Alternatives to DevToys

Keep common developer utilities in one desktop application. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as DevToys.

  • IT Tools

    Open-source collection of handy encoder, converter and generator utilities.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    IT Tools bundles similar encoder, converter and generator utilities as a web app that can be self-hosted, instead of a Windows, macOS and Linux desktop application.

  • CyberChef

    Transform, decode and inspect data with recipes in a browser.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    CyberChef runs in a browser or self-hosted under Apache-2.0 and lets you chain data transformations into repeatable recipes, with a steeper learning curve.

  • OmniTools

    Broad collection of image, text, PDF and data utilities, runnable locally.

    FreeProprietaryWebSelf-hosted

    OmniTools is a web or self-hosted collection covering image, text, PDF and data utilities, broader in scope but not open source.

  • sttr

    A cross-platform command-line app for running string transformations, encodings and hashes on text.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    sttr is a command-line tool for encodings, hashes and text conversions that can be chained, trading DevToys' graphical interface for terminal and pipe use.

Also worth comparing

These listings name DevToys as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • JSON Formatter

    An open-source Chrome extension that pretty-prints and syntax-highlights raw JSON responses opened in the browser.

    FreeOpen sourceBrowser extension

    DevToys is an open-source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux that bundles JSON formatting with other converters and encoders, rather than working inside Chrome pages.

  • JSONLint

    An online JSON validator and formatter that tidies and checks pasted or fetched JSON.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    DevToys bundles formatters and validation tools in an open source desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, so JSON can be checked offline alongside other utilities.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.