DevToys vs BrowserUtils
DevToys is a free, open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that bundles 30 offline developer tools, such as JSON/YAML conversion, JWT decoding, hashing and text comparison. More tools can be added as extensions, and a separate CLI covers scripted use.
Quick comparison
| Fact | DevToys | BrowserUtils |
|---|---|---|
| Runs where | On your machine | In the browser (1 tool needs a server and is labeled) |
| Sign-up | Not needed | Not needed |
| Ads | None | No third-party ads (one small note per page about our own products) |
| Platform | Desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) | Web, works on mobile |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Tools | 30 built-in tools, more as extensions | 299 |
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Where DevToys is better
- Installed once, its 30 default tools keep working with no network connection at all.
- Smart Detection reads your clipboard and highlights the tool that fits it; when only one tool matches, DevToys opens it with the content already pasted.
- Extensible: an SDK lets you write your own tools, and community extensions on NuGet add things like a ULID generator, file splitter and RSA generator.
- A separate DevToys CLI runs the same tools from a terminal or a CI pipeline.
Where BrowserUtils is better
- Nothing to install: tools open in any browser, including on a phone or on a work machine where you can't install apps.
- 299 tools built in, against DevToys' 30 defaults (DevToys adds more only through extensions you install).
- Each tool has its own URL, so you can bookmark one or send a teammate a direct link.
- Covers jobs DevToys doesn't ship by default, such as CSS generators, Python/Go/Rust formatters and Dockerfile, nginx and GitHub Actions generators.
Tools on both
JSON Formatter
Format and beautify JSON data instantly
JSON to YAML Converter
Convert JSON data to YAML format
Base64 Encoder / Decoder
Encode and decode Base64 strings instantly
JWT Decoder
Decode and inspect JSON Web Tokens
Text Diff
Compare two texts and highlight differences
Hash Generator
Generate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 hashes
UUID Generator
Generate random UUIDs / GUIDs instantly
Regex Tester
Test and debug regular expressions with live matching
Discussion
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