Stoplight

Frontend and backend developers, as well as QA engineers, might very well tell you that dealing with or managing APIs, especially when it comes down to preparations and documentation, is not always the most straightforward process.

Stoplight is an Electron-based, cross-platform piece of software that offers you a better way to organize, document and manage your APIs. In just a few words, Stoplight provides you with a comprehensive and reliable platform for documenting, testing, sharing, publishing and analyzing APIs, basically, covering all the API pre-production steps.

The application can be installed with the minimum amount of fuss by following its streamlined, wizard-based installer. We should point out that the Stoplight also comes with companion apps for the other popular OSes out there, namely macOS and Linux.

As expected, you are required to log in using your official Stoplight credentials or create a new account using an existing GitHub account.

Regarding the application's user interface, there's not much to be said except the fact that it comes with a very well thought-out and modern layout. The main window is split into two main sections, namely a left-sided toolbar that allows you to access the app's self-explanatory sections, Home, Workspace Settings, API Settings and various modules, and the actual editing section, on the right.

You can start off by importing your already existing OpenAPI, RAML or Postman API collections, or start from a new one from scratch. This said, it soon becomes evident that Stoplight is an accomplished tool which can automate processes, as well as run tests and scenarios.

Taking everything into account, Stoplight is a powerful and modern utility that has the potential to improve the way you work with APIs by covering the entire API wheel of development, with the help of its four built-in tools, namely API Designer, Hosted Docs, Scenarios and Prism.