Show HN: String.is – an open-source, privacy-friendly online string toolkit

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  • string-is

    An open-source, privacy-friendly online string toolkit for developers.

  • 5. It should try to detect the format of the input, and intelligently choose output options.

    The last point in particular I feel is an improvement on most existing services - paste in some text and it will try to auto-detect the format and convert it accordingly (although admittedly detection of some formats is a bit primitive currently).

    It's built with TypeScript + Next.js. In addition to the hosted version, the GitHub README has one-click install buttons for Vercel and Heroku, plus Docker images.

    Source: https://github.com/recurser/string-is

    Demo: https://string.is/ (click 'load an example' to get a random converter)

    More info: https://string.is/about

    There are a couple of other tools in this space if you're interested in alternatives:

      - https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/ (online)

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  • 5. It should try to detect the format of the input, and intelligently choose output options.

    The last point in particular I feel is an improvement on most existing services - paste in some text and it will try to auto-detect the format and convert it accordingly (although admittedly detection of some formats is a bit primitive currently).

    It's built with TypeScript + Next.js. In addition to the hosted version, the GitHub README has one-click install buttons for Vercel and Heroku, plus Docker images.

    Source: https://github.com/recurser/string-is

    Demo: https://string.is/ (click 'load an example' to get a random converter)

    More info: https://string.is/about

    There are a couple of other tools in this space if you're interested in alternatives:

      - https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/ (online)

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • - https://devutils.app/ by HN member trungdq88 (MacOS)

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  • - https://devtoys.app/ by HN member veler (Windows)

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