DevTools

A privacy-focused set of tools for software developers.

Try it out on the DevTools demo page. Or clone this repo and build locally using the cross-platform .NET Core SDK.

The demo page is written in Blazor (WebAssembly) which has known performance limitations. Performance will be dramatically improved when Microsoft releases .NET 6 in Nov 2021.

Description

Tired of searching for 'RGB to Hex' converters, GUID generators, and other stuff you need in your day-to-day, only to find every result loads megabytes of advertisements, trackers, and other JavaScript nuisances? DevTools is a way to avoid these distractions and get your work done with peace of mind. It doesn't spy on you, track you, or try to sell you things. It's built with your privacy and safety first and foremost. DevTools loads no external content and never phones home.

DevTools can run as a native Windows 10 application or as a web application (See demo page). A feature comparison across platforms is shown below:

Feature	Desktop	Web
JsonPath tester	Yes	Yes
Json transformer (JUST)	Yes	Yes
Regular expression tester	Yes	Yes
RGB to Hex converter	Yes	Yes
Base64 encoder/decoder	Yes	Yes
Hasher	Yes	Yes
File encryption/decryption	Yes	No
GUID/UUID generator	Yes	Yes

Building and running locally

Windows 10 with Visual Studio

1. Clone this repo
2. Open the .sln file in Visual Studio 2019
3. Set the Start project to DevTools.UI to run the native app or DevTools.WebUI to run the web app.
4. Press the Debug button or hit F5 to build and run the app.

On Linux and macOS, only the web application can be built; these cannot compile and run the Windows 10 native app.

Bash terminal on Linux, macOS, or Windows

The DevTools web app can be built and run on any platform using the .NET Core SDK. Clone the repo and then run the following commands:

cd src/DevTools.WebUI
dotnet build
dotnet run

The terminal output will display what port to open in your web browser:

info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Now listening on: https://localhost:5001
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Now listening on: http://localhost:5000
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.
info: Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime[0]
      Hosting environment: Development

Screenshots (Web app)

The web version of DevTools is built in Blazor and uses Bootstrap.

Text hasher:

GUID/UUID generator:

Screenshots (Native app)

The Windows 10 desktop version of DevTools is built in WPF and uses ModernWpfUI.

Json path tester:

Regex tester:

RGB-to-Hex and Hex-to-RGB converter:

Base64 encoding and decoding:

Text hasher:

File encryptor:

GUID/UUID generator: