User Guide

User Guide

Not sure which tool fits your situation? This page maps real day-to-day scenarios — debugging an API response, reviewing a query, designing a subnet — to the right devTools utility. Full usage instructions live on each tool's own page.

Article List

SQL Formatter

Squashed, unindented SQL gets restructured into a clean, scannable statement here — open the tool page for the full set of casing and layout options.

Try the SQL Formatter

JSON Formatter

Paste a wall of minified JSON from a network tab or log file and get an indented, color-coded tree back in one click — no more squinting at a single line.

Try the JSON Formatter

API Key Generator

Need a stand-in credential for a local .env file or an MCP server config without touching your real secrets? Spin up Base62, hex, or UUID v4 keys here, prefix and all.

Try the API Key Generator

Password Generator

Spin up a batch of cryptographically random passwords with the character set and length you choose, ready for new accounts or test fixtures.

Try the Password Generator

Color Palette

Create color schemes and gradients from a base color and convert them into color codes ready to paste into code. Useful for exploring UI color choices or checking an existing site's palette.

Try the Color Palette tool

UUID Generator

Bulk-generate IDs across three UUID versions in one go — see the tool page for which version fits your schema best.

Try the UUID Generator

ULID Generator

Generate ULIDs that sort chronologically. Useful when you need identifiers that preserve creation order, such as log IDs or event IDs.

Try the ULID Generator

UNIX Timestamp Converter

Convert between UNIX timestamps and human-readable date/time. Useful for checking timestamps in API responses or converting log timestamps into a readable format.

Try the UNIX Timestamp Converter

URL Encode / Decode Tool

When a shared link turns into a string of %-codes, paste it here to see what it actually says — or go the other way and safely pack special characters into a query string yourself.

Try the URL Encode / Decode tool

Text Diff Tool

Spot exactly what changed between two versions of a file or paragraph, with additions and deletions color-coded line by line. Handy for reviewing config edits or tracking down a typo fix.

Try the Text Diff tool

SVG Viewer

Need a quick PNG from an SVG icon without firing up design software? This tool renders SVG markup live in the browser and exports it as a PNG at the size you need.

Try the SVG Viewer

IP/CIDR Calculator

Punch in an address and prefix length and get the netmask, network range, and host count back immediately — handy for sanity-checking a subnet plan before you commit to it.

Try the IP/CIDR Calculator