What's New

Changelog

New tools, features, and improvements to DevSmith Tools.

V1.3 - The Ultimate Categorization Update

We've completely overhauled how tools are categorized on DevSmith Tools, allowing tools to belong to multiple logical groups to make them easier to find.

UI & Organization Enhancements

  • New Categories: Restructured the sidebar and homepage into 10 highly-specific categories (e.g., JSON Tools, Formatters & Beautifiers).
  • Cross-listing: Tools that fit multiple uses (like the JSON ↔ CSV Converter) are now available across all relevant categories instead of just one!
  • Search Accuracy: Optimized the homepage search logic to correctly search across our full suite of over 60 tools.

Bug Fixes & Stability

  • Text Formatter & Cleaner: Fixed a core UI freeze issue (React hydration mismatch) that prevented users from checking/unchecking boxes like "Remove Line Numbers".
  • QR Code Generator: Fixed a bug where downloaded QR Code PNGs were missing the white padding/margin even when the "Include Margin" option was selected. Also fixed layout alignment issues for the logo URL overlay field.

V1.2 - The Pro Editor Update

We've completely overhauled the editing experience across DevSmith Tools, upgrading from standard text areas to a full-fledged, professional-grade code editor powered by Monaco.

Advanced Code Editor

  • Syntax Highlighting: Beautiful, rich syntax highlighting for JSON, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, YAML, SQL, and more.
  • Line Numbers & Formatting: Built-in line numbers and automatic indents make reading complex structures much easier.
  • Code Folding: Collapse and expand complex JSON objects, HTML nodes, and arrays with tree-like structural views.
  • Smart Scrolling: Seamless mouse wheel bubbling ensures you can scroll the main page even when your mouse is over the editor.

UI Enhancements

  • Focus Mode: A new toggle in the header instantly hides navigation and documentation, maximizing the editor to fill your screen for deep work.
  • Optimized Layouts: Adjusted default panel heights to be perfectly balanced, preventing annoying auto-scroll behavior when pasting large documents.
  • Floating "Scroll to Top": A new floating button makes it effortless to jump back to the top of the page on mobile devices.

V1.1 - The Mega Update & Analytics

We've massively expanded DevSmith Tools by adding 14 highly-requested developer utilities, bringing our total tool count to 63! We also completed a major SEO overhaul and implemented privacy-first analytics to help us build better tools for you.

14 New Tools Added

  • Converters: JSON to CSV, YAML to JSON, SVG to JSX, Markdown to HTML
  • Formatters: HTML Beautifier, JS/TS Formatter, GraphQL Formatter
  • Generators: Dummy Data Generator, Bcrypt Generator, RSA Key Pair Generator, Meta Tag Generator
  • Utilities: Chmod Permission Calculator, Base Converter, User-Agent Parser

Infrastructure & SEO Improvements

  • SEO Overhaul: Added detailed, technical "What is this?" sections to the bottom of every single tool page to help search engines index our utilities.
  • Google Analytics 4: Integrated GA4 seamlessly without compromising our static export architecture.
  • Deployment Fixes: Resolved complex cross-platform npm ci deployment issues for Cloudflare Pages and Vercel.

V1.0 - The Initial Launch

We are incredibly excited to announce the initial launch of DevSmith Tools! We've built a suite of 14 essential developer tools that run entirely in your browser.

New Tools Added

  • Formatters: JSON Formatter, JSON Validator, XML Formatter, YAML Formatter, SQL Formatter, Markdown Previewer, CSS Minifier
  • Encoders: Base64 Encoder/Decoder, URL Encoder/Decoder, JWT Decoder, HTML Entity Encoder
  • Generators: UUID Generator, Password Generator, Hash Generator, Lorem Ipsum Generator, Cron Expression Generator
  • Converters: Text Case Converter, Color Converter, Timestamp Converter
  • Testing: Regex Tester, URL Parser

Core Features

  • Privacy First: 100% client-side processing. Your data never leaves your browser.
  • Dark Mode: Beautiful dark and light themes with seamless switching.
  • Responsive Design: Works perfectly on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
  • Collapsible Sidebar: Maximize your workspace when working with complex data.