# Technical Documentation: DevToys-app/DevToys

> ℹ️ **Provenance:** Hybrid Fusion: `DevToys-app/DevToys` + `DevToys-app/website` · [CodeWiki Reference](https://codewiki.google/github.com/DevToys-app/DevToys) · Recency: Active (< 180 days)

## 1. Project Overview & Quickstart (DevToys-app/DevToys)

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  DevToys
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## Introduction

DevToys helps with daily development tasks by offering a bundle of tiny tools designed to do quick, specific tiny tasks. No need to use many untrustworthy websites to simply decode a text or compress an image. With Smart Detection, the app intuitively selects the best tool for the data on your clipboard.

DevToys 2.0 comes with 30 default tools:
- **Converters**: JSON <> YAML, Date, Number bases...
- **Encoders/Decoders**: HTML, URLs, Base64, GZip, JWT, QR Code...
- **Formatters**: JSON, SQL, XML...
- **Generators**: Hash & Checksum, Lorem Ipsum, Password...
- **Graphics Tools**: Color Blindness Simulator, PNG/JPEG Compressor...
- **Testers**: JSONPath, RegEx, XML...
- **Text Utilities**: Markdown Preview, Text Comparer, Analyzer & Utilities...

More tools are available through extensions, and you can [develop your own](http://devtoys.app/doc).



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## Contribute

See [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md)

## Privacy Policy

See [PRIVACY POLICY](PRIVACY-POLICY.md)

## Third-Party Softwares

See [ThirdPartyNotices](THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.md)

## License

See [LICENSE](LICENSE.md)

## Special Thanks

### Code contributors



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### Designers

[Zee-Al-Eid](https://twitter.com/zeealeid)
[Jakub](https://github.com/AlurDesign)

### DevToysMac developer

[ObuchiYuki](https://twitter.com/obuchi_yuki)

## 2. Official Technical Reference & Guides (DevToys-app/website)

# How to write an article

1. Create a new Markdown file in the `_posts` directory.
1. Write your article in markdown format.
1. If your article includes images, place them in `wwwroot/blog/your_article_folder` and reference them in your article like this:
   ```markdown
   ![Alt text](/blog/your_article_folder/image.png)
   ```
1. At the top of the file, include the following metadata:
   ```markdown
   ---
   title: Article title
   description: Description of the article
   category: The category name
   date: 12/31/2024
   gitHubAuthorName: github_user_name
   ---
   ```
1. Test your changes local by running the site locally.
1. Submit a pull request with your changes.

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