and a
CycloneDX SBOM. Newer releases also carry build attestations. Where nothing may be installed at
all, the portable Windows zip runs from any writable folder and keeps its data beside itself. See
Deploy to a fleet,
Portable copy and the
code-signing policy.
Is Wirebench free, and what licence is it under?
Section titled “Is Wirebench free, and what licence is it under?”Yes. Wirebench is open source under the Apache License 2.0.
How do I update?
Section titled “How do I update?”Run Check for Updates… from the command palette, or turn on Preferences → Updates → Check for updates on launch to have it check automatically. Wirebench never checks on its own otherwise.
Does Wirebench work offline?
Section titled “Does Wirebench work offline?”Yes, for anything that doesn’t itself require the network — editing requests, environments and history all work offline. Sending a request, importing a WSDL/OpenAPI document by URL, or syncing a shared workspace all need a reachable network, same as any client that talks to a real service.
What happens if I open a project made by a newer version of Wirebench?
Section titled “What happens if I open a project made by a newer version of Wirebench?”It’s refused with a clear error rather than opened partially or guessed at — see Project folder format for how the format version works. Update Wirebench to open it.