Curated list · 18 tools
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.
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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01 · JSON Formatter
JSON Formatter
Paste ugly JSON, get pretty JSON — with syntax errors highlighted. The workhorse of every backend dev's bookmarks bar.
02 · Regex Tester
Regex Tester
Test regex against real input, see matches highlighted, export to JavaScript, Python, or PHP syntax.
03 · Password Generator
Password Generator
Generate a strong random password with configurable length and character classes — never use the 'admin123' default again.
04 · UUID Generator
UUID Generator
Generate UUID v4 in bulk — useful when seeding test data or stubbing IDs in a fixture file.
05 · Base64 Encoder & Decoder
Base64 Encoder & Decoder
Encode/decode Base64 in both directions. Handles URL-safe variants and file uploads.
06 · JWT Decoder
JWT Decoder
Paste a JWT, see the header and payload decoded — without sending the token to someone else's server.
07 · HTML Formatter
HTML Formatter
Pretty-print an HTML blob, including inline CSS and JS, with configurable indent.
08 · SQL Formatter
SQL Formatter
Format a SQL query across multiple dialects (Postgres, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server). Makes code review readable.
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 · 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 · URL Encoder & Decoder
URL Encoder & Decoder
URL-encode or decode any string, including special characters and Unicode. Useful when debugging redirects.
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 · 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 · 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 · Gitignore Generator
Gitignore Generator
Build a .gitignore from common stacks (Node, Python, macOS, Windows, JetBrains) in two clicks.
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 · Regex Builder
Regex Builder
Build a regex by checking off what you want to match — no memorizing lookaheads and character classes.
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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