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Best Free Developer Tools

Free developer tools: JSON formatter, regex tester, JWT decoder, hash generator, UUID generator, cron builder, and more. No signup, all in-browser.

Curated June 2026
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Every developer keeps an open tab of one-off utilities: formatters, decoders, generators, cheat-sheet lookups. These eighteen cover 95 percent of daily 'just check this one thing' needs. Everything runs client-side so you can paste a JWT, a JSON blob, or a password without worrying about what leaves your laptop.

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  1. 01 · JSON Formatter

    JSON Formatter

    Paste ugly JSON, get pretty JSON — with syntax errors highlighted. The workhorse of every backend dev's bookmarks bar.

  2. 02 · Regex Tester

    Regex Tester

    Test regex against real input, see matches highlighted, export to JavaScript, Python, or PHP syntax.

  3. 03 · Password Generator

    Password Generator

    Generate a strong random password with configurable length and character classes — never use the 'admin123' default again.

  4. 04 · UUID Generator

    UUID Generator

    Generate UUID v4 in bulk — useful when seeding test data or stubbing IDs in a fixture file.

  5. 05 · Base64 Encoder & Decoder

    Base64 Encoder & Decoder

    Encode/decode Base64 in both directions. Handles URL-safe variants and file uploads.

  6. 06 · JWT Decoder

    JWT Decoder

    Paste a JWT, see the header and payload decoded — without sending the token to someone else's server.

  7. 07 · HTML Formatter

    HTML Formatter

    Pretty-print an HTML blob, including inline CSS and JS, with configurable indent.

  8. 08 · SQL Formatter

    SQL Formatter

    Format a SQL query across multiple dialects (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server). Makes code review readable.

  9. 09 · Hash Generator

    Hash Generator

    Generate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512 hashes of any input string — in your browser, no round-trip.

  10. 10 · Cron Expression Builder

    Cron Expression Builder

    Build a cron expression with a visual picker, see the next five runs, copy into crontab or a scheduler config.

  11. 11 · URL Encoder & Decoder

    URL Encoder & Decoder

    URL-encode or decode any string, including special characters and Unicode. Useful when debugging redirects.

  12. 12 · Diff Checker

    Diff Checker

    Paste two blobs of text, see a side-by-side diff. No git required, no repo, just the diff.

  13. 13 · HTTP Status Code Lookup

    HTTP Status Code Lookup

    Look up any HTTP status code with a plain-English meaning and a 'what to do about it' note.

  14. 14 · MIME Type Lookup

    MIME Type Lookup

    Look up the MIME type for any file extension, or the reverse — what extension fits a MIME type.

  15. 15 · Gitignore Generator

    Gitignore Generator

    Build a .gitignore from common stacks (Node, Python, macOS, Windows, JetBrains) in two clicks.

  16. 16 · JSON to TypeScript Interface

    JSON to TypeScript Interface

    Paste a JSON blob, get a TypeScript interface — saves ten minutes every time you integrate a new API.

  17. 17 · Regex Builder

    Regex Builder

    Build a regex by checking off what you want to match — no memorizing lookaheads and character classes.

  18. 18 · CSS to Tailwind

    CSS to Tailwind

    Paste raw CSS, get the equivalent Tailwind utility classes. Useful when converting a legacy stylesheet.

Keep this tab open

Most of these tools are keyboard-first and single-purpose by design. Pin the JSON Formatter, Regex Tester, and JWT Decoder tabs in your browser and you'll save several minutes every day — across a year, that's dozens of hours you get back.

Why client-side matters for developer tools

A lot of online formatters and decoders proxy your input through their server. That's fine for a Lorem Ipsum generator, catastrophic for a production JWT. Every tool on this site runs entirely in the browser. Paste a token, a password, or an auth header, and nothing leaves the device.

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