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Small tools, given away.

Free, browser-first utilities I built for myself and kept public — no ads, no accounts, no tracking beyond basic analytics.

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Base64 Encoder / Decoder

Encode plain text to Base64 or decode Base64 back to text, instantly in the browser. Supports Unicode and emoji.

v1.0 Apr 2026
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Cron Expression Explainer

Paste a cron expression and get a plain-English description plus the next five firings. Zero dependencies, runs in your browser.

v1.0 Apr 2026
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ENV Diff

Compare two .env files locally in your browser. See added, removed, and changed keys at a glance — values masked by default. Nothing leaves the page.

v1.0 May 2026
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JSON Formatter & Validator

Paste your JSON to format, validate, and inspect it instantly in the browser.

v1.0 Feb 2026
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JWT Decoder

Paste a JSON Web Token and see its header, payload, and expiry decoded locally. Nothing ever leaves your browser.

v1.0 Apr 2026
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Mermaid Renderer

Paste Mermaid syntax and see the diagram render live. Export as SVG or PNG. Runs entirely client-side — only the Mermaid library is loaded from a CDN.

v1.0 May 2026
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Monolith or Microservices?

A short, honest decision tree for the monolith vs microservices call — driven by team, domain and platform constraints, not by hype.

v1.0 May 2026
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SQL Formatter

Paste messy SQL, get clean SQL. Preserves string literals and comments, uppercases keywords, puts each major clause on its own line.

v1.0 Apr 2026
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SQL Query Helper

An interactive quick-reference for common SQL query patterns. Search, browse, and copy snippets instantly.

v1.0 Feb 2026
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LLM Token Estimator

Quick character-based token estimates for GPT-4 / 4o, Claude, and Llama. Paste text and get a ballpark count without shipping it to an API.

v1.0 Apr 2026