Changelog

New tools, improvements, and fixes every week.

Sunday, January 11 · 2026
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DevHexDraw

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A free browser-based diagram editor for architecture diagrams, flowcharts, and system sketches. Hand-drawn style, infinite canvas, no sign-up required.

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HTML Email Tester

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Preview HTML email snippets in a sandboxed frame and get a compatibility report flagging elements known to break in common email clients.

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Dockerfile Linter

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Check Dockerfiles for reproducibility, security, and maintainability issues such as missing version tags, root execution, and large layer anti-patterns.

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Timestamp Converter

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Added a live clock mode that auto-updates the current Unix timestamp every second. You can now also convert directly from ISO 8601 strings.

Saturday, December 7 · 2024
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Kubernetes Linter

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Lint Kubernetes manifest YAML for missing required fields, container spec issues, absent resource limits, and common best-practice violations.

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Stack Trace Beautifier

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Paste a raw stack trace and get a formatted table of frames with function names, file paths, line numbers, and column offsets.

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Log Formatter

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Format JSON-Lines logs and clean common plain-text server log formats for easier reading and sharing with teammates.

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Environment Variable Diff

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Compare two .env files and instantly see which keys are missing, which have changed values, and which are new between environments.

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SQL Query Explainer

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Break SQL queries into clearly labelled clauses so joins, filters, grouping, and ordering are easy to inspect and explain to others.

Saturday, November 2 · 2024
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CSP Builder

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Visual Content Security Policy header generator. Toggle directives and sources through a checklist interface and copy the finished header value.

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Certificate Decoder

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Paste any PEM certificate and decode its fields: subject, issuer, validity dates, subject alternative names, and key usage extensions.

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HAR File Viewer

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Upload or paste a HAR export from any browser and get a summary of requests, status codes, slowest resources, and error entries.

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OpenAPI Viewer

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Paste OpenAPI JSON or YAML and browse the API title, version, all paths, HTTP methods, and operation summaries in a clean tree view.

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Password Generator

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Added an entropy display in bits so you can see exactly how strong each generated password is. The exclude ambiguous characters option is now on by default.

Saturday, October 5 · 2024
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AI Model Comparator

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Side-by-side comparison of major LLM models covering context window size, pricing per million tokens, output strengths, and knowledge cutoff dates.

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Prompt Builder

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Build structured LLM prompts with system, user, and assistant sections. Copy the result as plain text or as a JSON messages array ready to paste into an API call.

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SQL to MongoDB

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Translate SQL WHERE clauses into MongoDB filter syntax. Supports equality, inequality, IN lists, LIKE patterns, AND or OR logic, and NULL checks.

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Color Picker

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The eyedropper now works in all Chromium-based browsers via the EyeDropper API. Added a history panel that stores your last 16 picked colors.

Fixed

JSON Path Tester

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Resolved an issue where bracket notation paths with numeric keys returned empty results instead of the correct array element.

Saturday, September 7 · 2024
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GitHub Actions Validator

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Validate GitHub Actions workflow YAML client-side. The tool checks required keys, step definitions, trigger formats, and flags common mistakes without sending your secrets anywhere.

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Makefile Generator

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Generate ready-to-use Makefiles for Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, and Docker projects. Pick the targets you need, set variables, and download the file.

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CSS Specificity Calculator

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Calculate and visualize CSS selector specificity with a breakdown by IDs, classes, and elements. Supports multi-selector comparison and sorting.

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Typography Scale

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Generate a harmonious CSS type scale from a base font size and ratio. Output as CSS custom properties or a Tailwind config snippet.

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Percentage Calculator

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Three calculators in one: find X% of Y, determine what percentage X is of Y, and calculate the percentage change from X to Y.

Saturday, August 3 · 2024
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JSON to SQL INSERT

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Generate SQL INSERT statements from a JSON array. Choose between MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and SQL Server output formats.

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JSON Diff

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Large objects now diff up to 10x faster thanks to a smarter structural comparison algorithm. Added a toggle to ignore key order.

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Color Format Converter

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Added OKLCH and OKLAB output formats. All values are now selectable individually so you can copy just the channel you need.

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Regex Tester

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Match count is now shown inline next to the flag toggles. The test input textarea also remembers its last value between sessions.

Fixed

QR Code Generator

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Fixed an edge case where generating a QR code with certain Unicode characters caused a blank output. All Unicode input is now correctly encoded.

Saturday, July 6 · 2024
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Adaptive Cards Designer

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Build Microsoft Adaptive Cards with a live JSON editor and rendered preview. Export the card payload ready to drop into a Bot Framework or Teams app.

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FetchXML Builder

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Visually construct FetchXML queries for Microsoft Dataverse and Dynamics 365. Select entities, add filters, link entities, and copy the finished XML.

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ENV Parser

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Paste a .env file and instantly get a table of all variables, their values, and whether they look like secrets. Export as JSON or a shell export block.

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Aspect Ratio Calculator

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Enter any two dimensions and get the exact aspect ratio as a fraction and decimal, plus common equivalent sizes at that ratio.

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CSS Gradient Generator

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Added radial and conic gradient modes. The color stop editor now supports dragging stops directly on the gradient preview bar.

Saturday, June 1 · 2024
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Mock Data Generator

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Generate realistic fake datasets with names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, dates, and custom fields. Export as JSON, CSV, or SQL INSERT statements.

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JSON Schema Generator

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Paste a JSON sample and automatically derive a JSON Schema draft-07 definition. Tweak required fields and add descriptions before copying the result.

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XML Formatter

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Paste minified or malformed XML and get a consistently indented, readable version back. Syntax errors are highlighted with line-specific messages.

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SQL Formatter

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Format SQL queries with keyword uppercasing, consistent indentation, and clause line breaks. Supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, and standard SQL dialects.

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JWT Decoder

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Claims are now rendered as a formatted table with type labels. The expiry claim shows a human-readable relative time such as 'expires in 2 hours'.

Saturday, May 4 · 2024
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SSH Key Generator

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Generate Ed25519 or RSA SSH key pairs entirely in your browser. Download the private key and copy the public key for immediate use.

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RSA Key Generator

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Generate RSA key pairs at 1024, 2048, or 4096 bits and export in PEM or PKCS8 format. Everything runs client-side with the Web Crypto API.

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TOTP Generator

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Enter a base32 secret and get a live 6-digit TOTP code with a countdown to the next rotation. Works with Google Authenticator compatible seeds.

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Bcrypt Generator

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Hash passwords with bcrypt at configurable cost factors and verify an input against any bcrypt hash. All computation stays in the browser.

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JSON Schema Validator

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Validation now supports draft-07 and draft-2020-12 schemas. Errors include a JSON Pointer path so you can locate the failing field immediately.

Saturday, April 6 · 2024
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Nginx Config Generator

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Generate a production-ready nginx server block with HTTPS redirect, gzip, security headers, and proxy pass options through a guided form.

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.htaccess Generator

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Build Apache .htaccess rules for redirects, HTTPS enforcement, caching headers, and directory protection through a checklist interface.

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Docker Compose Validator

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Paste a docker-compose.yml and check for schema issues, missing service fields, undefined volumes, and port conflict risks.

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Glassmorphism Generator

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Design glass-effect UI cards with live backdrop blur, opacity, border, and shadow controls. Copy the finished CSS with one click.

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CSS Animation Generator

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Build CSS keyframe animations visually with preset easing curves, timing controls, and a live preview. Export the animation block ready to paste.

Saturday, March 2 · 2024
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HTML to Markdown

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Convert HTML documents or snippets to clean Markdown. Preserves headings, lists, links, inline code, and tables. Strips scripts and style blocks.

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JSON to TypeScript

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Paste any JSON value and get a TypeScript interface tree with correct optional fields and nested type definitions.

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JSON to Go

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Convert a JSON sample into Go struct definitions with proper field tags. Handles nested objects, arrays, and mixed-type arrays.

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Markdown Previewer

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Write Markdown on the left and see the rendered HTML preview on the right in real time. Supports GitHub Flavored Markdown including tables and task lists.

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Base64 Encode

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Added URL-safe Base64 output mode and a file upload path so you can encode binary files without pasting raw bytes.

Saturday, February 3 · 2024
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OG Image Previewer

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Enter any URL and preview how its Open Graph image, title, and description will appear on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook share cards.

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HEIC to JPG Converter

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Convert Apple HEIC photos to JPG directly in the browser. No upload, no server, no quality loss from re-compression on an external service.

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Image to PDF

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Combine one or more images into a single PDF document. Reorder pages by dragging, choose orientation, and download the result instantly.

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PDF to Images

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Extract every page of a PDF as a PNG or JPG image at your chosen resolution. Useful for thumbnails, previews, and slide exports.

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Merge PDF

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Drag and drop multiple PDF files, reorder them, and merge into a single document. All processing happens in the browser.

Saturday, January 6 · 2024
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Flexbox Playground

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Experiment with all flexbox properties on a live preview container. Add child items, adjust them individually, and export the resulting CSS.

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CSS Grid Generator

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Design CSS Grid layouts visually. Set column and row templates, gap values, and place items in named areas. Copy the generated CSS.

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Border Radius Generator

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Control all four corners independently with sliders and see the shape update live. Generates both shorthand and longhand border-radius CSS.

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Clip Path Generator

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Create polygon, circle, and ellipse clip paths by dragging points on a live preview. Copy the clip-path CSS value when done.

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Box Shadow Generator

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Build layered box shadows with controls for offset, blur, spread, color, and inset mode. Stack multiple shadows and copy the combined CSS.

Saturday, December 2 · 2023
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SVG Optimizer

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Reduce SVG file size by removing comments, metadata, and redundant attributes. Shows before and after file size with a percentage savings.

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Image Converter

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Convert images between PNG, JPG, WebP, and BMP formats in the browser. Set JPEG quality and download the converted file immediately.

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Favicon Generator

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Upload an image or paste an SVG and generate a complete favicon set including ICO, PNG at standard sizes, and an Apple touch icon.

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HTML Editor

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Live HTML, CSS, and JavaScript editor with an embedded preview pane. A lightweight alternative to CodePen for quick experiments.

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Color Picker

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Added HWB and LCH color space output alongside the existing HEX, RGB, and HSL formats. The color swatch history now persists across sessions.

Saturday, November 4 · 2023
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Word Counter

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Count words, characters, sentences, and paragraphs in any text. Shows reading time and speaking time estimates alongside the counts.

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Case Converter

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Convert text between camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case, kebab-case, SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE, Title Case, and sentence case in one click.

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Text Diff

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Compare two blocks of text line by line and see additions, removals, and unchanged lines highlighted with colour coding.

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Regex Tester

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Test regular expressions against sample text with live match highlighting. Supports global, case-insensitive, multiline, and dotAll flags.

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Remove Duplicates

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Paste a list of lines and remove duplicate entries with options to trim whitespace, ignore case, and sort the output.

Saturday, October 7 · 2023
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Timestamp Converter

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Convert Unix timestamps to human-readable dates and back. Shows the result in UTC and your local time zone simultaneously.

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Date Difference

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Calculate the exact difference between two dates in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

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Timezone Converter

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Pick a date and time, choose a source time zone, and see the equivalent time in any target time zone with offset details.

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Cron Expression Builder

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Build cron expressions with a visual field editor. See a human-readable summary and the next five scheduled run times as you type.

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ISO Date Formatter

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Format dates as ISO 8601 strings with configurable precision from date-only to milliseconds. Supports local and UTC output.

Saturday, September 2 · 2023
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JWT Decoder

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Decode any JSON Web Token and inspect the header, payload, and signature sections. Expiry and issued-at claims are displayed as readable dates.

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Hash Generator

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Generate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 hashes from any text or file. All hashing runs locally with the Web Crypto API.

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Password Strength Checker

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Analyse a password for entropy, character variety, and common pattern weaknesses. Get concrete tips on how to strengthen it.

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Random Token Generator

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Generate cryptographically secure random tokens in hex, base64, or URL-safe base64 at any byte length from 8 to 512.

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Bcrypt Generator

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Security tools launch: hash and verify passwords with bcrypt at cost factors from 10 to 14, all processed in the browser.

Saturday, August 5 · 2023
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JSON Formatter

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Added a copy button that stays visible even on long documents, improved error highlighting so the offending line is shown in the gutter, and raised the input size limit to 5 MB.

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URL Encode

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Percent-encode strings for safe use in URLs and query parameters. Toggle between encoding the full string or only special characters.

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URL Decode

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Decode percent-encoded URL strings back to plain text. Handles both standard and plus-sign encoded spaces.

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HTML Encode

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Escape HTML special characters to their entity equivalents and decode entities back to plain text. Useful for embedding code in markup.

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Unicode Converter

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Convert text to Unicode code points, escape sequences, HTML entities, and UTF-8 byte representations. Inspect any character in detail.

Saturday, July 1 · 2023
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JSON Formatter

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DevHexLab launches with its first tool: a fast, client-side JSON formatter and validator with syntax highlighting, collapsible nodes, and error reporting.

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JSON Validator

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Validate JSON syntax instantly with clear error messages that include line and column numbers. No data leaves your browser.

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Base64 Encode

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Encode any text or binary input to Base64. Supports standard and URL-safe alphabets with optional line-wrap output.

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Base64 Decode

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Decode Base64 strings back to plain text or download as a binary file. Handles padded and unpadded input.

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UUID Generator

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Generate RFC 4122 UUID v4 values in bulk. Copy one or many at a time, with options for uppercase output and hyphen removal.

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Password Generator

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Generate strong random passwords with configurable length, character sets, and exclusion rules. The initial launch of the DevHexLab platform.

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