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Open-source utils for devs who don't like ads

by thedg on 8/15/24, 7:07 AM with 20 comments

• by halb on 8/15/24, 8:39 AM

  On this note I really recommend cyberchef[1]: a large collection of open-source web based utils and converters that can be chained together. Oh and it's maintained by the GCHQ, the agency that cracked the german enigma codes.

  [1] https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/

• by figmert on 8/15/24, 8:38 AM

  Isn't CyberChef[0] also local and without ads, and also open source?

  [0] https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/

• by ErikBjare on 8/15/24, 8:14 AM

  The README isn't clear, what exactly is "data conversion utils" and what is the usage?

• by joeyagreco on 8/15/24, 11:07 AM

  Outlining exactly what the tool does in the README would help a lot. I was having trouble finding that info.

• by totaa on 8/15/24, 8:36 AM

  love this, i always use sketchy websites for simple utils like counting number of words, validating JSON etc.

  though this is nothing that can't be done on the CLI (wc, jq, grep etc) - it's obviously easier through a web interface if it's only used sparingly.