{"id":941,"date":"2024-07-16T00:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/devtoys-the-ultimate-developer-toolbox-now-available-for-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:48:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T06:48:27","slug":"devtoys-the-ultimate-developer-toolbox-now-available-for-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverhost.com\/blog\/devtoys-the-ultimate-developer-toolbox-now-available-for-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"DevToys: The Ultimate Developer Toolbox Now Available for Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>When Scott suggested I cover a new open-source app for Linux on the basis it is \u201clike Microsoft PowerToys for developers,\u201d I wasn\u2019t exactly sure what I\u2019d be writing about \u2014 or why.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>But after reading the website for <a href=\"https:\/\/devtoys.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>DevToys<\/em><\/a>, which describes the app as a \u201cSwiss Army knife for developers,\u201d things made a lot more sense.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>It\u2019s basically a grab-bag of common developer tools baked into a single, offline-friendly utility.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em>DevToys<\/em> includes 30 time-saving tools<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Indeed, <em>DevToys<\/em> includes 30 tools in total, each aiming to \u201chelp with daily development tasks\u201d. They should help developers save time, effort, and the frustration of having to bounce between a myriad of individual apps, tools, and websites.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Plus, a number of the tools provided could prove handy to non-developers too, e.g., comparing text, case converting, re-ordering lists alphabetically, generating placeholder text, compressing JPEG and PNG images, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><em>DevToys<\/em> 2.0 offers 30 tools, including: \u2013<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Converters<\/strong> for JSON &lt;&gt; YAML, date, number bases<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encoders\/Decoders<\/strong> for HTML, JWT, Base64, GZip, QR codes<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formatters<\/strong> for JSON, SQL, XML<\/li>\n<li><strong>Generators<\/strong> including hash, checksum, Lorem Ipsum, passwords<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graphics<\/strong> tools like a colour blindness simulator, image compression\/conversion<\/li>\n<li><strong>Testers<\/strong> for JSONPath, RegEx, and XML<\/li>\n<li><strong>Text helpers<\/strong> to preview markdown, compare text, change case, reorder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><p><em>DevToys<\/em> also boasts \u2018smart detection\u2019 to suggest the best tool(s) to use based on current clipboard contents, offers a separate CLI version, and is extensible \u2013 anyone can <a href=\"https:\/\/devtoys.app\/doc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">build their own tools<\/a> and make them available for others of the app to install.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>A well-stocked <em>Settings<\/em> panel supports customizing appearance, behaviors, and fine-tuning the text editor, e.g., set the font, show\/hide line numbers, line highlight, word wrapping, etc.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>The developer has written about <a href=\"https:\/\/devtoys.app\/blog\/the-journey-to-devtoys-2.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the journey<\/a> from Windows-only UWP app to cross-platform tool, touching on the challenges, compromises, and considerations involved in building a cross-platform .NET app that works on macOS and Linux in addition to Windows. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>While the DevToys Linux app uses a custom-built GTK wrapper, the core UI itself is not built in GTK. Don\u2019t expect a seamless match with your other GTK apps, nor a UX that follows the GNOME HIG.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>System integration apparently includes automatic light\/dark mode detection but, on my Ubuntu 24.04 LTS install, that doesn&#8217;t work. Helpfully, a manual theme mode setting is included.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>Download DevToys for Linux<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/149366088.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/devtoys-linux.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Testing <em>DevToy\u2019s<\/em> text tweaking tools<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Others, grab the latest build from the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/DevToys-app\/DevToys\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DevToys Github releases page<\/a> or website download page.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>There\u2019s a choice of DEB installer or binary build for Ubuntu users, but note that the 2.x series is badged as \u2018pre-release\u2019 software for the moment.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><p>Don\u2019t want to install an app for this? Someone loved the idea of DevToys but not the form, so built a web-based fork named <em><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/reeseovine\/webtoys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WebToys<\/a><\/em>. It works in most modern web browsers and provides most (not yet all) of the utilities and helpers present in <em>DevToys<\/em>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Scott suggested I cover a new open-source app for Linux on the basis it is \u201clike Microsoft PowerToys for developers,\u201d I wasn\u2019t exactly sure what I\u2019d be writing about \u2014 or why. 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