Helpful Tools V2 - Privacy-focused local developer toolkit, a gift to all devs
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Privacy-focused local developer toolkit: JSON/YAML formatters, regex tester, diff viewer, JWT decoder & more - susamn/helpful-tools-v2
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As developers, we constantly switch between online tools for formatting JSON, testing regex, comparing text, and more. But these tools often:
- Send your data to external servers
- They are cluttered with ads
- Require sign-ups
So I built Helpful Tools v2 - a privacy-focused developer toolkit that runs entirely on your local machine as a Python process. Just install, clone the project, and execute the start.sh inside the project.
I have added a ton of test cases to verify the accuracy of the tools in the frontend and backend. I will continue to add more and refine.
What's included:
- JSON/YAML formatters & validators
- JSON-YAML-XML converter
- Text diff viewer
- Regex tester with live highlighting
- Cron expression parser
- Scientific calculator with graphing
- JWT decoder
- Data sources manager (S3, HTTP, SFTP)
- And more to come...
Why use it?
- Privacy-first - All processing happens locally, your data never leaves your machine
- No ads, no tracking - Just tools that work
- Fully configurable - Enable/disable tools as needed
- Modern UI - Clean, responsive interface
- Open source - MIT licensed, contributions welcome
Tech stack: Python, Flask, JavaScript
If you find it useful, a star on GitHub would mean a lot!
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