In CTFs, you'll often get a string of text to decode. Is there a good way to recognize how to decode it?

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/HowToHack

SurveyJS - JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor
Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.
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InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads
InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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  1. CyberChef

    The Cyber Swiss Army Knife - a web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis

    Cyber chef, a bit intimidating at first, but worth the effort. https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef *) "Hash analyzer" to identify a hash algorithm *) "Entropy" to check for encryption

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Add the SurveyJS white-label form builder to your JavaScript app (React/Angular/Vue3). Build complex JSON forms without coding. Fully customizable, works with any backend, perfect for data-heavy apps. Learn more.

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  3. Ciphey

    ⚡ Automatically decrypt encryptions without knowing the key or cipher, decode encodings, and crack hashes ⚡

    It can help you detect various encryption and encodings and even decrypt them. Ciphey

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